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NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM -MARCH 2022 3 Exterior Projects, Interior Problems.......1 When the topic of exterior maintenance comes up, it’s important to keep in mind that Nothing lasts forever, even with good maintenance—including most building compo- when it comes to multifamily properties, even projects that focus on a building’s ‘enve- nents. Exterior elements are perhaps most subject to wear and tear in any climate. Their lope’ are by no means limited to just the façade or roof. Projects like repointing; brick, construction and material type dictate their maintenance needs and repair schedules; clapboard, or siding replacement; ornamental repairs; and window replacement, while masonry façades clearly have different needs than wood or clapboard fronts. fundamentally exterior, can require access to and use of interior spaces—and can some- times cause disruption and damage to those spaces. Building Inspections......1 Car owners know that in order to operate their vehicle legally, they must have it profes- sionally inspected every year. An older car might need some relatively minor repairs or adjustments to bring it into compliance with state emissions requirements, but for most, getting that mandatory approval sticker is a simple, inexpensive, predictable process that takes maybe half an hour. Maintaining Aging Buildings........1 Multifamily Bird Control........6 For many, birds are a particularly contentious class of animal. Some people are extremely fond of them—admiring their colorful plumage, their melodic calls, or their enviable ability to soar effortlessly above whatever mess we have going on down here. For others, avians come with a whole host of nuisances—droppings, disease, damage—and perhaps thanks to Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” or the Daphne du Maurier book by the same name, some people feel that birds have an undeniable ominousness about them. A group of crows is called a “murder,” after all. Yale Robbins Publisher Henry Robbins Executive Vice President Joanna DiPaola Associate Publisher Hannah Fons Managing Editor Darcey Gerstein Associate Editor Pat Gale Associate Editor Shirly Korchak Art Director Anne Anastasi Production Manager Alan J. Sidransky Staff Writer Alyce Hill Director of Sales Copyright 2022 by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. New England Condominium is published monthly in New York, New York by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing, 205 Lexington Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016. 508-753-4630. ISSN 1550-946X. Periodical postage paid at New York, New York and additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are available free by request to condominium and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to New England Condominium Magazine, 205 Lexington Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Trustees, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: newenglandcondo.com/subscribe TABLE OF CONTENTS Pulse...... 4 Q&A...... 5 Marketplace...... 14