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6 NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM -JUNE 2021 NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM Industry Pulse Events We’re Back, Baby! New England Condo Expo Returns this Fall! ne-expo.com New England Condominium is pleased to announce the return of our in-person expos! This fall, the New England Condo- minium Expo will take place at the Boston Convention Center on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. We have an exciting line-up of exhibitors who are eager to interact in person, covering every aspect of multifamily living—from board governance, financial planning, and community engagement, to roof repair, energy management, and lawncare. Like our past in-person expos, the New Eng- land Condominium Fall Expo 2021 will include a full day of free workshops, semi- nars, networking, and more. And as always, registration and attendance are FREE to all! Visit www.ne-expo.com to see who’s exhibiting, get more information, and reg- ister as an exhibitor or an attendee. This will be a must-attend event for all condo, co-op, and HOA board members, property managers, residents, and real estate profes- sionals in New England! We look forward to seeing you there in person! Bingo! IREM Holds Online Gathering The Boston Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) will hold a networking event featuring Virtual Bingo, Cocktails and Conversation on June 17. Participants can purchase virtual Bingo cards for $10, $20 or $30 for the event, which runs online from 6 to 7:30 pm. De- tails and registration can be found at irem- boston.org. BOMA Angling Event: Not a Fish Tale Drop your line for a day of fishing (the fish are real, not virtual!) with BOMA Bos- ton on June 11. Participants will gather on the docks for a continental breakfast and networking, then hop on board for a full morning of casting on a professional fishing boat with local captains. Get lucky and you can bring your catches back to the shore and network with BOMA friends at a lunch reception. The event begins with breakfast at 6:30 am and wraps up with an awards reception at 3 pm. Registration includes: Private boat with professional local captains, tackle and bait, snacks and water, light breakfast, tourna- ment gift, lunch reception and two drink tickets. The tournament will be held rain or shine. For details and registration, visit bomaboston.org. Imposing Rules — Or Not What could be more appropriate on Flag Day than a workshop on “Flags & Free Speech”? The Connecticut Chapter of the Community Associations Institute will hold a Zoom seminar on Condos and Constitutional Law on June 14. The vir- tual program runs from 12:30 to 1:30 pm, and carries 1 CEU. Details can be found at caict.org. On its website, the chapter says: Po- litical signs, flag poles, community bulle- tin boards – what rules can be imposed? Community associations have significant discretion because they aren’t government entities and, as such, aren’t bound by the same constitutional restrictions. Since a community association is private and not an official form of “government,” federal First Amendment freedom of speech pro- tections typically don’t apply to private association restrictions or covenants that may limit such rights. Guest speaker Mi- chael S. Karpoff, Esq., Hill Wallack, LLP, in Princeton, New Jersey will explain how the Constitution affects rules in condos and HOAs. Industry News MEEB: Mass. Updates Pool Guidance for COVID As COVID-19 rules and guidance con- tinue to be updated this spring, the Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks (MEEB) law firm is providing information on the changes via its website and “Condominium Insider” newsletter. In a mid-May news item, the Braintree- based firm noted, “As the State of Massa- chusetts pushes to re-open we are expecting many COVID-19 regulations to change, and updated guidance to be published. New guidance for Public and Semi-Public pools was just released on May 10, 2021. “Although each Association should check with their individual Board of Health for their interpretation of the updated reg- ulations, the current state regulations do not require a dedicated pool attendant to monitor for COVID-19 compliance at all times, although social distancing and daily cleaning of high touch areas remain re- quired. Mask wearing outside on the pool deck has also been relaxed and is now only required if social distancing is not possible. We will continue to monitor the updates as they occur and please contact our office with any questions.” The updated state regulations can be read here: https://www.mass.gov/doc/safe- ty-standards-for-public-and-semi-public- swimming-pools-phase-iv-step-1-updat- ed-51021/download. FRM Adds Two Properties to Managed Portfolio First Realty Management Corp. (FRM) has expanded its portfolio with the addi- tion of The Village at Mount Hope Bay in Tiverton, R.I., and Whittemore Mills in Quincy. In a news release, the company said The Village at Mount Hope Bay is a 206-unit waterfront townhouse community located near the natural confluence of several wa- terways including the Taunton and Provi- dence Rivers that flow into Mount Hope Bay and the adjoining Narragansett Bay, respectively. The nearby Mount Hope Bay suspension bridge provides the community with a scenic backdrop. The over-55 community includes a club- house for community gatherings, an out- door pool, fitness center, and tennis courts, and is close to walking trails throughout natural habitat that in some areas lead down to the water’s edge. Whittemore Mills is a 100-unit condo- minium association located at 21 Linden St. The mill was built in 1874 as a shoe ma- chinery factory and it has had many uses over the years before it was converted to its present residential use in 1987. The original brick Whittemore Mill and several similar buildings later erected across Linden Street are fine examples of industrial architecture of the third quarter of the 19th century which was character- ized by segmental arched windows, brick articulated walls, flat roofs and decorative details. The ornate multi-story mill building is located a short distance from the Wollaston stop on the MBTA Red Line. The property boasts a mix of two and three-bedroom units, high ceilings and skylights that allow natural light to fill residential spaces, and a large off-street parking lot. Barkan to Manage New Luxury Condos Barkan Management Company has se- cured a management contract for The Sud- bury, one of Boston’s newest high-profile condominium communities, according to a press release. The development is owned by National Real Estate Advisors, LLC on behalf of a client, and developed by The HYM Invest- ment Group, LLC. PULSE continued on page 14 YOU’LL LEARN SO MUCH YOUR HEAD COULD EXPLODE. (Our lawyers said we had to warn you.) BOSTON CONVENTION CENTER, BOSTON — TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 10-3:30 FREE REGISTRATION: NE-EXPO.COM THE NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM EXPO 2021 WHERE BUILDINGS MEET SERVICES