Setback the First

I got a call from Ally up at the leasing office earlier this week with some bad news. Apparently a handful of units are holding the entire Old Bull building back with regard to getting a Certificate of Occupancy, and the building’s opening date pushed back from mid-June to July 1st. I had originally planned on moving in on June 27th, so needless to say this changed things a bit. Further complicating the matter was the fact that my current lease ends June 30th.

We all knew this was a possible obstacle from the very beginning. The apartment management was very up front with me about what could happen, and I was notified as soon as they knew of the pushback. They’re also being extremely accommodating, as they said they would, and are reimbursing me for the inconvenience by cutting some additional concessions on my rent. At the end of the day, we can all hope that nothing will go wrong with any situation we find ourselves in, so guarantees to make good where possible are worth a great deal.

I called TROSA to re-schedule the movers, and to utilize their short-term storage. They’re going to pick the stuff up from the old apartment on June 30th — which I’ll then have to go through and clean, but it shouldn’t be a big deal — and will be dropping it off at the new place on the First of June. My cat and I are going to get a hotel room for the night because I don’t want to think about how traumatic it would be to board him.

Many thanks again go out to Ally and the HallKeen team for their quick response to the rapidly changing situation and going out of their way to both stay true to their word and ensure that the residents have to suffer the minimum number of inconveniences.