Information about Island Dunes

I started this blog page so that Island Dunes Owners can get and share information on their buildings.
Please feel free to add your comments and questions. Contact me if you have any photos to share.

For those who didn't see them before, I've included excerpts from my original discussion postings from the TCPalm.com website.

Wednesday, Sept. 8:
Island Dunes Oceanside I. We just arrived today to check on our unit. The grounds received considerable damage, but damage to the building was primarily limited to the 1st floor. Water came through the game room, lobby, and storage areas to a depth of about 2 feet. The lobby area has several inches of mud in it. Unsure if any of the first floor units were similarly affected, but will check with Ted tomorrow.
Penthouse unit 1401 on the North side of the building was damaged when the shutters ripped off, taking some railing with it, and breaking at least one of the windows. There is no other outward appearance of damage to any of the other units in Building 1.
The pool area is a mess, both pools filled with mud and debris, many trees down. The dunes are effectively gone and will need to be rebuilt quickly. Sand covers all the grass areas around the pool.
Two cars parked in front of the building were pushed together and damaged. One is a gold colored BMW, the other a white Cadillac.
Ted is trying to get power and water to the buildings tomorrow.

Thursday, Sept. 9:
Island Dunes I Update. Good progress today in cleaning up. Ted and Barbara are doing a super job and working very hard to get our building up and running. Be sure to give them your thanks when you see them. Several resident volunteers have also helped tremendously. The crew did the smelly job of going into each unit today and removing spoiled food from refrigerators that have been off for 5 days! This was not fun, but had to be done.
Water is on in the whole building. Ted expects to get the electricity going tomorrow. Cleaning of the lobby and community room is under way. Hoping to get the elevator and air conditioners going within a few more days.
Damage update: The water level in the storage rooms was not too deep. It looks like it was only an inch or two deep, so everything that was off the floor should be OK. The first floor units appear to be OK also, as they are several feet up off the ground. I also noticed that the shutters on unit #1205 looked to be damaged by the wind.

Friday, Sept. 10:
Island Dunes Update. We left Island Dunes today (Friday) about noon time. There wasn't anything else we could do to help -- the heavy work is in the hands of professionals now, so we decided to go back home to Colorado and get out of Florida before we got trapped by Ivan.
Cleanup is progressing well. Ted got the power on today. The roofing and air conditioning people are there to get the air going. The elevator people are working to get the elevator going. The lobby and community room are being cleaned out. Barbara is setting up a temporary office in a unit graciously loaned by one of the owners. There is still much to be done to get everything back to normal, but I was encouraged by the progress I saw in just 3 days.
All-in-all, I think our building held up well. Other buildings on the island were not so lucky. There appeared to be more damage at The Admiral. They were in the middle of a shutter replacement program, and it looks like the units that had not yet had their shutters replaced took some damage. Several other buildings on the island were even worse. The Island Club lost large sections of balcony railings on the street side. The Atlantis had some first floor units breached by the tidal surge. Shuckers and the attached hotel, as well as the Hutchinson House, were severly damaged. Shuckers lost a part of the roof and the outdoor bar.
Again, our thanks to all who helped out this week, and special thanks to Ted and Barbara for the great job of organizing the recovery efforts.