Condo fees are due and payable on the first of every month. After the 15th of the month, a late fee of $25 will be applied. Please make your check payable to "Canal Place II Owners Association". You can either mail your payment to: Canal Place II Owners Association, 200 Market Street, Box 100, Lowell, MA 01852 or you can leave it in the locked mailbox in the lobby between the A and B buildings near the bulletin board. Please be sure to note your unit number and the month that the fee is for on the check.
My Mortgage Co. is asking for a copy of the condo's
"master insurance policy". Where can I get that?
Our insurer is HUB International, Brewer and Lord in Lexington, MA. Our insurance agent is Kevin Meeagher and he can be reached at 978-661-6716. His partner is Jaimie Potter at 978-661-6884. Either one can take care of getting you what you need.
You can get a 6D if all of your condo fees are paid in full and you have put in a request to a Trustee. You can email them directly from this site. The cost for a 6D is $25 and can be paid to Canal Place II Owners Association. The mailing address for the Association is on the home page. If you have a question about your account balance, please contact Roberta Bloom at roberta@canalplace2.org or call 978-455-2839
You can have a Questionnaire filled out by a Trustee and faxed to your bank/mortgage company upon request. This document fee is also $25, paid to Canal Place II Owners Association. Contact Roberta or Mari Jae for a questionnaire.
The heat for the building is generated at a central location, not in each unit. The thermostats control the amount of warm air blown into each unit to manage the temp locally. If you suspect that the heat has gone out because your vent is blowing cool air, or none at all, follow these steps:
1. Check to see the thermostat is working. Check other vents in your unit and the temperature of air coming from them.
2. Call 999 from the front door to access a Trustee to let them know of the situation. It could be that the boiler has shut off.
There is parking available to residents in the city garage next to the building for a discounted monthly rate. The fourth floor provides a catwalk from the garage level into our building which eliminates a lot of walking. The monthly fee for a parking pass is currently $48.00/month for residents of Lowell. Parking is not included in your condo fee. The Office for purchasing passes is located at the garage entrance and open during normal business hours. Payment is due and payable on the 1st of each month. The garage is lighted and 24 hour security is onsite.
IMPORTANT! While the rotary directly in front of the building is owned by us, the rest of the parking lot is owned by Canal Place I. DO NOT EVEN THINK OF PARKING IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING - YOU WILL BE TOWED! In the unfortunate instance, you or someone you know is towed, call Lowell Automatic Transmission to arrange to get your car released.
Packages are retrieved from the mailroom regularly by Patrick. If you receive a notice that you have a package there and it has not been delivered to you, contact Patrick Shea or Mari Jae Benning.
How do I get my name added to the front door buzzer list?
If you want your name/# added to the buzzer list, the best way is to contact trustee, Roberta Bloom with your first and last name, your telephone number and your unit number.
Our buzzer system is routed through our telephone lines and we use our phone to buzz someone into the building.
If you are at the door and want to contact someone to let you in, press the start button (red button), dial the three digit code and wait for them to answer.
If you want to let someone in who is at the door, answer your phone, say hello and press the zero ("0") button on your phone. After you hear the beeping sound, you can hang up.
There is a small coin-op laundry room in the basement, next to the trash room. Use the front door key to access it. You will need quarters. There is no bill changer there. If you find any problems, please contact Automatic Laundry at the number posted there or contact any Trustee
Owning a condo is like owning any other piece of property; you'll have neighbors that you enjoy, ones that you tolerate and others that you may never see. The difference is that with a condo, you share walls, floors and ceilings. You are in closer proximity to these people.
It's always good practice to try to be a good neighbor. Respect others' desire to have a quiet, peaceful environment. Try to be friendly and neighborly first. If, for some reason, there is a problem, try some of these suggestions:
If there is noise coming from your neighbor's unit that is bothering you, try to contact the person living there by phone or knocking on their door. Politely request they turn down the volume or quiet the disturbance if they can.
If the noise is during the hours of 11pm to 7am, politely remind them that these are quiet hours in the building (and the city). If you are the one causing the noise, please reduce it so not to disturb your neighbors or cease your activities. Construction during these hours is absolutely not allowed.
If you and your neighbor cannot come to a resolution, you must decide how to proceed. The Lowell Police can be reached to resolve domestic issues at any time. The Trustees are not the police and cannot, and should not, intervene unless there are issues with common areas.
If problems with common areas arise, please contact the Trustees immediately. Trash in the hallways, clogged trash chute, damage to walls, stairs, windows, fire extinguishers, etc. constitute reasons to contact the Trustees.
If you have seen a resident cause damage to the building, please contact a Trustee immediately.
Carefully! - There are two springloaded tabs on them that will allow you to tilt the window in for cleaning. They are very heavy and need to be supported when they are tilted in.
That depends - Most shut-offs are located near the water heater down low where the cold water comes in. In the 3 bedrooms they are in a hole in the sheetrock right behind the water heater and under the stairs. In the 1 and 2 beds, it varies. Look near the hot water heater. You should have a shut-off in your unit.
