Notices - Building

Notices - The Alexander

Fire Alarms, Lifts Repairs & Commercial Works

Fire Alarms

Fire alarms over the past two months have been due to faulty break glass or someone playing with it, or faulty smoke detectors. The Concierge or Building Manager will try to verify the issue and silence a false alarm without the Fire Brigade attending.

When evacuating do not use the lifts - your may get stuck if there is a mechanical failure. If you have medicine, bring it down with you.

Lift Repairs

Lift 7 has repeatedly been out of order with a malfunction that will be resolved and tested this week. Please allow additional time to get in/out of the building, and delay heavy deliveries.

Works on Commercial Floors

Commercial floors on levels 2 - 7 will be refurbished. Jack hammering will start Monday 15 February and be done across 7-10 days.

Graeme Hewitt,

Building Manager

Residents needing assistance

If an emergency occurs most of us are able to respond and make our way down the fire stairs, others find this difficult.

If someone in your unit has issues with their vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive or other conditions that would pose difficulty to get out safely, please let the Concierge know.

In an emergency, the Fire team identifies priority floors and who to assist to evacuate safely.

Advise the Concierge if someone in your unit should be on this list.

Notify the Concierge

Recycling Coffee Capsules

How many aluminium coffee capsules do we use each week? Let’s avoid putting them go into landfill. Nespresso makes recycling them easy.

Head towards the Loading Bay - the Nespresso box is to the right of the Loading Bay door.

• Only ALUMINIUM capsules please.
• Any brand: Illy, Nespresso, L’Or, Vittoria, etc.
• Adding plastic capsules means Nespresso will discard the whole box as it takes too long to separate them.
• Dropping off in a plastic bagful is fine - the recycling process can handle this.

Second life? Aluminium can by recycled repeatedly to come back in cars, bikes, metal tools or homewares. Accumulated coffee grounds go into composting systems.

Nespresso Recycling

Carpeting & External Works Update

Carpet and vinyl Installation in garbage rooms will start next Tuesday. Again we need access to lay the carpet tiles up to carpet or tiles in your unit. If you are not home please leave keys with the Concierge.

Floors Dates From 8 am - 4 pm

9 - 11 Tuesday 16 February

12 - 14 Wednesday 17 February

15 - 17 Thursday 18 February

18 - 20 Friday 19 February

21 - 23 Monday 22 February

24 - 26 Tuesday 23 February

27 - 29 Wednesday 24 February

30 - 32 Thursday 25 February

33 - 34 Friday 26 February

35 To be confirmed

Laying vinyl in the garbage rooms will mean no access temporarily while that work is done.

While the weather permits external works will be done Wednesday 10 February.

Graeme Hewitt,

Building Manager

Who can use your keys?

The new BuildingLink system will store your instructions for who is permitted to pick up and use your keys to access your apartment. Please fill in the Authorisation & Indemnity form to provide your instructions to the Building Management team.

Types of permission:

• Permanent
• Ad-hoc - for a cleaner or tradesperson or Property Manager etc
• Update instructions to the Concierge, in writing at any time.

Spare Keys for Emergencies

Building Management does not have a master-key to enter apartments in an emergency or if you are locked out. You can leave a spare key set with the Concierge for safe keeping. Tenants should check if their Property Manager has a set which could obtained if they are locked out.

Apartment Access & Security Indemnity Form

Reopening the Gym & Pool

The gym & pool will reopen on Saturday 13 June with changes to comply with NSW govt rules. The spa and sauna will not reopen for now.

• Open 5 am - 11 pm every day
• Social distancing - the 4 sqm rule limits users to a maximum of 10 in the pool and 10 in the gym at one time.
• Sign in on the clipboard and exercise for an hour.
• If the gym is full, write you name & time down on the board but see who will finish soon and come back then to take their place.
• Hand sanitiser is available. Use the disinfectant wipes to clean equipment before and after your workout to protect yourself and the next person.
• The Concierge will monitor headcount.

Council Garbage Cleanup Dates

Once a fortnight, North Sydney Council pick up bulky items for local residents. Most broken, stained, worn out items which are too big for the bins in the garbage room can be put out on one of the Sunday dates - See the link below.

Accepted: Clothing, furniture, carpet rolls, small appliances, white goods, rugs, linens, cushions, broken toys & sports equipment.

Not accepted: Renovation waste materials, vanities, liquid waste (paints, oils etc), mirrors or glass, or recyclables such as e-waste.

Heavy or large items: It is easier and faster to bring items down via the Goods Lift down to the Loading Dock, and to the street. See the Concierge to do this.

Alternative disposal: Items not accepted may be safely disposed of at the CRC. See the link for the dates plus recycling and alternative disposal options.

Council Garbage Cleanup - 2021 dates

Officeworks Recycling Program

Right next door, Officeworks has a free recycling program to reduce office items from going into landfill.

Residents can drop items into the green recycling collection units just inside the door:

• Batteries - AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, Laptop or mobile phone batteries are accepted. If you have industrial, commercial or a vehicle battery, please drop this off at the Community Recycling Centre (CRC) in Artarmon where it will be treated properly.
• Print cartridges - empty ink & toner cartridges
• Pens & markers - Any plastic pens, markers or highlighters
• Mobile phones - old mobiles, batteries and accessories

Officeworks Recycling

Visitor Parking - New Arrangement

New visitor parking is now available on Level B1. The residential contractor parking will be used for visitor or disable parking, and is conveniently located near the lifts.

