News
Notices
Building Wide Water Shutdown Feb. 11th-12th
URGENT NOTICE Overnight Building Wide Water Shutdown Wednesday February 11th 9pm thru Thursday Feb…
Hallway Painting Scheduled
Fire Mitigation Hallway Painting Scheduled Floors 3, 4 and 5 Repainting of hallways 3, 4 and 5, in…
PT Resident Forum Saturday Jan. 24th 11am
Resident Forum Saturday January 24, 2025 11am On Saturday January 24th, at 11am, in the 2nd Fl…
Elevator #4 Outage Update
The team with OTIS Elevator has reported earlier this week, they took Elevator #4 (which serves the …
PTCA Board Meeting Monday Jan. 12th 7:30pm
PTCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Monday January 12, 2026 7:30PM 2nd Floor Party Room Agenda &a…
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 …
News & Updates | View More >>
January 16, 2026
Fire Injures Unit Owner, But Stays Contained
UPDATED January 16th Hallway Painting Scheduled Floors 3, 4 and 5 Repainting of hallways 3, 4 and 5, in response to the fire on December 13th, is scheduled as follows: 3rd Floor Begins: Monday January 19th – Floor 3 Protect carpet, remove lights, Prep hallway Tuesday January 20th – Floor 3 Sand, prime and paint Unit doors. DOORS […]
January 13, 2026
Post Meeting Roundup Monday January 12th
PTCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Following Special Unit Owner Meeting To Review Proposed Budget Monday January 12th, 2026 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 […]
January 9, 2026
Household Candle Safety
On Average there is estimated to be 20 fires everyday caused by open flame candles. And typically such fires start because of misuse or improper handling. The best advice we can give, is to avoid using any materials that have a sustained open flame. Yes – avoid using candles at all. In fact, even just […]
December 31, 2025
Dripping? Frost Or Ice? Drafts?
These And More Pesky Conditions Are Not Uncommon Or Abnormal This Time Of Year! The weather just doesn’t care if it ruins the view. Condensation, frost (when it’s truly cold out), dripping, sunny outside/fogged up inside, and even leaking from the neighbor above you due to condensation. These are all phenomenon which are possible this […]
December 30, 2025
Assistance Animal Complaints
UPDATED December 31st With the cold weather, we’ve run into assistance dog owners allowing their animal to pee and poop on the property. Not only is this a nuisance and unsanitary, it is unneighborly. We ask that anyone in the community with assistance animals, please be reminded to be respectful, lead your animal to a […]
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 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. […]
Tower Talk | View More >>
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
Click to read
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, […]
