getting things done in the building and your apartment

services provided by the building to residents

morning and early afternoon package deliveries

  • Mario personally brings early deliveries to our apartment doors

  • deliveries after 2pm need to be collected from downstairs by residents themselves as there is no service to bring them to us

ramp for stairs at the front door

  • available for handicapped residents only

  • stored in the electric room by the front door; call Mario for access at any time

dolly to move things in and out of the building

  • stored in the 1st floor recycling room

monthly exterminator service

  • Roberto or Marcus come first Thursday of each month to service the building

  • let Mario know if you want a visit and he’ll sign you up

  • if you want them to attend to your issues privately, call Roberto on (917) 680 9408

annual exterior window cleaning

  • once a year in spring

  • ABC will contact you at the same time to see if you also want to have the inside of your windows cleaned at your own expense; Mario can facilitate access to your apartment if desired

flood/hurricane response kit

  • we have a generator, sump pump, sandbags and plywood, and unfilled gas tanks

  • sandbags are stored in the electrical room by the front door

  • generator is on the 4th floor landing

  • a 3/4-inch plywood slab with aluminum strips for reinforcement and rubber gaskets for a proper seal (33” high so as to not interfere with the door handles) - located in the room between the 1st and 2nd floor

sprinkler system

  • monthly inspection

elevator inspections and testing

  • we have passed our 2023 category 1 test with pro elevator

security system

  • dvr records all activity and stores recordings for 4 days

  • 16 cameras: 2 on each floor, 2 in the entrance foyer, 2 by the mailbox, 1 facing the elevator, 1 in gas meter room, 1 in electrical meter room, and 3 outside facing east, west and north

butterfly intercom system

  • permits remote access, virtual keys, key fob, smartphone operated

  • see Mario for any help

flowers and plants in the planters on the sidewalk

  • planted each spring

  • watered and maintained by Mario

professionals & services engaged by co-op

ABC identifies and retains these professionals, but they are accountable to the Board. There should not be cause for any resident to contact these professionals directly and information is provided in the interests of transparency and background.

service people used by residents

Please always consider contacting Mario or ABC to get their specific recommendations on a case-by-case basis. The following people have been used previously by residents in the building but do not necessarily come endorsed by the Board, Mario or ABC. Use these referrals based on your own due diligence and judgement, please!

for your apartment

for you and your loved ones

Please feel free to make recommendations of anyone you have used and they will be included in this list for the benefit of other residents. Your apartment number will be listed so that your neighbors can follow up on your referral.