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The gate around 7500 South Shore Drive sat open Thursday, the buzzer system needed to access the building unnecessary. The front door was open, plexiglass falling out of the metal frame, the only brace against the cold.

In Apartment 506, water stands on the wood floorboards. Tenant Alex Manning said it stems from the faulty radiator.

Each panel on the floor is so warped that it’s hard not to trip. There is a bowling-ball-size hole on the wall covered with crinkled and folded duct tape. It is connected to a unit that suffered fire damage in January. Though there is moisture throughout most of his apartment, Manning uses a space heater and the gas stove to stay warm.

Officials have called the South Shore building that federal immigration agent

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