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4 NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM -DECEMBER 2020 NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM Industry Pulse Events New England Condo Introduces FREE Webinars—a New Resource for Boards and Managers at newenglandcondo.com/events New England Condominium , a Yale Rob- bins publication, has been a resource for the boards, managers, and residents of con- dos, HOAs, and co-ops for nearly two de- cades, both in print and online—and we are pleased to present an addition to our tool- kit. Yale Robbins Productions has launched New England Condominium Webinars, a Cooperator Event, which is a new series of FREE educational ‘town-hall’ style we- binars, sponsored by leaders in the multi- family industry and focusing on issues and challenges facing today’s boards. We have assembled expert panels on everything from legal questions around the COVID-19 pandemic to optimizing your insurance coverage to disinfecting your community’s pool. Registration and attendance are FREE to all—just visit newenglandcondo.com/ events, choose the webinar you’d like to at- tend, and sign up. It’s that simple. You’ll get an email link and reminders for the event, and will have the opportunity to submit questions for the panelists before and dur- ing the webinar itself. Past events are archived and available on demand at newenglandcondo.com/events. Recent webinars available for view- ing include a discussion of Matching Your Reserve Budget to Replacement Costs; COVID Complications—Unraveling the Pandemic’s Financial, Physical, & Admin- istrative Crisis for HOAs; and Tips for Pre- paring Your Condo or HOA for the Next Wave of COVID-19. Serving on your board is a big job, and a big responsibility, but sound, timely advice from industry veterans can help lighten the load and make your building or association run more smoothly. We’re committed to helping you achieve that, and look forward to ‘seeing’ you at an upcoming webinar. IREM to Hold Virtual Forecast Meeting The Boston Chapter of the Institute for Real Estate Management (IREM) will hold its annual economic forecast on January 20 via Zoom. Guest speaker at the virtual program will be Elliot Eisenberg, an inter- nationally acclaimed economist and pub- lic speaker who is billed as “specializing in making the arcana and minutia of econom- ics fun.” The 2021 Forecast program will also in- clude a new member installation and past president recognition. Registration is avail- able at www.iremboston.org. Industry News Bauman Named New President at Barkan Barkan Management Company has an- nounced the appointment of Daniel Bau- man as President. Bauman will replace Bill DiSchino who led the Boston-based residential property management company as President and CEO for 26 years prior to his recent retirement. DiSchino will remain active with the company assisting with the transition, according to a press release from Barkan. “Daniel brings to Barkan an impressive 30-year history of professional accomplish- ments,” said Peter Barkan, CEO of The Bar- kan Companies. “He has the personal style, business acumen, and leadership skills to drive Barkan Management forward. I know that he will make a positive impact on the organization at all levels.” According to the press release, Bauman was most recently at Bonaventure Prop- erty Management Services. Before that, he served for five years as President of First- Service Residential DC Metro, a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded na- tionwide property services company. Formed in 1964, Barkan currently has 192 properties (30,000+/- units) under management in seven states. Two Attorneys Join Goldman & Pease Firm The Needham-based law firm of Gold- man & Pease recently announced that at- torneys Sidney Gorovitz and Rachel Zoob- Hill have joined the firm. Gorovitz, a long-time member of the Massachusetts bar, has been in practice for almost 50 years. He was a founding mem- ber and senior partner in the law firm of Gorovitz and Borten, P.C., which focused on civil litigation and specialized in medi- cal malpractice and catastrophic personal injury. As a seasoned “hands on” litiga- tor, Gorovitz has participated in over 100 Superior Court jury trials and scores of mediations and arbitrations. For the past eight consecutive years, Gorovitz has been voted by his peers as a “Massachusetts Su- per Lawyer”—a prestigious peer-to-peer designation recognizing the leaders in the practice of law. Zoob-Hill concentrates her practice in civil litigation, real estate, business law, and employment law. