4 Upgrades To Include in a Multifamily Renovation
When improving your apartment complex or other multifamily property, don’t overlook the mailboxes. Community mailboxes need to follow certain rules and regulations from the United States Postal Service, so you can’t really get too creative with them. Here are four upgrades to include in a multifamily renovation with regard to the community’s mailboxes.
Extra Security
Everyone deserves consideration for their safety. Ensure your mail carrier and tenants can drop off or access the mail easily and safely. Keep the area around the mailboxes open and clean. Illuminate the area with motion detector lights to keep away intruders and save energy. Provide secure locks so tenants know their mail is safe and that they’re the only ones who can collect it. USPS CBU mailboxes should also be accessible to tenants in wheelchairs, so provide plenty of room for them to maneuver. Essentially, purchase mailboxes that allow people to collect their mail with ease.
Package Protection
Internet shopping is more popular now than ever, so package delivery is at an all-time high. That leaves packages at risk of being stolen or damaged before tenants can collect them. If you don’t already provide lockers or similar places where mail carriers and other delivery people can stow parcels, pick up a unit that does so. Tenants will appreciate the extra safety for their packages, and you’ll build a reputation as a property owner who looks after their tenants’ best interests.
Looking Good
Cluster mailboxes and other styles of community mail receptacles are often located outside and are observable by people walking and driving by. In fact, the mailboxes might be the first or only impression outsiders get of your property. Run-down and outdated mailboxes don’t speak well of you as a property manager. Plus, investors might turn away from your multifamily residence just because of poor-quality mailboxes.
Adding Up
Another upgrade to include in a multifamily renovation is more mailboxes. Tenants have a right to receive mail, so provide enough compartments for everyone. Don’t mark them according to room number, just numbered order (1, 2, 3, etc.). This makes it easier to switch keys to new tenants when old ones move out!
Make sure new mailboxes meet USPS standards by contacting your local post office and asking them for the details on getting approval. It’ll pay off!