Ira Meister of Matthew Adam Properties Announces Support for New NYC Elevator Signage Regulations

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Efforts by the real estate community to improve elevator signage in residential and commercial buildings in New York has resulted in implementation of a program supported by the New York City Department of Buildings and the Fire Department. .

The new regulations help eliminate any confusion for firefighters and other emergency service personnel when responding to a call. The signage identifies the various elevator banks so responders can more quickly find the bank where assistance is needed.

"This regulation is a good idea," says Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, a leading New York property management firm.  He explains that the new regulations require buildings to have both a letter and number to designate elevators.  Elevator banks will be identified by a letter and the individual cars by a number. "For example, this makes it easier for firefighters to immediately find the elevator bank where the fire is located," Meister says.  "Saving precise seconds can save lives."

The signage must be posted at a designated level, usually the street floor, which best serves the needs of the firefighters or emergency personnel and then on every floor at all entrance points to the elevator bank.  The lettering must be at least 3 inches high.

In addition, all elevator equipment will have the same designation.

"This regulation is being enforced and buildings that have not complied to date should do so as soon as possible to avoid receiving a notice of violation," Meister says.

Matthew Adam Properties is a leading Manhattan-based residential management firm that brings a strategic approach to the more than 100 properties it manages in the New York area. The company also manages and serves as a consultant to retail properties nationwide.

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SOURCE Matthew Adam Properties

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