Funny, didn't even occur to me to adjust the water temperature up on my own boiler. We just put on sweaters! The heaters are being fed from the hot water heater which is set to its top temperature of around 140.

The issue isn't the BTUs of the water heater but of the the radiators. I could have gained 15% with the higher fan speed but I think expecting a tenant to screw around turning up and down the fan speed when there's a cold snap is probably too much. Or is it? Same thing with the fan noise, anyone like us with window air conditioners just sucks it up about the noise, and the higher fan speed is far less noisy than an air conditioner, but I'm hesitant to go there.

You're welcome. Anytime.

nah. the bottom sign is to say which train leaves first to exchange place , since you can go on the train to hoboken or to newark to stop there

This is very helpful! TY soooo much for your input!!

So you can't increase the boiler temperature without risking scalding your tenants? I imagine there would be a way to increase the heating water temperature separate to the house hot water, even on a combined system.

My house was struggling to get to 65 with the boiler set to the default 180 degrees, I increased to 210 and things got much better.

Robin.

My wife is Japanese and a big hit with her friends is tote bags from The Strand bookstore, Trader Joe's, etc. They don't really differentiate Jersey City from New York City, so anything NYC-related is considered a hometown gift. As much as I love Second Street's and Antique Bakery's stuffed breads, if they make it through customs -- and that's a big "if" -- they'll be stale and worst for the wear after that 12-hour flight. Enjoy the trip, Japan is another -- better -- world.

As I responded above I actually do have fans, the whole point of what I'm trying is to eliminate baseboards.

U can actually get it installed for free at autozone if u buy it from them

Thanks for thoughtful response. The system is kind of idiosyncratic so some of what you say doesn't apply. Short cycling is an issue with something like a steam system or PTAC, but this is actually a small apartment being heated by its water heater!

The cycling is the on/off of the fan in the wall heaters, not the cycling of the water heater itself. The challenge it had during the cold weather wasn't the BTUs of water heater but the amount of radiation it could transmit through the radiators. I'm using a Nest thermostat provided by PSEG for free, I haven't seen a setting for temp differential but I can hunt around for it.

It's also interesting what you say about the fan noise. This is something new to me, I'm used to passive radiators and I've been unsure how to approach it. These units actually have two fan speeds, but the higher speed definitely seems intrusive to me. I'm curious how loud a PTAC is, what would you compare it to? I'm assuming that a quality residential PTAC isn't as loud as what I've experienced in motels.

Are we talking about the current Jersey City administration or the just the university?

Imagine running the biggest legal modern scam and swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars per student per year from government and student funds and somehow losing money

Pick up a couple of oil-filled space heaters for the tenants, and if the renters are paying for electric, shave some money off of that month's rent. That's how we cope with cold weather in our brick rowhouse. Heat the room you are in, and wear warm clothes.

You mean Paulus Hook worked well for you ?

It’s the best for me (moved from London)

ITs criminal but its par for the course with these things. Some brother in law /cousin / buddy of someone that makes these decisions got rich and kicked back a huge check to a politician that approved the needlessly high budget for it. It so heavy it needs to be reset every year to level it as well.

The is a marble yard in PA with the same looking material for 1/20 the cost of the import

It cost almost 100,000 a year in maintenance that's in addition to the accident maintenance needed form leaks and construction in the area .

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That also doesn't account for the teams of 6 people working 8 hour shifts JUST to maintain the floor daily 24/7 . Because of how much extra work it takes to keep those floors looking good over high traffic version that more scuff resistant.

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That 18 - 30 people counting weekend staff on salary JUST to maintain the floor. If its not it can actually stain if they let the coating wear down that would need an acid wash to restore the color before reapplying the wax.

It just not a material made for the volume for foot traffic it has.

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Over $350 a square foot to fix as well.

They could still probably replace it with high traffic composite marble that would look almost EXACTLY the same or even straight industrial poly plates with marble façade and no one but them would know the difference and end up saving money in the long run.

But no has to be certified imported Italian marble for some reason.

Port Authority owns it, but Silverman has 99 year lease, so it's essentially his. Westfield manages it, but things get extra complicated as the 9/11 memorial committee (or whatever they're called) is the one with veto power. It's like building something with built in historic building designation. I also don't think Westfield has anything to with the PATH station.

Really like the sound of Paulus Hook

Thanks and where did you end up? Happy to hear your tips on the best real estate companies

Classic happy to see more details

Thanks this is super helpful

Budget is good so cost of area hopefully not an issue

Yea, the flooring thing is an insane boondoggle that someone should be in jail over. It's constantly being repaired/maintained, and that will be done for many years, if not in perpetuity because the whole point of the structure was to get landmark status right at 30 years old. It's already almost 1/3 of the way there. Once that hits, no chance on being allowed to replace it.

And it's not like they didn't know this. Marble is a little stronger than chalk. It's a very soft material. Hence it's used to carve statues because it's a nice medium to work with and still polishes up.

Using it in a place built on pylons over multiple train tracks in the middle of a decade long construction project where it would be subject to small vibrations in perpetuity was stupid. The structure is going to expand/contract due to temperature below the structure as well. Foot traffic is just an extra problem.

Rumi

Thanks a lot, will check out Hamilton Park

Both excellent and quite distinct in their own ways. Happy to help via DM if you want. We moved to JC sight unseen during the height of pre vaccine lockdown but landed on our feet with bars, travel and shops.

And Paulus Hook might have a Whole Foods before the next Ice Age...

You're probably seeing lots of good and bad recommendations for which letting agents/developers to go with so I could also help there with my completely biased and brilliant opinion!