The Carlton Regency is Murray Hill’s finest white-glove co-op building spanning the entire block of Lexington Avenue between 36th and 37th Streets, The Carlton Regency is Murray Hill’s most luxurious co-op building. The south tower was built as a rental apartment building in 1966, and the north tower, connected by a beautiful landscaped corridor, was completed in 1974. The Carlton Regency was converted to a co-op in 1979.

Aging Piping infrastructure combined with nearly 60 year old PTAC and Fan Coil Units plague this building with water leaks requiring tenants to be relocated so Parkay wood floors can be replaced, new paint and in severe cases multiple apartments are affected and mold re-mediation is required before tenants can return to their apartments.

In summer months tenants flock to the Hampton’s and Jersey Shore sometimes for weeks at a time leaving the AC running with no one home. Clogged condensate drip lines back up and it’s not until water drips from the ceiling to the floor below before the leaks are detected. And the problem worsens every year.

Managed by FirstService Residential, VP and Property Manager Aubrey Phillibert was seeking a low cost Water Leak Detection System to provide early warning of a water leak in unoccupied apartments. With over 600 Apartments, each having 2 or 3 PTAC’s or FCU’s that needed to be monitored several companies were interviewed. WiFi and Cellular systems were not considered at all due to spotty WiFi coverage in the building and high cost of monthly Cellular.