Architecture Committee 2011 Year End Report

It’s been a busy year, but much of what we set out to do has been accomplished. (Some of the before and after pictures are shown below.) As many of you know, Bay Scene was built back in the early ‘70s as the No.1 quality complex on Mission Bay and has maintained that position ever since. For the past two years, it’s been the job of the Architectural Committee to assist the board with various projects that have to do with design and appearance…

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Jimmy Gottlieb
June 2011 Architectural Committee Report

When our committee was formed, one of our first assigned projects was to address the clutter of mismatched signs at Bay Scene. A photographic inventory was made to show us the extent of the problem. With the signs produced by different boards over the years for different purposes, there is very little consistency. We currently have a jumble of different designs and colors with a few duplications…

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Jimmy Gottlieb
February 2011 Architectural Committee Report

All of us at Bay Scene have spent a bundle over the years upgrading our interior and patio areas, but somehow our street side always seems to get overlooked. It’s unfortunate because studies by the National Association of Realtors show that the street side of a property is the one area that has the greatest impact on property values...both up and down…

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Jimmy Gottlieb
January 2011 Architectural Committee Report

As a Bay Scene committee member, you sometimes have to look hard for ways to solve problems. It can take many hours for just one small success. But the fun part of the job is when you can come up with a solution that's logical, affordable and can provide genuine help to our board and our owners…

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Jimmy Gottlieb
December 2010 Architectural Committee Report

When our committee looks at a proposal for a fix-up item at Bay Scene, we're generally checking for two things.....how it will look when finished.....and the logic behind the proposal. Both are important. In making a recommendation to the board, the following items are helpful in evaluating the logic as well as the aesthetic appeal of a proposal…

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Jimmy Gottlieb
State of Bay Scene 2011

1. The pond waterfall has been optimized with larger and more natural looking waterfall rocks. Thank you Bob Lehmann!

2. Schraner Masonry completed cobblestone look over the…

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Jimmy Gottlieb