Availability

• Two spaces available
• Monday - Friday 4 pm -12 am
• Saturday & Sunday, 8 am - 12 am
• Maximum time allowed is 4 hours

Bookings

• Fill in a form at the Concierge desk
• No deposit required
• Exceeding the time limit is not fair to others and may result in losing use of this facility.

Residents Registration Audit

Building Management on behalf of the the Owners Corporation manage Resident Registration and periodically do an audit as part of:

• Maintaining a current register of Residents and their Security Devices.
• Ensuring the ongoing security of the building and its Residents.

To complete the audit, Building Management request all Residents (Owners and Tenants) to complete the attached Resident Register Form and return it to Concierge preferably within 7 days (it is essential that you record the Total number of Security Devices in your possession, in the ‘No. of Devices’ section of the Form).

Once the audit is complete, Building Management will deactivate Security Devices that are not accounted for.

Resident Registration Form

Loading Dock & Goods Lift - The only way to move heavy items

To keep the foyer and lifts in good condition, all heavy items and equipment must be moved using the Loading Dock and Goods Lift. These facilities are free.

Contact the Concierge to:

• Move furniture to/from your apartment.
• Bring heavy equipment in or out - appliance deliveries, commercial cleaners, etc
• Move trades equipment to/from your apartment.

Note:

OfficeWorks uses the Loading Dock each morning. Delivery or collection is till possible of a heavy or bulky item if the delivery vehicle parks in Little Spring Street and the item is wheeled through the loading dock to the goods lift to reach your floor.

Moving In & Out Using the Loading Dock

Active steps against Coronavirus

The Coronavirus is presenting many challenges for us all. The call to work from home, frequent hygiene steps and social distancing will help lower the risk of transmission. Please note the NSW Health advice posted in the lifts.

• Excel Building Management and Tru-Brite Cleaning, have notified the Owners Committee of how it will respond to Coronavirus for its clients.
• Minimising the viral load on surfaces by:
• Frequently cleaning the Reception desk & equipment making this area safer for all.
• Concierge staff to stay home if unwell
• Providing more frequent cleaning in high-traffic areas, and disinfecting of touch-surfaces in lifts, the intercom, mailroom boxes etc.

Excel Building Management Coronavirus Announcement

Acumen Strata: Covid Update

Acumen Strata is committed to ensuring the health and well-being of our clients both Owners and Strata Committees, our employees and contractors whilst continuing to provide you quality strata management services.

We have a business continuity plan in place to continue delivering services with minimum disruption to strata management services to our valued customers. Remote working and technology systems are ready to remain responsive in supporting your strata management needs.

Email please

Owners - please send us an email to ensure you continue to receive your strata levies and strata information.

Email info@acumentstrata.com.au advising: Your name, Lot, Strata plan, and confirmation that you wish to receive future correspondence via email.

Acumen Strata - Full Update

Excel Building Management Changes

The impact of the Coronavirus is radiating across business, workplaces and homes. The Strata Committee & Building Management have introduced precautions to protect Residents in The Alexander.

Previously announced:

• Enhanced cleaning in high traffic areas & touch surfaces
• Additional cleaning added
• Hand sanitisers will be in the lobby and other locations for use
• NSW Health notices posted in public areas
• Building management & cleaning staff have adopted preventative hygiene practices.

Starting immediately (until further notice):

• Food & grocery deliveries should be delivered to the foyer only
• Non-essential contractors will not be visiting the building
• Residents to observe social distancing (1.5 m.)

Excel Building Management Notice

Blocked Drains

Occasionally drains are blocked by the wrong items being flushed. Thankfully it does not occur frequently but it is expensive for the building, and owners when it does. Also awfully inconvenient for a Resident if it results in a flood inside a unit.

There are items which should not be flushed. Please see the full notice.

Full blocked drains notice

Numberplate Recognition starts

NumberPlate Recognition (NPR) is in operation as a security upgrade for the carpark. Registered vehicles will gain automatic entry to the carpark. Use your FOB for the internal gates. Only motorcyclists and cyclists will need to swipe their FOB at the carpark entrance.

Click below for FAQs on how NPR works and to register your vehicle. Please report any issues to the Concierge.

NPR FAQs

New Cafe DA

An earlier post shows the new design for upgrading Berry Square which Winten will do in 2020.

Winten will also update Shop 2 which is the empty cafe at the bottom of our building along with the adjacent outdoor space. DA 383/19 was lodged with North Sydney Council last week. Click to see the proposed development and signage.

See DA 383/19

Do you lease your car space out?

The Number Plate Recognition system (NPR) is now operating for access to the carpark. If you currently, or plan to lease out a spare car space, you will need to assist the leasing driver to ensure their vehicle is registered to access the carpark.

Click and check the steps required to set up access for the leasing Driver.

Do you lease your carspace out?

Berry Square Upgrade - Preliminary Design

Winten has proposed the design for upgrading Berry Square in front of our building. The design considers pedestrian access, seating, landscaping, lighting and signage - see Page 4 in the design document.

Subject to Council approval, work may commence in 2020. Residents will be notified before work starts.

Berry Square DA & Design