February 2025 CT

HIGH-RISE SITE TOUR By Vincent Rapolla, AMS, PCAM, Taylor Management Company, AAMC, AMO

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Hello CAI-NJ Greetings from the North,

I am excited to be the chair of the inaugural CAI-NJ North Jersey Regional Committee. We have some exciting events that we are in the process of lining up for the upcoming year. We aim to focus on bringing more exposure to CAI-NJ in the northern region of the state. Our programs will offer educational events as well as networking events that are geographically convenient to those that generally cannot attend CAI-NJ events held in the central and southern parts of the state.

Vincent Rapolla, AMS, PCAM

“We aim to focus on bringing more

We kick off the year with our first event in March which will be for community managers and board members. The event will be a High-Rise Site Tour hosted at the Crystal Point Condominium in Jersey City. This event will provide for managers and board members the opportunity to discuss best practices with the industry professionals that service the association. We will have great breakout sessions with the association attorney, engineers as well as other service pro

exposure to CAI-NJ in the Northern Region of the State.”

viders that are specific to the association. This will be a very informative event for managers and board members of all levels. Crystal Point is a 42-story high rise, which supplies heat, A/C and domestic hot water to all units of the building. This tour will give all attendees a firsthand look of what it takes to operate a full-service high-rise facility. A high-rise the likes of Crystal Point provides for all who attend the opportunity to get a glance at a true high-rise facility that encounters all of the challenges there are to navigating a high-rise building. This is an event that all managers and board members should take advantage of. 2 CEUs to be provided for community managers. After the event, business partners are invited to come to Hudson & Co. for a happy hour (cash bar) directly following the High-Rise Site Tour at 4:30 PM to network with the attendees. Looking forward to collaborating with all who can attend. For details and to register, please visit www.cainj.org/education-events/ ! n

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