On Oct 8, we had the pleasure of running a focus group with a few of the tenants from 240 Central Park South. Since our projects were going in the building, this was a great opportunity to learn about the people who live there, who they are, what’re like, what life is like in the building.
Here are some rough notes I took during the session:
they are really happy there
group 1 tenants were in the building <15 years
strong sense of community
smaller building is like a village
'my floor is like a family'
one elevator caused community
more kids and the pets are cause community
shared areas, the outdoor suntanners
enjoyed interactions with the doorman, human interactions
be aware of not removing the human element in projects
Gerry picked the tenants that would be attending
Relationship with the park,
biking, running, walking the dog, personal time
Relationship with the neighborhood, history
Old Columbus Circle:
liked the old mom and pop stores
Keeping a balance between the madness of the area and loving it.
Address the coming noise, huge construction coming, 2 buildings, next door and across the street
they felt that they were in the center of the world
'capsule' neighborhoods by floor
bridging the gap between the tenants and the staff and being partners in energy efficiently
open to artwork