Awning poles... a sordid history
On April 26, 2014 (less than 8 months ago) the following post appeared on the blog (in blue below):On April 12, 2013 (over a year ago), the first report to a property manager that the awning poles...
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The story of the awning poles is well documented in the prior post. Residents of several buildings waited over a year to have the awning poles that decorate the front of their buildings not look as if...
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QUITE FRANKLY I ALWAYS THOUGHT THOSE POLES WERE TEMPORARY. WE HAVE LIVED HER FOR 8 YEARS AND I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE REPLACE BY THE REAL THING. THEY ARE CHEAP LOOKING AND MAKE...
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I have received an email from a resident and am posting with permission... SteveHi Steve,First- why aren't the new poles covered by some type of warranty if this is happening on the newest suite...
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It is not just Building #35 which was peeling for a year, finally painted, and is now peeling again just months later. A quick look this morning shows that #35 is also joined by Building #38 and...
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It is interesting to note that the awning poles that are peeling are all on the west side of the community. One would think that the older buildings on the east side would have a problem and the newer...
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The use of the word "sordid" for the title of this thread is appropriate: "Awning poles... a sordid history".You may read the synopsis of the history above, but suffice it to say that the awning poles...
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On December 22nd, the blog reported that the awning poles on several buildings were, once again, peeling.Today, almost 4 months later, the poles have finally been repainted. Since we have not been...
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The management company will do nothing because they are being controlled by guess who? Actually this is not the problem of the management company but is totaly responsable by the developer. When you...
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I am in my building two years. The awning poles were probably defective from day one. The same goes for other buildings as well. The awnings in building 44 have been painted at least twice. I just...
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There are several reasons why the paint could be peeling and we need to find out the cause before we know what to do about it. Clearly, just painting over the peeling areas is not the answer. Was the...
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The history of the awning poles may be found in this thread. As with several other issues, it dragged on for a year or two before anything was done to solve it.As was stated in an earlier post dated...
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Building #36 is quite new, like some of the others that experienced awning pole problems, yet it appears as if the homeowners, somehow, were stuck with the responsibility of making them look as they...
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If you scroll up, you can read the history of the aluminum poles which hold up the awnings on several of our condo buildings. This problem, interestingly enough, occurred only on newer buildings, but...
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The NYC policy called "Broken Windows" applies to our community. While peeling awning are an annoyance they portend larger significant shortcomings. There are easily obtained solutions, but building...
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