UPDATED October 11th From The Team At ASTOUND To Residents Of The 15 Units If you have not already upgraded your Astound Broadband equipment as part of the recent renewal and transition… October 9, 2024 Dear Resident of Park Tower Condominium Association, Astound Broadband recently partnered with your Association to upgrade your services and equipment […]
Dealing With Disruptive Neighbors? NEVER Do It Yourself: Don’t Put Notes On Neighboring Doors! Don’t Confront Your Neighbors! Don’t Bang On Walls Or The Ceiling! Don’t Yell At The Wall! Don’t Stomp On Your Floor! That’s What Management Is Here For! We Want To Help! Starting a feud with your neighbors will only make matters […]
Now That The Residential Hallway Remodeling Is Wrapped Up, We Ask Residents To Be Good Citizens The Association spent a pretty tidy sum to remodel the hallways from top to bottom, which you probably know if you follow this site and read the meeting reports. And now that they are looking great, we want to […]
At the September 9, 2024 Board of Directors Meeting, the Board accepted the 2024 Reserve Study as presented by Reserve Advisors. As the economy seems to be emerging from the inflationary period we’ve been experiencing, the Board recognized the continued need for an updated professional outlook to help with reserve planning. The inflation rate over […]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Monday September 9, 2024 7:30PM 2nd Floor Party Room Post Meeting Roundup 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 […]
UPDATED September 5th Major Work On The Hallway Remodeling Project Is Coming To An End The Week Of September 9th Work will be finishing up on Floors 2 and 3. However, as many residents on some floors are aware, we found some surprises in service area conditions requiring some additional attention. The type of glue […]
It is not terribly unusual for us to receive complaints of water infiltration during rain and thunderstorms. Also, high winds can impact everything from odors and exhaust vents in kitchens and baths, to the elevators and especially elevator doors. Air coming in or going out of windows can greatly influence air pressure, throughout the tower. […]
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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
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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, […]
In this issue (click on newsletter image to read) … Lakefront Trail revisited .. Remembering Our Own (Employee Holiday Fund) .. Remembering Nearby Neighbors in Need (Care for Real) .. People-to-People (Social Committee) .. Chicago Becomes the Nation’s Second City (Neighborhood Past, Present and Future, Episode 4) .. Terry Gorman (Park Tower Profile) .. Package […]