by Liz Cullison, General Manager
We have a tentative schedule of events for the lobby project:
About January 13. We will receive Design Intent Drawings from Muse Architects. These drawings will provide us with enough information for the Bennett Group to begin preparing the RFP’s that will be sent to the sub-contractors.
Week of February 1. We expect [...]
by Mitchell L. Strickler
A happy New Year to all! 2010 will bring significant steps forward in fire safety, security, fitness facilities, and a freshened, more functional lobby. Thousands of hours of work by Committee and Board members and concerned residents were needed to bring us this far. Thanks are due to all who contributed.
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by Matthew Kelly
[The following story was not published in the January Towers Topics at the request of the Board President.]
Originally budgeted:
$800,000
Current estimate:
$800,000
Spent to date:
Project Manager:
$58,750
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Architects:
$137,000
by Matthew Kelly
In a decision that was not approved by the Board, the Board President, Mitchell Strickler, has refused to allow publication of articles submitted to the Towers Topics. The January edition of the Towers Topics only went forward after the editors agreed to removal of the articles.
(In the interest of full disclosure, it should [...]
The President’s comments on the lobby budget story are shown as written by him, interspersed within the text of the original article. They are highlighted in red for ease of reading. — MJK
“Lobby Budget Update
“by Matthew Kelly
“Originally budgeted: $800,000
“Current estimate: $ ____________. [If the information given the Board Jan. 12, referred to below, were [...]
by Matthew J. Kelly
The Board of Directors met in closed session on Thursday, December 10, to discuss matters including the Lobby Project. Diane Baschant was not present.
In-Unit Fire Alarm Speakers
By a vote of 5 to 0, the Board approved a motion to sanction residents who refuse access to their apartment by Towers staff for [...]
by Nancy Dunne
One of the many decisions facing the Board next year concerns a restructuring of the Towers’ valet and package services. This would be a key element of the lobby renovation project, which has as one of its goals improving services and reducing costs.
Part of the lobby renovation includes creation of a package room, [...]
by Elizabeth K. Cullison, AMS, PCAM
The District of Columbia Fire Marshall has preliminarily approved the Towers’ new fire alarm system design. That plan includes installation of voice notification devices within each unit.
To prepare for installation of the voice units, starting on Wednesday, October 8, 2009, representatives of the Bennett Group, accompanied by Towers staff, will [...]
The project to update our fire alarm/security systems and the lobby continues to move along. The fire alarm/security contractor, MONA, has already walked the site with Bennett Group (our construction coordinating firm) and Towers staff. This is the start of a months-long design phase necessary to produce detailed plans that [...]
