🇺🇸 English | 🇪🇸 Español Title borrowed from Marvin Gaye’s song and album There are multiple issues at BK1 right now. Some are inconveniences. Others potentially involve life safety, structural integrity and emergency systems. Yet on issue after issue, owners are getting little information, no updates—or no explanation at all. Let’s take a quick look:…
Tag: Safety
Happy Anniversary!
🇺🇸 English | 🇪🇸 Español Today marks the six-month anniversary of the start of construction on our second-floor elevator lobby renovation. The project is being led by our Board President, Olena Biletska, who frequently points to her construction background. Let’s put this project into perspective. The entire renovation area is less than 600 square feet—roughly…
“A picture is worth a thousand words” / “Una imagen vale más que mil palabras”
We deserve so much better Nosotros merecemos mucho mejor
UPDATE: Fight then Fix vs Fix then Fight
🇺🇸 English | 🇪🇸 Español KEY TAKEAWAYS The Reality Residents Are Living Six Months. Two Elevators Down. Zero Resolution. This is no longer a delay — it’s a complete failure to act. Residents have been left dealing with unacceptable conditions for half a year. The Price Dropped. The Problem Didn’t. Costs were reduced dramatically, eliminating…
BK1 Condo Board Meeting – April 8, 2026
🇺🇸 English | 🇪🇸 Español Seismic Monitoring Decision Raises Questions on Timing, Transparency, and Alternatives The April 8, 2026 Board Meeting was primarily called to approve a vendor for seismic monitoring services ahead of the nearby Mandarin construction project, which is expected to continue through 2030. What should have been a straightforward decision instead raised…
The “Brickell Standard”
🇺🇸 English | 🇪🇸 Español Musical Elevators: The New Normal at Brickell Key One? It happened again this morning. Another “Out of Service” email and sign. We are now down to three working elevators for the entire building. The Board’s refusal to resolve the dispute with TKE or to at least repair then solve the…





