The Gull's Call - Jan/Feb/Mar 2024

CommunityNews Community Office Welcomes Diana Torres by Jacqui Galvez Vasquez

Berkshire Hathaway Relocates by Jacqui Galvez Vasquez A FTER 30 YEARS AT THE HARBOR BAY LANDING Shopping Center, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services (BHHS), formerly Harbor Bay Realty, has moved to their new location at 2316 Central Avenue, Alameda, across the street from the Alameda Theatre and Cineplex. Gregg Fujita, BHHS Office Manager, says, "This location allows us to better serve the local real estate market including enhanced market exposure, expanded community presence, and a more central location for our clients, landlords, and tenants." BHHS purchased the building and are further developing additional space for the Commercial and Residential departments. The office main phone numbers are still the same: Residential Sales, Commercial Leasing/Sales 510 523-1144; Drysdale Property Management 510-523-1166. Some non-resident homeowners utilize Drysdale Property Management to manage their Harbor Bay properties. Be sure to inform the Community Office via email (email@ harborbay.org) of this change of address for our database Community Center Rental by Jacqui Galvez Vasquez B EGINNING IN 2024, THE CHBIOA COMMUNITY Center is open and available for weekend rental to association members (homeowners) only. The Community Center is no longer available to rent by non CHBIOA owners/members. Homeowners may rent the room for $650.00 per day, from the hours of 8 AM to 10 PM on Saturdays and 8 AM to 8 PM on Sundays. A deposit of $1,000 is required and is refundable, provided there are no issues with the room. A one-day event insurance policy is also required. The room holds 96 people seated, 190 for a standing reception. We provide tables and chairs and a full kitchen with appliances, the renter provides everything else. The calendar is open for rental six months at a time. Please contact the Community Office at 510-865-3363 to check availability and to request a Community Center rental application.

T HE COMMUNITY Office welcomed Diana Torres to its administrative and management services staff in September, 2023. “I wanted to be part of a community,” says Diana. “Being part of a good progressive work environment can have an amazing impact on work

productivity for everyone. I like the idea of communal logistics, bouncing ideas around, and coming up with common goal-oriented solutions. The group here at CHBIOA is great! I am learning so much, and I’m sincerely honored to have been selected to be part of such a great group of people.” “I have always worked in administration,” says Diana. “I’ve worked for different types of companies, from construction to non-profits to universities. Before arriving at CHBIOA, I was working for a sailing academy as a boat fleet manager/administrator. A neat addition to my duties, aside from being able to sail anytime, was being hired as a personal professional organizer. The owner needed to downsize a few properties so I coordinated and executed those projects. I ran those projects through one of my hobbies that grew into a small business, Organized Chaos – Professional Organizer.” Diana’s workplace philosophy is that “there is always something to do.” She is learning quickly and becoming well versed in the multiple aspects of management services, architectural standards, and front office. “I’m excited to be here,” says Diana. “I’ll be around so please, if you see me, say hello!”

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