First impressions are hard to forget. If you want to attract better commercial or residential tenants to your building, don’t neglect the importance of year-round landscape maintenance. Here’s how a commercial snow removal company can attract new tenants in Oak Brook, IL.
Driving up to an apartment building in winter and then navigating the hazards of a poorly plowed parking lot and icy walks and steps is an unpleasant experience. And it’s an immediate turn-off to prospective tenants. It sends an “I don’t care” message from the building’s owners. Who wants to deal with a landlord who doesn’t care? They may be pleasant when things are going well, but a landlord who can’t be bothered to maintain a property will not take care of tenants when things break down.
In the summer, unkempt lawns and gardens make prospective tenants wonder about the condition of the interior of the building. And this effect is amplified in winter, when safety and convenience become prime concerns.
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A commercial snow removal company will help you attract better tenants, and it also helps to increase your bottom line in more subtle ways:
1. Avoid costly repairs
As you know, the freeze-thaw cycle can wreak havoc on parking areas, walkways, and building entrances. Heaving, cracking, and chipping are common effects of the freeze-thaw cycle on poured concrete and asphalt surfaces. At the same time, overly liberal use of de-icing chemicals can etch surfaces and cause them to degrade. Keeping your property free of ice and snow will greatly extend the life of your outdoor surfaces.
In addition, the buildup of ice and massive snow piles means lots of melting when warmer weather hits. If the drainage situation on the property isn’t ideal, this water could make its way toward the building’s foundation, or back onto walkways and parking areas where it will have to be removed again to prevent it from refreezing as temperatures fluctuate.
2. Avoid lawsuits
We live in a lawsuit-happy society, unfortunately, and well-maintained premises will help prevent lawsuits due to slips and falls.
3. Enhance curb appeal
A building half obscured by mountains of plowed snow is not very attractive to prospective tenants. Snow can take many weeks to melt, which means a messy parking lot and walkways long after a storm has created a winter wonderland. Your building should look tidy and well maintained no matter the season!
4. Increase value
Tenants aren’t the only ones who notice a well-kept property. So do real estate agents and prospective buyers! Even if you aren’t thinking of selling, you never know when someone will show up with a great offer. And that offer is more likely to come if your property looks beautiful and inviting.
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5. Simplify spring maintenance
When winter finally releases its grip and the snow starts to melt for good, there is often a lot of cleanup, including removing de-icer residue from hardscapes. You can simplify the spring cleanup process by staying on top of snow and ice removal, which will result in less of a need for de-icers.
6. Protect personal property
The GoldLeaf Landscaping snow removal professionals take exceptional care in clearing your property of ice and snow. We don’t just push snow over to the side, we remove it so that your tenants don’t have to deal with messy and ugly piles of snow for months. We also take great care to ensure that your tenants’ personal vehicles are not damaged during snow removal operations. In short, we treat your property as if it were our own!
