2004 May
2004 May Vol. 24, No. 5
Focus on...Landscaping
Greening Your Lawn
Grass grows, yes. But lush and healthy grass doesn't just grow on its own. Whether you live in a townhome community or a high-rise condominium complex, your lawns and grassy common spaces act as a welcome mat to all who arrive at your property. The grass that grows there provides a backdrop for shrubs and flowers, adding to the curb appeal—as well as the overall value—of your property. By mapping out a sound lawn maintenance program, your building or association can add value and enable residents and shareholders to enjoy beautiful lawns and green spaces throughout the year. Read More
Get Ready For the Good Weather
The tri-state area was hit with another tough winter this year with heavy rain, snow and bitter temperatures. But now that the gloomy days have passed and the sun is shining again, it's time for condos and co-ops to get their recreational amenities fixed up and ready for the warmer weather. Read More
The Basics of Swimming Pool Maintenance
Summer is coming, and with it the scorching hot weather our tri-state area is notorious for. Many buildings and homeowners associations, however, have swimming pools on-site that help take some of the bite out of the hotter months. Swimming facilities are great for socializing, getting exercise, and surviving the heat, but there's a lot of maintenance, upkeep, and outright science to keeping a pool functioning as a pleasant, much-appreciated amenity. How do the contractors who maintain the pool do their job? Pool maintenance, whether at a condo, a YMCA, a summer camp or a country club, isn't as simple as it might appear to the layman. It's serious business. Read More
Does Your Uneven Sidewalk Need Mudjacking?
Years ago, the only remedy for uneven sidewalks or foundations was what pros in the business call "rip-and-repour," which means tearing out the old pavement slab and pouring a new one—and spending a lot of time and money doing it. But nowadays, rip-and-repour has been replaced with a process called "mudjacking"—also sometimes called "slabjacking"—a process that was used for years by highway and heavy industry contractors to level cracked, sunken, uneven pavement. Read More
Satellite Dish Antennas
If you live in, manage, otherwise work for, or even regularly drive by a residential cooperative or condominium building, chances are you're familiar with Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Section 207 is the law that grants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the authority to preempt state, local, and private restrictions impairing viewers' ability to receive video programming services from television broadcast signals, direct broadcast satellites (DBS), and multi-channel multi-point distribution systems (MMDS). Read More
A Look at Fort Lee
Though it's famously said that all roads lead to Rome, the members of the Fort Lee, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce beg to differ. According to them, "There is an undisputed fact known throughout New Jersey: All roads lead to Fort Lee—The Gateway to New York and New Jersey." Read More
