Thanks for making 40,000 views

It's great to reach the milestone of 40,000 views of our blog before we move in.

Thanks for your encouraging comments and for tuning in regularly. We hope to keep this blog going as a way for residents to communicate after we move in.

One issue discussed earlier in the blog which we have not sorted out is how we will manage the flow of cars (and trucks) along Jones Street. I was reminded of this last week when I visited the site and trucks were queuing up to access the site. Maybe it won't be a problem, but I imagine there will be a bit of backing up when cars going in and cars going out meet in the middle.

I guess we'll see.

One of the other owners contacted me last week, advising how important it is to have a good strata manager. He had some bad stories from the building he currently lives is, where some apartments have a dozen or more students living in them, with poor consequences for noise and mess around the building. The strata manager does nothing to stop it.

This is something we need to be active on at HM if we are to create a special community. We don't want overcrowding (which is illegal anyway) and a highly transient population. Of course, many of the apartments will be rented out, but hopefully a solid core will be stable residents who cherish the place.

So I spoke to our appointed strata manager, Sailesh, and I am encouraged by his enthusiasm. He seems like a good guy. He works for Netstrata, which looks like a substantial business. He sent me this friendly note as a way of reaching out to us.

Dear Graham

It was very nice talking to you over the phone.

I intend providing the best management of Harbour Mill in Pyrmont. Hope to chat soon.

Thank you

Regards,

Sailesh Shakya Strata Manager