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S. District Court for the District of Mas- sachusetts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She has represented clients before several regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Securities Enforcement Division, FINRA, and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. She earned her B.A. in Biology and Philosophy from Trinity College in Connecticut and conducted graduate work at the Institute for Applied Research in Israel. Following a career as a lobbyist and fundraiser, she attended Boston University Law School, where she graduated cum laude as a G. Jo- seph Tauro and Edward Hennessey Scholar and the recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. John Sil- ber Award for Academic Excellence. Zoob- Hill began her law career as a summer clerk for the Honorable A. David Mazzone of the U.S. District Court in Boston, and began her private practice at a large Boston law firm. Barkan Adds Two Associations to Portfolio Barkan Management Company has se- cured management contracts for two com- munities in southeastern New England. According to a press release, Barkan has begun providing financial services for Lou- isquisett Country Club condominium as- sociation, a 409-unit community in North Providence, Rhode Island, and providing the full spectrum of management services to Boatwright’s Loop District landowner’s association, an 82-unit townhome and sin- gle home community within The Pinehills, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. According to the company release, The Louisquisett Country Club condominium association boasts impressive grounds, in- cluding a Ken Venturi-designed golf course and a community clubhouse. Barkan for- merly provided full-service management for this association. Boatwright’s Loop District, a relatively new community within The Pinehills, con- sists of 82 residences, with 63 townhomes and 19 single-family homes. Located near The Pinehills’ pool, fitness center, walking trails, and shops, the homes in this commu- nity are accessible to public transportation and major roadways. Jerry Meaney, vice president and re- gional director, will serve as the account supervisor for both associations and will act as board liaison for all accounting and financial matters for Louisquisett. Cindy Ecker will serve as account executive and will oversee the day-to-day management of Boatwright’s Loop. “We are thrilled to add these two beauti- ful communities to our expanding portfo- lio of residential contracts in Southeastern New England,” Meaney said. Online Auction Supports MAR Charitable Foundation The Massachusetts Association of Real- tors’ (MAR) online auction supporting the MAR Charitable Foundation runs through December 16. The virtual event began in November, and winners will be notified af- ter the auction ends on December 16. Items on the auction block include a doz- en bottles of fine Italian wines, along with Tasting Notes and a recorded video tasting and wine consultation; laser engraved sig- nature plates of Frank Sinatra and Elvis; a three-day tour of Boston’s best attractions, including two nights at the Fairmont Co- pley Plaza Hotel; autographed sports star jerseys; and a four-day getaway for two to Boothbay Harbor or Belfast, Maine. Details can be found at www.marrealtor. com. Cannabis Store, Residents at Odds in Harvard Square Several organizations, including condo and neighborhood associations, are voic- ing opposition to the opening of a cannabis store in Harvard Square. In a letter to city officials, The Charles Hotel, Harvard Square Business Association, Harvard Square Neighborhood Association, The Winthrop Eliot Condominium Trust, and The Win- throp Park Trust expressed their opposition to the proposed location of the Cookies store, arguing that the location will increase cannabis use in Winthrop Park. Cookies, a cannabis retail shop, is plan- ning to occupy the former Staples store space at 57 JFK Street in the Crimson Galleria. According to a story in The Har- vard Crimson , Cambridge City Councilor Quinton Y. Zondervan said supporting economic empowerment applicants is “an opportunity to do some justice here.” Eco- nomic empowerment applicants are busi- nesses that receive marijuana licenses from the state through a program that intends to help groups disproportionately impacted by past drug policies. For their part, the local resident and business groups wrote, “We support eco- nomic empowerment and have done so publicly. What we do not support is a rec- reational marijuana shop located at 57 JFK Street.” Law & Legislation SJC Clarifies Defect Statute of Repose The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that in a phased condomin- ium, the six-year “statute of repose” begins to run upon substantial completion of each building/improvement, attorneys at Mar- cus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks PC (MEEB) have reported on the company website, www.meeb.com. The decision in D’Allessandro v. Lennar Hingham Holdings, LLC follows an earlier ruling by the Massachusetts Federal Court that the statute of repose in certain “inte- PULSE continued on page 10