Building Smart Spaces

Smell & Noise

Adam Simon — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:50:32 +0000

We are painting some of the sooted areas in tenant spaces next week starting monday the 19th. We chose a paint that is least toxic and smelly, but there is a lot of surface to cover and therefore there may be some impact throughout the building— especially on the third floor.
As you have probably heard, drywallers are also working on the third floor, they will be all wrapped up by Tuesday next week.

Schedule for Week of November 28th, 2011

Adam Simon — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:30:05 +0000

Dear Tenants,

Pete and I had several “reality check” moments this week. We have since made modifications to the schedule to try to restore the building common areas to their rightful, non-construction-zone, state. Thank you for your patience. (see below post about insurance negotiations for an explanation of the delay).

We need one more week of patience as we work to restore the restrooms and corridors and get the construction guys and their messes out of your way!

Be Prepared for One more Week:
Monday and Tuesday- we will be working in the upstairs restroom drywalling, painting and installing the necessary electrical so it is fully functional, clean and available for use by mid-week.
Wednesday – Friday- we will be working in the downstairs Rudy’s restroom and adjacent corridor to make sure it is fully functional, clean and available for use by the following monday.

We will post directional signage in the building letting clients and customers know when there is a closure of the restroom and where to find alternate facilities (up or downstairs).

Throughout the week we will be trying to improve workman traffic, messes, and impacts on the hallways. By the end of the week I hope to have restored a restroom on each floor and made the hallways as good as new. We will then begin to isolate work in specific areas and provide notice as fewquently as possible of any impacts.

Thanks so much for bearing with us. Please do not hesitate to call us with any concerns about noise, messes or any outages.

Have a great holiday weekend. See you monday!

GivingThanks

Adam Simon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:06:43 +0000

Pete and I would like to extend our extreme thanks to all of our fantastic tenants for making our jobs both productive and exciting. We appreciate that we have a job that we get to work with great, hard-working people (mostly!) and great properties.

We know that the Real Assets of our business are you, the tenants!

On that note we’d like to wish you and your loved ones a very happy thanksgiving and wonderful holiday season.

Update on Fire Restoration Schedule

Adam Simon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:44:36 +0000

Heath Properties, the owners of the building, have been seeking an insurance settlement with Safeco Insurance. Initially this seemed like an easy process, but has been complicated with a disagreement over the cost of repair work. Real Assets is seeking to resolve the issue by working with the adjustor directly; however, the settlement has been delayed pending a negotiated settlement. Until such a settlement is reached it is very difficult to begin the repair-work as it necessarily hides the damage. We will keep you posted. In the meantime Real Assets will increase its efforts at keeping the common areas clean and usable, including the bathrooms.

Thank you very much for your patience. If you have specific issues within your space that need to be addressed, please email peter with those requests and we will try to tend to the issues that may be most affecting your ability to conduct business.

Adam

1605 Boylston: Fire Restoration and Closures

Adam Simon — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:23:27 +0000

Tenants,

Thank you all for your patience and cooperation as we work to clean up and restore the property following Saturday night’s fire. Earlier this week, in addition to basic clean-up and securing the site, a comprehensive survey of damage was performed which will serve as the backbone of the restoration efforts.

Two restrooms have been disabled due to damage and need for restoration, one on each floor. All four restrooms will need to be renovated completely but will be done in shifts, one each on each floor at a time.

Last night significant wall and ceiling demolition was performed in the back stairway to remove water damaged materials and to expose areas for further drying and inspection.

A hazardous materials survey was performed prior and all hazardous materials are being contained and removed with your safety a foremost priority.

Selective demolition of areas in the back stairway will continue tomorrow; we have not been told of any additional closures that would affect traffic up and down the stairs, but please use the front stairway for access up and down while crews are working in the back stairway.

Thank you. Feel free to call or email with concerns or questions.

Weekend Fire at 1605

Adam Simon — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:15:07 +0000

We regret to inform you that a significant fire occurred in the 1605 building over the weekend, Saturday night. We are pleased to inform you, however, that it was controlled and there is minimal damage to the majority of the building spaces. Thanks to Chris Rodgers who actually was doing the night-owl-thing, working saturday night at 2:30 when he smelled smoke. Without his involvement it would have been much worse. Also a big thank you to the 40+ firefighters to showed up to locate and battle the blaze.

The blaze started as an electrical fire in the ceiling of the basement and spread up a plumbing chase adjacent to the rear stairwell.

We have clean up crews working at the building. Throughout the next several weeks/month we will be removing some of the burnt building materials and replacing with new. It will take that long for the smell to dissipate. Please be patient with the messes, workers, and smells throughout that time.

If you have specific concerns that we can address: excessive smell, if any plumbing or electrical seems not to be working, etc… please let Peter or Adam know. pkuchan@realassetsps.com or asimon@realassetsps.com.

Thank you very much for your cooperation. And thank you very much to Chris Rodgers for saving the day.

Lander Striping Update

Adam Simon — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:39:37 +0000

6th@Lander’s parking is getting a new coat of paint. This will help ensure the maximum spaces are available for your parking. Please make sure your vehicle is removed from the covered lander parking lot (the indoor lot upstairs) tuesday night the 13th. The parking lot will re-open on Wednesday the 14th at 7:45AM. Thanks for your cooperation.

More Lander Security

Adam Simon — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:59:42 +0000

Unfortunately Smart Spaces has another theft to report at the Lander property. Last night a burglar broke into an office and stole a large, but empty, safe (won’t they be disappointed). We have asked security, who has been very responsible and helpful with solving prior issues, to step up their night-time patrols of the building, especially the office areas.

Please take you laptops home and valuable items out of view of the windows. Please also let the police (and us) know immediately if you see suspicious person at the property and make sure to inform your employees to do the same.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Lander Security Update

Adam Simon — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:00:30 +0000

Over the past 24 hours we have been notified of a daytime theft of a receptionist’s wallet while it stood unguarded, and a nighttime visitor who is smoking and camping out with his laptop in the building. We have already let our security service know and they are stepping up their patrols at night-time to ensure the building’s safety.

Please Remember:

Always lock your door and/or keep your valuables secure
If you see anyone suspicious at the building call 9-11
Call or email us with a notice so we can notify our private security firm to ramp up patrols

Thank you.

Welcome Curt Williams: RA’s new Maintenance Man!

Adam Simon — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:50:48 +0000

Curt Williams joined Real Asset’s on June 15th as our new Real Assets facilities manager. Curt has decades of experience working on HVAC systems- initially servicing systems aboard navy vessels. He also brings years of experience with light plumbing and electrical repairs to round out a critical suite of services for our tenants.

Curt and his construction counterpart, Igor, provide our tenants with great, speedy service for any construction or maintenance issue that arises. Whether it’s specific to your company or a building wide need, we can make sure you get quick, professional responses, keeping your facilities stress free.

You can look forward to seeing Curt at your building. Please welcome him and let him know if you need any assistance.

A reminder about maintenance requests procedure:
1.) Go to > http://realassets.360facility.net/360LoginScreen.asp (accessed also from our home page)
2.) Use your building address as username and password (Ex. username: 1605 password: 1605)
3.) Fill out maintenance request form (takes about 1 minute)