Join us for a garden party! Come mingle with neighbors, celebrate the completion of our newly-renovated courtyards, and toast to the end of summer.
Sunday, Sept 15
870 courtyard
4:00-6:00PM
Pizza and beverages will be provided. In the event of rain, we’ll relocate to the 870 lobby.
Please make note of the following building projects and updates this week:
No Hot Water Due to Plumbing Repairs on Sept 13
Maintenance needs to be made to the building’s boilers on Friday, September 13th. Please plan ahead as there will be no access to hot water during the repairs:
• 860 – no hot water from 8AM to approximately 12PM
• 870 – no hot water from 10AM to approximately 2PM
New Signage Installation on Sept 11-13
New building signs and apartment door numbers will be installed on Sept 11, 12 and 13th. This is the final step in our 2019 project to upgrade, repair and repaint the hallways and stairwells. As communicated during the annual meeting earlier this year, all apartments will receive new door number signs. WGH building staff will work with our signage fabrication vendor to have the signs professionally installed according to ADA and other building code.
If you have any questions, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com or Howard Landman at 212-483-0700 ext. 309 or hlandman@sirenmgt.com
Some residents have recently received a notice from Con Edison indicating that smart meters will soon be installed and requesting that residents be home in order to ensure access for Con Ed representatives.
Please disregard these notices.
As our meters are centrally located in the building’s common areas (and not in apartments), there is no action required on your part. Sam and/or Roberto will be available to assist Con Ed with this work.
If you have any questions, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com or Howard Landman at 212-483-0700 ext. 309 or hlandman@sirenmgt.com
Please note that the Board of Directors has hired Montano Wood Care to oversee repairs and touch-ups to the wood paneling and metal in both elevators. As a result of this needed work, each of the elevators will be out of service for one day.
The elevator in 860 will be out of service Thursday, April 11th from 9AM to 5PM.
The elevator in 870 will be out of service Friday, April 12th from 9AM to 5PM.
Please make your plans accordingly.
If you have any questions, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com or Howard Landman at 212-483-0700 ext. 309 or hlandman@sirenmgt.com
We are pleased to inform you that Arkay Decorating, Inc. will begin painting the hallways the week of March 11th. The scope of work for this project includes patching, skim coating, and painting of the walls and ceilings. All hallways and apartment doors and door frames will also be painted. We expect the work to take 3-4 months to complete. Arkay will begin in 870 West 181st Street and after they complete 870, they will go on to 860.
Arkay is a U.S. EPA Certified Contractor and will conduct all of their work under EPA and NYC Local Law 1 guidelines, following lead safe work practices due to the age of the building. This will include the covering of hallway floors with plastic sheets and the apartment doors with tape or plastic sheets during the scraping phase of the work, in order to control dust.
The workers will start on the top floors and work their way down. All the work will be performed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30AM and 4:30PM. While the work is being performed, you will be able to get into and out of your apartment at all times.
As work on a floor is about to be completed, you will be contacted to arrange to have your door and door frame painted. Arkay will need the door to be open for about 4 hours.
You may receive a copy of the pamphlet “The Lead Safe Certified Guide to Renovate Right” by stopping by Sam’s apartment at any time. It will be left outside his door.
If you have any questions, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com or Howard Landman at 212-483-0700 ext. 309 or hlandman@sirenmgt.com
Each building’s elevator will be inspected on Wednesday, February 27. During inspection, each elevator will be out of service for 2-4 hours. Please mark your calendar accordingly:
860: out of service starting at 8:30AM
870: out of service starting at 11:30AM
Please note these times are approximate based on the inspectors’ requirements during each visit.
Please make your plans accordingly.
If you have any questions, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com or Howard Landman at 212-483-0700 ext. 309 or hlandman@sirenmgt.com
As it’s been several years since the lobbies were last repainted and they are starting to show some wear-and-tear, the Board recently voted to repaint the lobbies in both buildings. The work is scheduled to begin on January 7th and will be done by the same contractor who completed the lobby renovation work, S&O Construction. S&O will work on both lobbies simultaneously. The scope of work includes painting the lobby walls and vestibules, plus any associated hallways and lobby doors. Residents will be able to access the lobby entrances as usual during this time. The work is estimated to take six to eight weeks.
As always, if you have any questions about this project, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com
Please join us for the annual West Gate House holiday party! All are welcome.
Sunday, December 16th
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Lobby of 860 West 181st Street
Please bring your favorite sweet or savory treat to share with everyone!
Please note that the elevator in 870 will unfortunately be out of service until tomorrow (Monday, Oct 22). Our elevator repair service was at the building today and said they need a part for the repair which they are unable to get until tomorrow.
We apologize for any convenience that this unexpected repair may have caused.
If you have any questions, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com or Howard Landman at 212-483-0700 ext. 309 or hlandman@sirenmgt.com
The Board would like to share an update from our contractor, L&Z, regarding the Local Law 11 work currently ongoing at West Gate House. This is the facade safety inspection project that requires scaffolding/sidewalk sheds installed around the building.
The current projections show that the work for 860 should complete in early October. The 860 sidewalk shed is targeted for removal during the week of October 8. The installation of the 870 sidewalk shed is scheduled for the week prior (during the week of October 1) so that the work crew can transition from 860 to 870 with minimal downtime.
These target dates are subject to change as they can be impacted by weather or other unanticipated issues.
As always, if you have any questions about this project, you may contact the Board at wghpresident@gmail.com