The Park Regent Condominium

09/14/2022

Below is the latest update on the status of the laundry rooms.

Here is some information that the memorandum does not mentione: The Dept. of Buildings began this crackdown in 2020, just months before lockdown orders began. Once the lockdown began, the DOB ceased almost all activities, slowing down all buildings (not just The Park Regent Condominium's) ability to conform to the rules. See this article about how other buildings are facing the same problem: https://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Building-Operations/2020/2020-January/City-Cracking-Down-on-Illegal-Laundry-Rooms

Furthermore, the DOB did not always find these laundry rooms to be illegal. See the this quote from the article:

“He (the inspector) didn’t see any sprinklers in the laundry room,” says Isaac Katz, head of management at A.M. Katz, which manages the 236-unit co-op that was built in the late 1920s. “He checked his device and didn’t see a laundry room on the building’s Certificate of Occupancy. I explained to him that we got the same violation in 2015, and the judge ruled in favor of the co-op, saying we were grand-fathered because we’ve had a laundry room since 1931.”

Similarly, The Park Regent Condo never had problems with the laundry room prior to it being closed down in 2020. In a surprise move, the DOB shut down our laundry room with no chance to conform to the new enforcement requirements. This was a perfect storm for apartment dwellers all across the city, but especially resident of the Park Rent Condo as some nearby laundromats closed down.

Please know that this is the TOP LINE PRIORITY for the condo board and is the FIRST ISSUE we discuss during every board meeting.

05/08/2020

Here's an update to the laundry situation by First Management Corp., the building managers. This is a clearer copy that was received in the mail.

05/07/2020

12/18/2019

The condo has switch management companies to First Management Corporation located at:

34-03 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 726-4792

12/18/2019

10/09/2019

Two individuals here can be seen seeking shelter from the rain, one of them has an open container as can be seen in the picture. I didn't have the heart to tell them to remove themselves from the premises today (the rain is coming down heavy) so I just told them they need to put away the container. This is just outside the buildings rear entrance. Apparently this is not the doormen's responsibility.

09/17/2019

In the past few years, the walkway along the rear of the building exiting to 41st Ave. has seen a lot of graffiti, vagrancy, and illicit activity. Despite bringing this to the attention of building management these issues remained unaddressed.

Over the weekend, the parking lot management took it upon themselves to paint over some of the graffiti on the metal doors and gates belonging to the building. There is still graffiti remaining on other surfaces that there are plans to address.

In all likelihood, keeping this area clean will require regular effort into the future - this is a small first step.

"Attention is the most basic form of love. Through it, we bless and are blessed." John Tarrant

07/31/2019

On June 26th the condo completed sidewalk repairs that presented tripping hazards. The freshly poured concrete is a welcome sight to the retail frontage!

07/22/2019

BUILDING MANAGER UPDATE

We have news that our new building manager is James Liu ([email protected]).

He is an employee of All Area Realty Services, the property management company employed by The Park Regent Condominium. In the last year we have seen the departure of two other property managers: Keith Scandore and Spyro Kyrou. Perhaps this is an indicator of changes happening within AARSNY.

Keith and Spyro were both longtime property managers, going back over 10 years, who managed other properties in the Flushing area, such as the Madison House Co-op (136-33 41st Ave.) and Marlo Co-op (134-54 Maple Ave.)

07/12/2019

Do you own, operate, or lease to a business at the Park Regent Condo? Join the Park Regent Condominium Business Association!

06/26/2019

Welcome to the Park Regent Condominium page! This page is intended to be a resource for all the residents, businesses and people who interact with this building.

In the spirit of transparency, the administrator of this page is Godwin B. Chen, who is not affiliated with the management or condo board in any way.

What are some experiences of the Park Regent Condo that you would like to share, positive or negative?

Leave your comments below!

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此頁面的宗旨是成為所有居民，商業及對公寓有興趣人們之間互動的資源。

秉承透明管理的精神，本頁的管理人是 Godwin B. Chen，他不以任何方式與公寓的管理層和董事會有任何聯繫。

如您有任何想法想分享給我們，請在下方留言！

03/05/2014

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2013 CONDO BOARD ELECTION RESULTS

After a protracted election process, the December 5, 2013 election for the Park Regent Condominium failed to reach the necessary quorum to elect a new board. This is the second year in a row that the minimum threshold of owners to constitute quorum has not been met, effectively leaving the current board in control of management of the building.

The election was originally scheduled for October 9, 2013, but was delayed due to an objection to voting rules by a candidate. The candidate submitted that owners of the condo's residential units are entitled to the ability to vote for candidates of professional and commercial units under the bylaws of the building. The condo responded by postponing the election to December 5 and allowing candidates from professional or commercial units to choose to run for a professional, commercial, or at-large seat on the condo board. By permitting candidates from professional or commercial units to run for at-large seats on the condo board, the board fulfilled the requirements set forth by the building bylaws. The nomination process for the December 5 Annual Meeting of Unit Owners began anew.

Candidates for the December 5 meeting were:

AT-LARGE SEAT
Maxine Appling
Godwin Chen
Chui Hua Chu
Steven J. Goldin
Ben J. Hall, Anita Lo
Fen Fang Sung
Susana Wong
Vivian Wu, and
Jane Sue Yeh

PROFESSIONAL SEAT
David Chang
Wen-Ruh Chen

COMMERCIAL/GARAGE SEAT
William Chen

The uneventful Annual Meeting was held in the lobby of the building and was sparsely attended. While owners were able to cast ballots, there was no agenda or meeting conducted by the board or All Area Management. Only three candidates were present. In the weeks and months following the election, no notice from All Area Management has yet appeared regarding a special election as required by the bylaws in case of missed quorum. As a result the, the current board members continue their terms until the next election. The current board members are:

Chen Fa Sun
Fen Feng Sung
William Chen
Jane Yeh
Chieh Ming Lin
Choon Yeen Wong
Sie En Yu
Steve Goldin
David Chang
Ben Hall

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