The luxury mansion built by footballer Alexis Sánchez in Chile is about to collapse, according to their neighbors

Alexis Sánchez’s architectural colossus was full of criticism for alleged defects in its construction and danger of collapse. This is reported by their neighbors who are worried about the external reports they have collected that describe a imminent danger of collapse.

The mega mansion that footballer Alexis Sánchez built in Chile has become a real concern of the community, after a group of neighbors reported the collapse of a perimeter retaining wall of the house, which would endanger the structure and life of those who live there.

The Chilean national team’s historic marker is located in Santiago, in particular in the Lo Curro sector, an exclusive area located in the commune of Vitacura. At the foot of Cerro Manquehue, The 700-square-meter house has four bathrooms, a sauna, a wine cellar and a number of terraces. Its construction lasted three years and it is estimated, according to information at the time, that its cost was approximately 1,700 million (approximately 2,440,424 USD).

The mansion of the current Inter Milan footballer is also composed of three floors with panoramic views over the whole of Santiago, and a supposed parking lot for 10 cars. And those who visited it, ensure that some parts of the house are made of marble. A luxury for the footballer.

However, for at least one week, the house has gone from being a jewel of modern architecture to a real concern for the neighbors, who denounced alleged defects and damage to construction, and even the fall of a wall of this mansion, which they nicknamed the “Beast” due to its large size.

According to the testimony of a neighbor in the sector, sociologist Pablo Huneeus, suspicions about the quality of the mansion began on a Saturday night. “It was a Saturday night, the neighbors are sorry. The wall burst, like when you push a pile of earth and run down. ”Huneeus detailed.

Huneeus’ testimony at BioBioChile also specified that after the fall of this wall, he believes that “the collapse has begun and can continue”and that “it is not safe for Alexis Sánchez or anyone to sleep or be there. This can happen suddenly, in another 6 months “, said the neighbor of” The Wonderful Child “.

Huneeus also said that the fall of this wall makes him believe that “All this construction is very scratchy (sic), it is not suitable for land“And it’s huge,” the neighbor added.

In the face of these complaints, the Directorate of Works of the Municipality of Vitacura came out and assured that “No calls were received on this subject”, and that after an inspection it would have been verified “That what fell was a kind of party that doesn’t support the building”. On the other hand, too “I rule out the existence of failures that endanger neighbors.”

The other controversy of the mansion

This is not the first episode that has caused controversy around Alexis Sánchez’s mansion. In January 2018, in the middle of the construction of this house, a worker who worked in the athlete’s mansion died after falling from a forklift.

Weather reports showed that This would have been due to the alleged shortcomings of the security measures then for workers risk preventers will not be registered under construction.

The deceased worker was identified as Sergio Hurtado Ponce, aged 53., and Colombian nationality. According to a report by the Center for Journalistic Investigations (Ciper) published on January 29, 2018, this accident revealed that in this construction led by the architect Juan Pablo Anguita Gaete, They worked “undocumented foreign workers”, who received a payment of approximately 15,000 Chilean pesos (21 USD).

It must be borne in mind that, at the time of the worker’s death, Alexis Sánchez had just signed his historic permit at Manchester United for about 70 million euros, and his weekly salary is estimated to have exceeded $ 698,000 according to the press at the time.

He also revealed Ciper’s investigation into the construction of Alexis Sánchez’s mansion that there is “one bathroom available for workers”, and that they worked “No gloves, no helmets or safety harnesses that could have saved lives” of the Colombian worker.

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