Fire Alarm System test is scheduled for December 8th at 12pm

Our semi-annual fire alarm system test is scheduled for Thursday, December 8th at 12pm.

Access to all units on the 3 and 4 floors will be required for visual inspection of heat sensors.The sensors must not be compromised in any way (not painted, damaged or covered). Owners and residents are responsible for providing access.

Heat and smoke sensors in the common areas will also be tested and occasional fire alarm might sound.

Thank you

New Driveway Parking Sign

We replaced our driveway parking sign to make it more guest friendly, update towing company info and remind residents that they may only park at their assigned spaces. Violators will be towed away at owner's expense.

Thank you

Unit break-in

Please see details into the video description on our YouTube channel and let Quincy Police know if you recognize this person

Please help us with finding a source of a heavy drilling sounds at night

Recently many of our residents started hearing occasional and very loud “drilling” sounds in our building. The noises were first noticed about 4-5 weeks ago. They usually do not last longer than 30-60 seconds and happen in the middle of the night but not every night.

I spoke with residents of several units and they described them as “rattling”, “hammer drill”, “banging metal on metal”, “broken fan” and “construction work”. Everybody noticed that it was accompanied with a heavy vibration that could be sensed in the walls and floors.

The sound resonated across the whole structure and I confirmed this information with residents of seven units in different parts of the building and on all floors. The noises were so loud that many people were awoken by it.

On several occasions I heard the noises myself and even tried to find the source by running around the building but the noises were stopping before I could get closer.
I even checked our security cameras to see if I could see any activity in the building that might help with identifying the source but there was nothing recorded at the time of the noises.  
I think that noises were coming from one of the units.

If you heard the noises or know anything about their nature, please let Alex know.

Thank you

What if you accidentally made a mess

What if you washed your clothes and when removing them from a washer you noticed there was a napkin inside and now it is spread into pieces and paper fibers all over the place in the laundry and at the elevator lobby?

Or, what if you spilled a coffee or a sugary drink on a carpet or in the elevator?

Or, what if you had contractors or movers delivering to your unit furniture or materials and they left behind dust and debris in our garage, elevator and carpets?

New tenants might not know that but in our condo we have a simple rule for these situations - clean up after yourself and leave common areas in the same condition as they before mess happened.
Just grab your cleaning supplies and a vacuum and tidy things up as you would do at home.

If a mess is big or too hard to clean up (like with spilled oil on garage floor or a full milk shake on a carpet) do not just walk away from the problem. Mark the spot with a cardboard or piece of paper or with a road cone (we have spares in the garage) so residents would be aware of the issue and would not step into it. This would stop the problem form spreading around and making the situation worse than it should be.

You can reach out to me if you my suggestion on specific cleaning supplies or cleaning techniques and we will figure something out.
The best way to contact would be by leaving me a note at my door or emailing me. I will get back to you the same day and when I am available.

Thank you
Alex

Our dumpster was not picked up on Friday

By some reason our trash removal company (Capitol Waste) did not pick up our dumpster on Friday. The dumpster leaks and smells very bad, so I decided to leave it outside till the company comes back to empty it next week.

There is a little bit of room left in the dumpster and you can still drop your household trash in there. Once it is full you can start dropping your bags into the blue bin I left in the garage.

Please do not mix recycling materials with household trash - this will save us some space in the dumpster.

Official MA Smart Recycling Guide is here.

Thank you,
Alex

Are you separating household trash from recycling materials?

Over the past few months we were doing well with using just one dumpster but over the past week or so I noticed significant trash volume increase.

What happened?
Did you stop separating household trash from recycling materials?

Please read what I have to say.

Why is it so important for our condo to separate recycling materials and put them into "Single Stream Recycling" bins?

First, this is because if we have only one dumpster then trash company parks their truck on the street and empties our dumpster there. They do not block our driveway plus whatever leaks or drops from the dumpster stays on the street and not on our driveway.
But if we have two dumpsters the truck backs into our driveway and blocks it for good 10-15 minutes. It is loud and leaves bad smells and diesel exhaust in the air. Plus, if you need to leave by car you would need to wait.
Also, whatever leaks or drops from the dumpsters stay on our driveway and this is not what you want to see first thing in the morning when you step out of the building.

Second, with just one dumpster in service we have much less foul smells and leaks in our garage. This is critically important during summer months when the temperatures are high.

Please note, that we have total of four recycling bins to accommodate all you have to put there and I will add them as needed.

Please put into recycling bins everything that marked with a recycling sign - glass, plastic, metal and paper. All needs to be clean and dry. Just rinse your containers if they had food leftovers on them and they will be good to go. This is true for shampoo, milk, detergent and other plastic packaging but remember no liquids and no shopping bags or any polyethylene bags or wrappings (and no used napkins).
Pizza boxes soiled with fat are not good for recycling.

As of the household trash, please pack it tight and make sure that nothing can leak inside of the dumpster. If you discarding packaging that cannot be cleaned up for recycling, just compact or flatten it to save space.

Here is City of Quincy's Recycling guidelines for more information.

Please let me know if you have questions.

We can do this if we do this together,

Thank you,
Alex