Overview
- City prosecutors reclassified the case to aggravated negligent endangerment and filed charges against owners and technical leads of Constructora Sudamericana after the Estación Buenos Aires housing complex collapse.
- The investigation cites structural flaws in the ground‑floor slab over the first basement and an added load of about 0.70 meters of soil and stone pavers without proper drainage on the central patio that collapsed on March 3.
- Case files say the company ignored repeated complaints about leaks and structural risk dating to 2022 and failed to act on a formal notice from the Public Prosecutor that demanded technical fixes before the failure.
- Those charged include company president Rudi Boggiano, architect Carlos Rubén Bertrán, engineers Néstor Raúl Caputo and Martín Cittadini, architect Mónica Fabiana Rzepa, attorney‑in‑fact Carlos Rocha, and site chief Julio Momo, while prosecutors also probe Banco Hipotecario representatives over possible lapses in oversight.
- Residents report little change on the ground as rubble still blocks areas, movement remains restricted with ongoing police and fire presence, and some families, including neighbor Fabiano Perotto’s, plan temporary moves until the site is safe.