Matthew Adam Properties, Inc, a premier New York residential property manager, has instituted the use of a drone to supplement its property manager services. The company is apparently the first residential manager in the city to use this technology.
The drone assists the superintendent and building manager in viewing the side of buildings for issues difficult to see with the naked eye from street level such as inspecting exterior conditions, monitoring contractors work and examine other building installations. One co-op used the drone to see if the contractor’s work had been completed as contracted.
According to Ira Meister, president and founder of Matthew Adam Properties, the hi-definition, professionally rated drone has more than paid for itself in the brief time in use. It has helped resolve numerous issues.
“New York is a vertical city and certain aspects of managing and taking care of a property are difficult,” Meister said. “The drone is a natural adjunct to our work and has enabled us to better see the work of contractors and identify problems on the facade that are difficult to see with the naked eye, or even binoculars.”
Recently, the firm used the drone to inspect the underside of an extended cornice on a high-rise co-op.
“We saved the co-op a significant expenditure, greatly reduced the time it took to inspect the area and cut down on inconvenience for residents and pedestrians,” Meister said. “Without the drone, we would have had to erect scaffolding. What could have taken weeks was done in minutes.”
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