Recently tenants at both 165 and 195 Barrington Avenue apartment buildings became aware of changes to the security system implemented by Ranee Management. Effective the end of May the security guard services will cease. Instead, tenants will have to rely entirely on the electronic surveillance system that was installed. The installation of the security system is reputed to have cost approximately $50,000 per building. We need to look carefully at how that stacks up in the long term against the annual salary of $20,000 – $25,000 for security guards monitoring apartment buildings. Any savings should be passed on to tenants in the (more…)
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Security in Underground Parking Garages
Posted in Auto theft, Burglary, Lease Agreement, Ranee Management, Safety and Security, Security Camera, Security guards, Underground parking garage, Vandalism, tagged 165 Barrington Ave, Auto theft, Burglary, Lease Agreement, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Safety and Security, Security camera, Security guards, Underground parking garage, Vandalism on November 16, 2010| 8 Comments »
UPDATE – Check our other posts for updated information on safety:
Safety and Security In Apartment Buildings (This particular post dealt with a robbery that took place at 165 Barrington Avenue, an apartment building owned by Ranee Management) .
Safety and Security in Apartment Buildings – Security Guards to be Eliminated. (This post addresses concerns about the impact on tenants’ safety resulting from removal security guards by Ranee Management.)
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Security for underground parking garages in apartment buildings is a topic that deserves closer scrutiny. There seems to be an increase in the number of break-ins in underground parking garages. This is costing tenants dearly.
While some tenants have been victims of auto theft, others have had their vehicles broken into or badly vandalized. This is certainly a cause for concern. Underground parking garages in residential apartment buildings are supposed to be equipped with an electronic entrance door and a special access key. This key allows legitimate access to tenants who park their vehicles in the underground parking. These garages should have functioning surveillance cameras to capture all activities and help keep the location safe. Apartment buildings also have security guards patrolling the entire premises. So we have to ask some troubling questions about how criminals manage to gain access (more…)
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Safety and Security in Apartment buildings
Posted in Apartment Issues, Apartment Safety, Apartment Security, Burglary, Compensation, Door locks, Ranee Management, Robbery, Safety, Safety and Security, Security, Security Camera, Security guards, tagged 165 Barrington Ave, Burglary, Door locks, Ranee Management, Robbery, Safety, Security, Security guards on July 30, 2009| 9 Comments »
Recently we were notified that on Tuesday July 28, 2009, several tenants at 165 Barrington Avenue (Ranee Management) were victimized by an obviously well-planned and executed burglary that occurred during the daytime hours.
The notification received from the concerned tenants indicated that “the criminal(s) stole items to make quick sales. Items stolen included personal items such as jewellery, heirlooms, laptop computers, digital cameras, (more…)
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