May 4, 2017 — The city is continuing its investigation into what caused a wharf at 80 Commercial St. to collapse into Gloucester Harbor on April 28, taking a tin outbuilding with it.
City Building Commissioner Bill Sanborn said the remaining portions of the pier and the damaged building have been condemned and the owners ordered to remove it.
“We’re still investigating and haven’t determined the cause,” Sanborn said Wednesday. “We’re working with the owners, requiring them to bring in an engineer to tell us what caused the failure and how they’re going to make it safe.”
Sanborn said the city has not cited the owners for any violations, but reiterated that the investigation is ongoing.
City assessor records list the owner of the 80 Commercial St. site as the Anthony Curcuru Trust et al, but Sanborn said the ownership is more complicated than that.