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(Contact information: 713.790.9120. PO Box 25213, Houston, TX 77265-5213. hospitalityapartments@yahoo.com) Since 1968 the Hospitality Apartments, located south of the Texas Medical Center in Houston at 7300 Bertner Avenue (formerly 7219 Cecil Street), have been providing free temporary housing (up to three months) and a welcoming, supportive environment for out-of-town medical center patients and their caregivers. Entries in this blog follow the demolition of old apartments (begun spring, 2006)and construction of 46 new apartments and community room/office (begun November 2006). For more information, see the summary page, posted March 6, 2006, and the video, posted September 22, 2006. TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CURRENT NEWSLETTER, SEND AN EMAIL TO hospitalityapartments@yahoo.com. A COPY WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU.

Saturday, March 11, 2006

More preparations

There are a lot of details in getting a building ready for demolition! The mail boxes were previously located in Building B and they have now been moved to Building A. The very important TV reception connection has been moved and should be up and working now after a minor glitch. Plumbing work shutting water off to Building B but continuing it in the rest of the buildings and closing off the sewer to B should be completed early next week. That will mean the closing of the front laundry room. The asbestos test results came back showing some asbestos under some sinks so those will need to be carefully removed. As soon as the bulldozers arrive, pictures will be posted and then construction pictures will be added, hopefully once a week. Guests continue to be housed during this period. Unfortunately with fewer apartments available, the waiting list is growing.

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