The Pointe of Saint Paul has begun their elevator update.  The building is now down to two elevators to serve 290 condos.  So far delays have been minimal, but let’s see how it goes when one new elevator is up and running along with an original one.  Will they play nice together or cause havoc? We will [...]

There are reasons high-rises don’t like charcoal grills!  As it was the likely culprit of the fire that happened this evening at the Pointe of Saint Paul.  From what is known, it looks like someone threw hot embers from a grill down the building’s trash chute.  It didn’t take long for that to start other [...]

The Pointe of Saint Paul has started the process for new elevators, well modernization actually.

The elevators at the Pointe are at about their life expectancy so the Board of Directors (including myself) have decided to replace them.  Construction will likely begin late summer, with completion 18 months later.  It’s not an easy process, but it will be [...]

It was a scary night last night at the Pointe of Saint Paul.  There was a transformer malfunction in downtown, which caused a handful of buildings to lose power.  While this is not fun in its own right, the Pointe of Saint Pauls’ backup generator also failed.  Normally under a loss of power, the buildings elevators [...]