Warning: High Winds, Secure Items on Outdoor Spaces

Notification issued 3/1/18 at 3:40 PM.

The National Weather Service has issued the following:
What: High Wind Warning
Where: NYC
When: from 11:00 AM Friday, 3/2 to 6:00 AM Saturday, 3/3
Hazards: Sustained winds of 25-40 mph & gusts up to 60 mph. Winds at these speeds can turn unsecured objects into projectiles & cause power outages.
Preparedness Actions:
Before an Outage
– Charge cell phones
– Gather supplies
– Turn refrigerator & freezers to a colder setting
During an Outage
– Stay clear of downed power lines
– Turn off all appliances
– Keep refrigerator & freezer doors closed to prevent food spoilage
– Do not use generators indoors
– If you have a disability or access needs, or use Life Sustaining Equipment (LSE) and need immediate assistance, dial 911.

For the latest weather info: www.weather.gov/okx/.

Lobby Renovation in 120 Boerum Pl. to start on Mon. 3/5/18

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Lobby renovation is set to begin MARCH 5. The lobby will be largely closed to foot traffic for 4 months. Lobby work will be from 8am-6pm Monday- Friday. We anticipate certain phases being noisy (especially demolition) and we appreciate everyone’s patience during this process. Here’s what we are anticipating:

 

–          All mail, packages, and deliveries will come through the Dean Street door. This means that people will need to be called for deliveries and will need to come to the Dean Street door to let deliveries and guests in. We know this will be inconvenient. We are looking in to other solutions. Please let us know if you have suggestions.

 

–          A frame will be build for the old mailboxes and will be placed in the Dean Street lobby. You can collect your mail there.

 

–          Packages will be stored in the closet at the Dean Street entrance. The closet has limited space so please collect packages as soon as you can.

 

–          Signs will be placed on the Boerum Place entrance to let deliveries and guests know that they need to go around the corner.

 

–          The only residents allowed to use the Boerum Place door are Val and his family, and the residents of 1-O (as they have the door in the lobby). Please cooperate with this restriction as each time people enter the main door it will hold up the contractors.

 

–          We are happy to take suggestions to make this process run more smoothly, and there may be changes to the procedure as we go.

120 Boerum Place Lobby Renovation

The 120 Boerum Place renovation is expected to begin March first and to last four months. Every effort to minimize inconvenience will be made, but there will be issues with access and deliveries. Alternative solutions will be provided. When a more specific and detailed schedule is drawn up, the residents will be informed and updated. The Board thanks you in advance for your patience. We are optimistic that the final results will have been well worth the temporary inconveniences.

Heating System Repair

We believe we have finally solved the problem that was causing grossly inadequate heating up until late last night, when additional repairs took place.  A malfunctioning temperature sensor was identified, resulting an insufficient amount of hot water circulating through the buildings.  As of approximately 10 PM, the right quantity of water at the right temperature (which is calculated constantly by a computerized control system) has been correctly circulating through the system.

As the system continues to stabilize, we would like feedback from residents about what temperatures they are finding in their apartments.  So far Board members have reported a range of temperatures today from 71 degrees to 80, depending on direction of exposure and direct sunlight. This is a very significant improvement, and is not just as a result of the warmer temperatures outside.

We would also like you to know that the Board, the management company, and Jose have been working feverishly (scores of hours, hundreds of emails) with plumbers, the boiler company, and other experts to achieve what we hope is this final fix to the system-wide problem we have been experiencing these past weeks.  Note that residual issues you experience likely relate to unit-specific problems (such as broken valves), some of which may only be able to be addressed when it is safe to drain the water from the system.  We of course will continue to work with you to address any such problems.  Thank you.

Heating System Update

We know it is cold, and that it is extremely frustrating.  Building management, Jose, plumbers, our boiler service company, and the Board are all working on the problem.  We still believe that the entire heating system will need to be emptied and refilled (still being discussed by plumbers) but in order to do that safely and so that pipes don’t burst we need to wait until it is well above freezing.  We are anticipating warmer temperatures at the end of the week.

If you have individual bleed valves on the radiators in your apartment please contact Jose to have them bled in the mean time, which could help.

Thank you all for your ongoing patience.  As residents ourselves (and volunteer representatives for Skytrack), we share your frustrations.  We will continue to communicate updates as we receive them.

Heating System Update

Dear all:  Though the boiler itself continues to operate normally, we believe the cold temperatures in many of our units may relate to an issue with when the circulating water was drained and re-filled this fall, so that renovations could be performed on one of the units.  The plumber visited yesterday, and some units are a bit warmer now, thankfully.  However, we remain unsatisfied, and the plumber is coming back to try to further improve things.

It is possible that the only way to fully resolve the issues we’re experiencing is to drain and properly re-fill the system again, but we obviously will not be doing this until it is warmer outside.  As of now, we have at least SOME heat (and hot water is fine), so of course we do not want to make things worse.

If the temperature in your unit is particularly cold, please contact Jose through the website.  He will see if there is anything that he can do to adjust your radiators, and will measure the air and radiator temperatures in your unit so problem areas can be tracked and reported to the plumbers.

Thank you for your patience as we all work to get through this together.