Moving to the Top of a High Rise
A dee-luxe apartment in the sky...
A couple years ago, I helped my brother move into an apartment on the 14th floor of a high rise in Hoboken, N.J. As I’m sure is the case with most high-rises, the building provided a special service elevator for us to use. Actually, it was just a regular elevator with the walls covered in what I now recognize as moving blankets. The maintenance people had programmed the elevator to stay on the main floor with the door open until we were inside and pressed the button to go up.
Once on the 14th floor, we still had a long walk to the apartment, which was at the end of the hallway. While carrying everything down the hall was hard enough, the use of the elevator, especially since we didn’t have to keep waiting for it, made the move a lot easier. I really can’t imagine how we could have done it without the elevator. I certainly wouldn’t want to make several trips up 14 flights of stairs even without carrying a bunch of stuff.
So what do you do if the elevators aren’t working on moving day?
In case you encounter broken elevators, you should first speak with the building’s management to find out when they expect the elevators will be fixed. Also find out if you can unload your belongings and keep them in the building warehouse or storage area. If the elevators won’t be repaired until the next day and the building won’t store your goods, you might want to reschedule your move for another day. However, this isn’t always an option. (next page)
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Oh dead elevators are the last thing I would want to encounter when I’m moving.