LYNN – The Mayo Group’s request to increase the number of residential units at the MV24 lofts on Mount Vernon Street was tabled at Tuesday’s City Council meeting due to numerous complaints from residents of the company’s other residences.Unsecured doors, ailing support beams, cabinets falling off of walls and a variety of other issues were raised by residents of the lofts at 7 Central Square, and 50-56 Central Square, who pleaded with the company to fix the supposedly longstanding problems before they are forgotten in the midst of the MV24 project.Vice President of the Mayo Group Edward O’Donnell requested the change in order to rearrange the layout of the building’s various sized lofts. The project is estimated to cost upwards of $8.5 million with the planned renovations.”Despite the fact that the real estate market has toned down in the city, we are here in good times and in bad as part of our partnership,” he said. “It might have been easier to fill up the building as fast as we could, but we chose to come back to the city in our attempt to create rental housing.”Originally slated to be sold to prospective first time homebuyers, O’Donnell said the company has been forced to rent the loft style units instead due to a crisis amongst mortgage lenders in the country and a downward spiral in the real estate market.”Our first preference is homeownership, but we really didn’t get a response at all,” he said. “We purchased the property in the middle of a hot condo market in 2004 and believe that it is the key to revitalizing the city of Lynn and we’re proud to be a part. This isn’t the first project in the city for us and it won’t be the last.”Kevin Sampson, resident of 7 Central Square, which was also developed by the Mayo Group, voiced displeasure with alleged safety issues in his building.Referencing a recent inspectional report of the building that was ordered by its residents, Sampson said various issues raised in the report remain outstanding, and requested they be ratified before the Mayo Group moves on to their next project.”I live on the top floor of the building and I get nervous when I hear that the sprinkler system may not work properly, or that the supportive beams aren’t functioning,” he said. “The Mayo Group ruined my first home buying experience and I would never have moved to Lynn or buy this property if I knew this was going to happen.”Despite Sampson’s claims of the building being poorly constructed, O’Donnell said the residence is sound.”The items on the punch list are valid, but the structural report disturbs me,” he said. “There aren’t any problems with the beams in the building, and all of the stuff that was listed as a problem is a red herring.”O’Donnell stressed that the building is in fact structurally sound and that it “isn’t going anywhere.””It’s been there for over 100 years, but we will address the other issues aggressively over the next few weeks,” he said.Mark Laden, also a resident of 7 Central Square, echoed Sampson’s comments regarding safety concerns within the building.”There are structural integrity issues stated in the report, asbestos in the basement, and I think that the Mayo Group should do the right thing and take care of the buildings that were already built. Then they can have permission to subdivide the Mount Vernon property.”Ward 5 City Councilor Paula Mackin ordered the Mayo Group’s request be tabled until issues at the residences are resolved.”The consensus is that the Mayo Group does good work in the city, but they should take care of the other issues first,” she said.O’Donnell said the Mayo Group would be willing to have a third party become involved in the MV24 project to review it and offer suggestions.