Promises Unmet

Absolutely nothing has been done to expand the parking lot entrance on Broadway Street despite the fact that the Dutton Street entrance was blocked off well over a month ago. This just goes to show that management is chronically unable to keep promises. Unfortunately, this is a big issue and a safety issue. It is a flat-out dangerous process to attempt to leave or enter the parking lot since there are vehicles parked on either side of the entrance and visibility is often either inhibited or non-existent. Further, the traffic frequently backs up past the entrance, making ingress and egress all the more difficult. The city ought to ban parking on Broadway Street on the parking lot side. There is certainly not an overwhelming need for on-street parking there. Further, a dedicated right-turn lane would ease congestion on Broadway Street at the intersection with Dutton Street.

Exit Row

The latest fun-filled memo from management indicates that all "Emergency Exit" doors have been alarmed and residents are to enter and exit only through the main set of doors. There seems to be very little logic to this other than a desire to inconvenience residents, especially those who live on upper floors and far from the elevators. Many of the "other" doors are not even marked as "Emergency Exit" doors. This is just another instance of management further inconveniencing residents for little apparent reason.

By the way, yet another indication of management's lack of professionalism is their obvious poor grammar skills. For instance, each memo is addressed to "The Residence of 305 Dutton Street." I imagine that they don't intend to address the building itself, but rather the residents of the building. This is just another piece of the mural showing how unprofessional College Street Management is.

A Reprieve from Towing

Well, it looks like the recent change is paying off in a small way. The new property manager (as yet not officially announced to tenants) sent out a memo last week indicating that towing will be suspended for the month of May. Supposedly, this was done since they "are always looking to make improvements here in our community." It is nice to know that management realizes that no towing is an improvement, but there is hardly a track record of making improvements. However, it would be nice if this is the start of good things.