Data relating to sales of existing homes data are published by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and combine figures on single-family homes, condominiums, townhouses and co-ops. This data is divided geographically into four regions: West, Midwest, South and Northeast. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, noted in its September 22 report that August sales, though […]
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A Park Tower Profile With an uncommon education, career experiences and outside interests, our own Pete Zastrow is really quite an extraordinary fellow. We sat down to talk the other day in the mailroom at the end of his work day. Pete has worked for the Post Office for 35 years, the last five of […]
This year we scheduled for two hot water “risers” to be replaced: the ‘12/’14 unit bathrooms from floors 30 to 55 (the “high zone”), and the ‘06/’07 guest baths/kitchens from floors 3 to 29 (the “low zone”). The risers are the main lines that bring water to your units, in this case the hot water […]
These past several months unit owners have received many more mailed documents from PTCA and noticed a significant increase in the number of board meetings. These are but a few of the changes the association is making due to recent rulings and interpretations of court cases known as Palm I and Palm II.
Canines, specifically domesticated dogs, are uniquely positioned to be useful in our lives. They are socially in tune with humans. Dogs, for instance, are one of the few animals that understand the meaning of a human pointing a finger toward an object or location; not even monkeys or apes have made that logical leap. Dogs […]