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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT

Kelly's Property Services
Providing Consulting Services, Project Management,
and Professional Craftsmanship with a Personal Touch
[by Pamela Schweppe]

Oh, what a difference a board
makes! When a big capital improvement project is at hand, no one knows
that better than Bryan J. Kelly, president and founder of Kelly's Property
Services. From its offices in Waltham
and Marlborough, Mass., Kelly's
Property Services has been serving
the New England condominium industry since 1989, providing creative,
customized solutions for roofing, water
infiltration, building envelope projects,
and more. Two recent projects illustrate how Kelly's works hand-in-hand
with association boards to provide
high-quality results.
Kelly's Property Services installed new roofing for the entire
225-unit Merrimack Meadows complex in less than six months.
MAKING A PITCH FOR ROOFING
Having launched his business early in the
condominium boom, Kelly recognizes that
many complexes throughout New England are
information we need to put together a comprehensive,
aging and in need of exterior upgrades. Take Merrimack
solution-based proposal for the association," Kelly says.
Meadows Condominium Association, for example.
As it happens, the board at Merrimack Meadows
Located in Tewksbury, Mass., the 225-unit complex con- previously had a bad experience involving other consists of 46 multi-unit buildings and 20 detached garages. tractors when they installed vinyl siding on the complex.
Over the course of time, the roofs performed "pretty
"We learned a lot about how not to do a big project,"
much as they should have," according to association
admits Stuart Simon, who was president of the board of
manager Joe Silva. The owner of Silva Associates, Silva
trustees at the time of the roofing project. "We wanted
serves as principal and a property manager and real
the roofs done right." As a result, the board was cautious
estate broker for his Tewksbury firm. "We made repairs
in doing aits due diligence. "I felt most confident going
here and there, but it got to the point where the board of
with Kelly," says Simon. "They did a very nice presentatrustees said, "Let's do 225 units. All of them!".
tion, and while they may be a big outfit, they made
Kelly's Property Services' approach to constructing a
it very personal. They were very reputable, and they
proposal for such a major project includes meeting with
offered us exactly what we wanted." Kelly's Property
the board to hear their issues and evaluate their needs.
Services was awarded the $1.2 million contract.
If they feel it's needed, they will then do further investigating on their own, including the use of thermal imaging
THE IMPORTANCE OF A PLAN
to see what potential problems lie beneath the surface.
To Kelly, one of the most important parts of any project
"This process is important, because it provides the
is the preconstruction planning phase. "This helps lay

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