A Five-Month Delay and a Growing List of Questions

Five months later, residents are still waiting for completion of the second-floor elevator landing project. So let’s look at some of the details behind these delays.

As everyone knows, permits are supposed to be obtained before work begins.
Work on this project — less than 600 square feet — started on January 21, 2026, nearly FIVE months ago. Yet the only permit currently visible is for electrical work. The contracts themselves were reportedly signed back in September 2025.

While initiating two lawsuits could be a distraction; according to Board President Olena Biletska, the delays are due to permitting issues.

But there is one major problem with that explanation.

The Permit Excuse Falls Apart

The electrical permit application itself was not submitted until March 25, 2026 — more than TWO MONTHS after work had already begun.

When searching public records, there also appear to be NO OPEN PERMITS for flooring, drywall, or the pipe repair work connected to this project.

Here are the currently open permits from this year:

Now it’s no wonder that the project manager on this project Ms. Biletska could not provide a completion date when this project started. 

So residents should reasonably ask:

When exactly can we expect this project to finally be completed?  Will it have been inspected by the city for safety and completion of work?

There is another detail residents may find interesting

The contractor listed on the second-floor permit is “Baltic Electrical”.

This same company has previously performed work in Board President Olena Biletska’s personal unit.

At minimum, this relationship should have been disclosed to residents. If a contractor with prior business ties to the board president was being considered for association work, the proper course would have been for her to abstain from any related vote.

The situation becomes even more concerning when reviewing the permit history tied to the president’s own unit.

Records show an electrical permit for her apartment was opened in April 2022 and still appears expired and unresolved, after four years let’s hope the issue is not with Baltic Electrical.

Residents are constantly reminded about architectural modification rules, compliance, and enforcement. But shouldn’t those same standards apply equally to board members themselves?

Board members should set the example for the community they govern.

That is why it is troubling when residents see unresolved expired permits connected to a board president, ongoing project delays blamed on permits that were filed months late, and reports of late-paying board members serving in leadership positions.

Owners deserve accountability, transparency, and leadership that follows the same rules expected of everyone else.

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Owners deserve to know why it takes over five months to complete a simple project in less than 600 square feet. Considering NO WORK TOOK PLACE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.