1105 Massachusetts Avenue Condominium Trust
Board of Trustees Meeting
August 27, 2026
The meeting of the 1105 Mass. Ave. Condominium Trust Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, August 27th at 4 PM.
Present for the Board of Trustees were Brad Settle, Alexandra Solemano, Peter Sullivan, Bev Thornton and Bob Whitaker.
Also in attendance were Elder Nunez and Myra Miller.
MOTION: To approve the actions made by the interim board from the last Annual Meeting to the recording of the document recording Trustees, All approved.
PREVIOUS MONTHS MINUTES: The minutes from the July 23, 2026 meeting were approved as presented.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ACCOUNT STATUS: Bev was looking at the delinquent list and delinquencies had improved. There is only a one month report of the new fiscal year.
BEUDO: Brad reported that we are all accounted for regarding the registration. The appeals meetings have not been relevant to our issues. He would like another building with a similar layout to meet with the appeals board before us so that we can learn from their presentation and the BEUDO response. We can check with Hodan to see if they are aware of what is happening with BEUDO. Myra will write to them to give them a heads up.
DISCUSSION OF ELEVATOR KICK OFF MEETING: There was a meeting yesterday with Cleary and Bulger on site viewing the building and storage areas etc. There are unresolved logistical issues for delivering the new equipment via crane.
ELEVATOR DESIGN: Brad reported that we needed to select our new elevator buttons. Currently we have domed indicators with lights in the middle with free-floating square floor numbers. Brad met with Cleary on-site to see button samples and liked the one with the floor indicator background surrounding the button (PB-35). The board agreed to proceed with that option.
We also had an option for cab direction indicators and Cleary advised flat panels to reduce the risk of damage during moves. The board agreed with the proposed segment indicator.
The new elevator system still requires a phone number for emergencies. The current elevators route to the management answering service, but Cleary suggested it should go to our alarm monitoring company.
2A RENOVATION REQUEST: The board reviewed the submitted materials and didn’t have concerns about the scope of work. We will provide approval for city permits when needed.
NEWSLETTER ITEMS: Bob has a list of topics to include and it was suggested to add information about getting rid of mattresses (the city will take them for a fee). The next document to review will be the move in move out policy.
Bob wanted to include reminders about the change in condo fees and parking, but we suggested numbers shouldn’t be included as the newsletter is distributed to non-owner residents. He will mention that the elevator project is starting in late October. Since it is critical we are able to communicate with residents about elevator project impacts he will include butterfly instructions. Other new topics to consider including: reminder about packages and food deliveries, which bin is for trash and which is recycling, cleaning HVAC filters, and handling boxes for move-in/out and shipping boxes.
OTHER MAINTENANCE ITEMS: The parking surface repairs have been completed.
We are going to set a deadline for the HVAC company to repair the rear railing and fix it ourselves with a chargeback if needed.
NEXT MEETING DATE: The 4th Thursday is September 24th at 4 PM
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Bob scheduled October 8th at 8:30 AM for them to come out to view the scope of the building. Bob would like Brad to be present as well.
ANNUAL MEETING: The Annual Meeting of Unit Owners is held the second Thursday in November Which this year is November 12th. We meet at 6 PM to hold a monthly board meeting and then 7 PM the Annual Meeting starts. Brad reminded us that people requested a hybrid meeting (in person and online) so we will try to get into the faculty club for our meeting which was used in the past. We can also check other options if that is not available such as local hotels for function rooms, Cambridge College, a seminar room and check the church (old Cambridge Baptist) for space.
Respectfully submitted,
ELN Management
Myra Miller