...and then the floods came

As the days of constant rain are finally coming to an end, it would be impossible to ignore the ridiculous ongoing leaking of water into the lobby and elsewhere on the first floor of the building. Throughout Sunday and Monday (the days of the hardest rain from the Nor'easter) there was water continuously pouring into the entry and lobby area of the building. This was not simply moisture creeping in, but a steady flow of water. This is a testament to the poor planning of the initial reconditioning of the building and the utter inability of management to do anything useful to counteract the leak. This has clearly been a known problem over the years and yet nothing has been done, despite water leaking in all over the parking-lot side of the first floor. The "renovations" last Fall that only left the parking lot in worse condition clearly did nothing to solve the problem. It appears that more drains were installed, but nothing was done to re-grade the parking lot and water will continue to flow into the building until the whole area is re-graded. However, that costs money and management is clearly uninterested in spending money for the greater good of the building, even if it would be money well-spent.

As a resident, I am embarassed to be associated with such incompetence. If I were the property manager, I would demand that the problem be fixed or I else I would simply leave. How can one expect to rent out units when there is obviously a major problem with the structure of the building? There is no good explanation for water flowing through a hole in the foundation of the building.

Speaking of management, we residents have not been informed that there is a new property manager. This utterly ridiculous and just goes to show that management cares nothing about its relationship with residents and has no communication skills. If they were children, they would be held back in school...as adults, they are slowly wasting away a multi-million dollar investment. Eventually, the problems will have to be fixed or no one will rent in the building.

If you are a prospective renter, I would recommend that you think long and hard about possibly renting at 305 Dutton Street. When I was looking into it, I saw a few complaints but decided that I could live with some things and that others did not apply to my particular unit. Sadly, it has been my experience that nothing has gotten better in my time here. Rather, existing amenities were limited or removed altogether and the overall atmosphere of the building has rapidly declined. I do not expect this to change at all.