Skytrack Condominium

On Friday afternoon, the brown compost bins will be placed outside, at the curb. Please place your composting materials in the bins. The contents are picked up by the DSNY on Saturday.

In connection with our scheduling a temporary (~2 hour) shutdown of the natural gas supply to each of our Skytrack Units — which is necessary so that a valve can be replaced — please follow the link below which will take you to a Google Form with questions regarding whether your appliances have pilot lights which will have to be checked by the plumber.

Please contact Val or EM Holding with any questions.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHtJznwltjfdYCxDJfp5s5pJomRY5Lcf8qGXixgcs9QHL8VQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHtJznwltjfdYCxDJfp5s5pJomRY5Lcf8qGXixgcs9QHL8VQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Dear Skytrack Community,
 We are pleased to announce the first of what we hope to be many Skytrack e-waste collection events.  For this trial, we will be allowing residents to leave their unwanted items listed below from this Sunday 10/3 through the following Sunday 10/10 in collection boxes in the lobbies of 134 Boerum and 15 Bergen, next to where recycling is deposited, and in the recycling area at the 1st floor of 120 Boerum (upstairs residents must go down to first floor at 120).  For larger items that will not fit in the collection boxes, please reach out to Val in advance, and he will assist in getting them to the proper spot for collection by the City. 

Acceptable items:

• TVs
• VCRs, DVRs, and DVD players
• Cable and satellite boxes
• Video game consoles
• Computers: including small servers; monitors; laptops and their peripherals (such as keyboards, hard drives, mice, etc.)
• Printers/scanners
• Fax machines
• Small electronics: including tablets; mobile phones; MP3 players

NOTE: Appliances, batteries, and light bulbs are NOT accepted.

Assuming this goes well, we intend to continue with periodic collection events, which will be announced in advance. This first event was scheduled for these dates because it works for those who are coordinating the collection with the City, including the Super.

Please be advised that on Thursday September 16, 2021 water to the complex will need to be turned off for a brief window (estimated at 30 minutes) at some time between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM to fix a leaking valve in an apartment at 120 Boerum.

Please be advised that today the Board held an emergency meeting with the Super and EM Holding to follow up on our non-stop efforts regarding the recent flooding, which, as everyone knows, has caused loss of life and property throughout the region.  At Skytrack, many people experienced significant water backups and flooding.  The Board takes all of these issues extremely seriously, and is actively working to address  the situation.  Since last year we have already taken many steps, including hiring experts and installing new back-flow prevention valves.  We are now redoubling our efforts, and have formed a committee (including non-Board members) to assist in working with additional engineering firms to assess the Buildings and provide further guidance on additional steps we can take to best protect Skytrack from worsening weather that is being caused by climate change.   

As previously noted (see post below), please ensure to file complaints with the City and elected officials, as a significant part of the problem is the inadequate sewer main that serves our building.  We are coordinating with neighboring buildings (many who experienced backups for the first time ever in this recent storm) to ensure that they file complaints as well.  We hope this will get the City to act and improve the sewer service. 

In the interim, we will continue to work to do everything we can to alleviate future problems.  Please note that the Super or Management may contact you to coordinate access to apartments as we investigate solutions with experts, and inspections and investigation within certain Units likely will be necessary.