
Why Historic Property Management Requires Different Skills Than Modern Buildings
Your building has been around for decades. Some of you serve on boards of condos built in the 1920s. Others
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Your building has been around for decades. Some of you serve on boards of condos built in the 1920s. Others

Your board has a shortlist. Three candidates, three proposals, three smiles and handshakes. But how do you separate the average

Your historic home holds stories. It holds century old woodwork. It holds original stained glass and plaster walls that have
Chicago’s vintage buildings are not simply older versions of new construction. A 1920s courtyard building has different plumbing, masonry, and
Most boards do not realize their management company has stopped serving them until something breaks, financially or physically. That is
Every historic building eventually needs repairs, and every repair carries a choice most boards do not realize they are making.