PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE INFO & DIGITAL RESOURCES

At Columbia Property Trust, we strive to design every detail of our buildings to enhance your workday and foster productivity for you and your team, including our carefully cultivated onsite property management team. They provide both a familiar face to welcome you to your building each day and a highly competent operational team, prepared to respond to your engineering, accounting, and other needs, whether day-to-day or long-term. 

We invite you to get to know your property management team listed below. Our goal is to anticipate your workplace needs and exceed your expectations, and please never hesitate to let us know how we can serve you better. 

MANAGEMENT OFFICE

The Property Management Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, excluding holidays, and is located at 229 W. 43rd Street on Lower Level 3. 

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBERS

Brittany Pearson, Property Manager
P 212.659.8467
E Brittany.Pearson@columbia.reit

Taylor Espanet, Assistant Property Manager
P 212.659.8467
E Taylor.Espanet@columbia.reit

OTHER BUILDING STAFF

Jim Whalen, Chief Engineer
P 212.354.6022
E Chief.229w43rd@engineeremail.com

Everett Hill, Director of Security 
P 917.854.6982
E Ehill@mulligansecurity.com

Danny Persaud, Lead Porter 

911
 

FIRE DEPARTMENT

FDNY Manhattan Dispatch – 212.999.2222

FDNY Engine 54 / Ladder 4 – 212.999.2000

POLICE DEPARTMENT/PRECINCT 

NYPD Midtown South Precinct – 212.239.9811

PARAMEDICS

Mount Sinai Hospital – 212.523.4000

POISON CONTROL

NYC Poison Control – 212.764.7667

BUILDING SECURITY

Front Desk Security – 212.354.6261

BUILDING HOURS

229 West 43 provides access to tenants and their employees 24-hours per day, 7-days per week via keycard access. Regular building hours are 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Monday through Friday. All entrances to the building will be locked from 7:00 PM - 6:00 AM daily; however, the building lobby is staffed with security guards 24/7, should you need assistance with access. 

BUILDING HOLIDAYS

The holidays listed below are recognized annually. On these dates, the Property Management Office will be closed, the building entrances will be locked (although access is still available via building access cards), and janitorial and engineering services will be unavailable. Heating and cooling are lowered to the after-hours levels. 

Should you require HVAC, Security, Engineering or Janitorial services on any of the following holidays, after business hours, or on a weekend, please schedule with the Property Management Office with at least 48-hours' notice.

HOLIDAYS 

• New Year’s Day (January 1st)
• MLK Jr. Day (3rd Monday in January)
• Presidents’ Day (3rd Monday in February)
• Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
• Juneteenth (June 19th)
• Independence Day (July 4th)
• Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
• Thanksgiving (4th Thursday and Friday in November)
• Christmas Eve and Day (December 24th and 25th) 

If your company or office recognizes any additional holiday(s) or planned closure(s) not listed above, please inform your Property Management Team of the specific date(s), so that we may ensure services are adjusted accordingly.

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