The Parker-Holsman Primer
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The Parker-Holsman Primer |
| Parker-Holsman Co. 1461 E. 57th Street Chicago, IL 60637 773-493-2525 Your Neighborhood Realtor since 1931 | |
All buildings need MRI - and now's the time! Be patient (From the Summer 1998 issue)
We're not talking about the kind you get in the clinic. Property must continually receive:
Maintenance
Repair
Improvement
if it is to keep its value and provide your family with comfortable shelter. Summer is the time for:
Roof repair
Tuckpointing
Carpet cleaning
Window painting
Landscaping
New fencing
Concrete repair
Chimney inspection
If your building is busy with these kinds of projects, be grateful and cooperative. Use the back stairs - or avoid the back stairs; tolerate roof work that wakes the baby; step around new concrete and don't put your initials in it!
Thinking of a Springtime move? Call us for a free marketability study! (From the Winter 1997 issue)
Spring seems a natural time to move on to the home of your dreams, but the time to start thinking of selling your present home and looking for a new one is NOW.
Make an appointment with a member of our sales team, and we'll do a free marketability study of your home that will give you a flying start when selling time comes. We will let you know what minor repairs and decorating will be worthwhile and how to set off the features of your house to best advantage. We can answer your questions and help you arrive at a price for your home that will meet your needs as a seller as well as being attractive to a buyer.
Of course, we can also help you find that next dream house. So give us a call at 773-493-2525. Parker-Holsman sales agents have many years of real estate experience in Hyde Park and we're ready, able and willing.
Insurance Just Got Cheaper (From the Winter 1997 issue)
Liberty Mutual is offering a group discount to qualified Parker-Holsman customers on homeowners (including condominium), renters, and auto insurance. Contact Bernita Johnson-Roberts at 312-346-4400 ext 251 or email her at b.johnson-gabriel@libertymutual.com for more information.
Whether rental, condo, or co-op - you live in a community (From the Winter 1997 issue)
At a recent meeting at one of the buildings we manage, one of the residents complained, "I thought when I moved here, I would be free to do what I wished. Now I find there are all these rules and regulations that restrict my freedom!" Well, she's right: apartment living - in good, well-managed buildings - does entail rules and regulations, restrictions developed to benefit all the residents, members of a small community.
Rules regarding use of the common areas, noise, waste disposal, laundry rooms, outdoor grilling - all have one goal: respect for one's neighbors' rights to peaceful enjoyment of their property. We live close to one another. Fumes from our grill or decibels from our stereo can pollute our neighbor's air. Our mops on the back porch and overshoes in the front hall diminish everyone's pride in our buildings. Improper use of fireplaces and wood storage in common areas can pose a fire threat to all.
So, make a point of knowing and respecting the rules of your apartment building. Help to develop better rules if necessary. And, above all, be a good neighbor and enjoy your membership in your mini-community.
Green thumb getting rusty? Here's a remedy! (From the Summer 1996 issue)
Want to combine healthy exercise, communion with the earth and help for the hungry? Take a stroll over to 46th Street between Ellis and Greenwood and join your neighbors at the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Garden where you'll find a profusion of food crops, flowers, and herbs. Volunteer gardeners plant and harvest a wide variety of produce, such as tomatoes, okra, cabbage, eggplant, peppers, squash, lettuce, watermelon, and greens. Harvested crops are donated to the Hyde Park-Kenwood Food Kitchen at 4608 S. Greenwood.
Gardeners meet on Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. as well as Saturdays. Additional gardeners to help plant, weed, and harvest are always welcome!
For further information, or to donate supplies and materials, please contact Carol Gittler at 773-324-7330.
Stay cool and healthy - Summer time air conditioning saves lives (From the Summer 1996 issue)
Studies have found that access to air conditioning, even a few hours a day, makes a difference. Every association should try to make sure that its frail or elderly residents have some access to air conditioning if there is another serious heat wave. Call us for suggestions.
It's great to be silver...at least you save money (From the Summer 1996 issue)
Have you applied for your Senior Citizen's Sewer Rebate? And how about the Senior Citizen Exemption for your home? Both can save you money. Call Marv Brusman at 773-493-2525 for details.
Any abandoned bikes in your building? (From the Winter 1996 issue)
The Blackstone Bicycle Co-op is a bike shop (6100 S. Blackstone) that uses donated bicycles to teach children bicycle mechanics and engineering skills. If you have abandoned bicycles collecting dust in your building, the Bicycle Co-op will pick them up (at no charge) and put them to good use with low income children. Call 773-241-5458 for more information and/or bike pick up.
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