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Proposed PTCA Budget For 2026/2027
ORIGINAL POST December 15th December 15, 2025 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE UNIT OWNERS T…
Christmas & New Year’s Hours
We Wish Everyone Peace, Health And Prosperity In 2026! Christmas Holiday Hours PTCA facility hou…
Elevator #4 Out Of Service For Repair
UPDATED December 19th Our OTIS rep has reported the repair team will begin the repair today. They …
Important Security Changes To Be Aware Of
A New Security Service Firm Has Been Hired - And Improved Move-In/Move-Out Procedures Are Being Impl…
Painting Planned For 1p & 2p And Lobby Ceiling
Our Staff Expects to Begin Painting of the 1P and 2P Corridors Next Week These are the hallways bet…
Elevator 8 – Out Of Service
UPDATED December 23rd The team at OTIS Elevator has confirmed they expect to begin work on the Mond…
PTCA Board Meeting Monday Dec. 8th 7:30pm
PTCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Monday December 8, 2025 7:30PM 2nd Floor Party Room Agenda &…
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
On Behalf of the Park Tower Condo Association Board of Directors, Management and staff, we wish ever…
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December 18, 2025
Why Do I Have To File A Claim?
…When The Fire Started In Another Unit, AND Allegedly Caused By Another Owner? A Good Question, With Kind Of A Complicated Answer We had similar questions earlier this year when talking about flooding, which was caused by someone’s improperly installed bathroom bidet. And we can think of a fire similar to the way we think […]
December 18, 2025
Fire Injures Unit Owner, But Stays Contained
UPDATED December 24th Work has continued on the 3rd, 4th and 5th floors in response to the fire. Fortunately, things are winding down for the most part on the 3rd and 5th floor. However, there may be several months of activity on and off on the 4th floor, to get things 100% back to normal. […]
December 11, 2025
Thank You Holiday Fund Donors!
UPTDATED December 24th THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OUR DONORS! We distribute a RECORD $37270.02 to the staff! There were a total of 234 donations, with 217 owners and 17 renters making contributions. This represented about 37% of units. The average donation was $152.76. All Park Tower site employees, management staff and security guards are paid. […]
December 9, 2025
Post Meeting Roundup Monday Dec. 8th
PTCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Monday December 8, 2025 7:30PM Roundup Report Important Note – The Meeting Roundup Reports are provided as a courtesy for Owners to review business the Board considered and conducted at meetings. This is not intended to replace actual meeting minutes. Minutes for each Board Meeting are typically drafted after that meeting […]
December 5, 2025
HVAC Convector Coil Cleaning
UPDATED December 5th Following our post last week, encouraging interested Owners in taking advantage of HVAC Coil Cleaning Service by our team, SEVERAL have signed up! And what our team has found in some cases, really demonstrates why having this done could improve your Heating and AC efficiency, and even your air quality. Just one […]
December 4, 2025
Timely Pick Up Of Packages And Deliveries
The Holidays Are Upon Us – And Don’t Our Package Room Volunteers Know It! We Urge Residents To Plan A Quick Pick Up Of All Deliveries To The Package Room For everyone’s comfort and convenience and out of respect to our volunteer sorters, PLEASE remove your packages as expeditiously as possible. And just as important, […]
November 20, 2025
ComEd Power Outage Thursday November 13th
We’ve Received Several Inquiries Regarding The Power Outages On Thursday November 13th Like most of our residents, the Park Tower staff learned of the outages when they happened. We were aware that ComEd was doing work in the vault on the sidewalk in front of the building along Sheridan Road, but we were not told […]
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December 5, 2024
PTCA Service And Support Animal Policy
Recently We’ve Had Inquiries About The Presence Of Dogs On The Elevators And In The Common Areas While the PTCA Declaration prohibits Dogs and Cats as pets, properly prescribed service and support animals are welcome, consistent with the relevant law governing housing and residences such as a condominium community. This includes the Federal Fair Housing […]
November 17, 2020
TowerTalk – Final Issue Explanation
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June 4, 2020
No TowerTalk This Quarter
Return of our quarterly newsletter expected in the fall… Social distancing having complicated preparation, there will be no Jun-Aug 2020 TowerTalk. But the Newsletter Committee will be meeting soon to plan a Sep-Nov 2020 issue. Suggestions for content are welcome and may be sent to bobshamo@rcn.com
February 28, 2020
TowerTalk – Mar-May 2020
In this issue (click on newsletter image to read) … Adopting the Budget (Part 3) .. George Soyalman, Coming Up on 20 Years .. Habitat Now Managing Park Tower .. Meeting to Review Updated Rules & Regulations .. Social Committee Looking Ahead to Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch .. Alyssa’s Drawing Pad (Occasional Fiction) .. Planning […]
November 13, 2019
Towertalk – Dec-Feb-2019-20
In this issue (click on newsletter image below to read) … The Habitat Company assumes management responsibilities come January 1 .. ASCO reports on planned new apartment buildings nearby; Lake Michigan rising water; and monitoring Chicago home rule authority .. Employee Holiday Fund .. Jason Delgado, new chief engineer .. Reports from Social, Rules & Re gulations, […]
August 29, 2019
Read TowerTalk in Color
The entire 8-page September thru November 2019 issue online .. in Color, with live links to referenced websites and email addresses. Click on the title above, then here to read.
February 27, 2019
TowerTalk – Mar-May 2019
In this issue (click on newsletter image to read) … Reduced Assessment Increase .. TowerTalk Online and in Color .. Chicago Tribune Likes the Neighborhood .. Tricia Bulaclac, Assistant Manager .. Go Grocer to Open in Our Commercial Mall .. Roads, Transport, and Places of Interest (Episode 5, 1900 to 1910) of Our Neighborhood Past, […]
