Building superintendent · Toronto, ON

L. J.

Software engineer turned building superintendent, still coding on the side. I write about building management, AI experiments, running, food, and life in Toronto.

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Respecting Shared Space an Update

I'm still on edge about what's been going on in our stairwells, but it's been a week now since we had that incident where my custodian lady asked me to review the camera footage. She suspected someone was urinating in the stairwells and, sadly, she was right.

Jun 20, 2026·3 min read

suspected someone was urinating in the stairwells

Basement Blues

Jun 18, 2026 (updated)3 min read

Rainy days in Toronto can be a real challenge for old townhouses with bad waterproofing

#basement flooding #old townhouses+3 more

Scooters in the Hallway, A Growing Problem

Jun 15, 2026 (updated)4 min read

Seven-thirty this morning and I'm already moving someone's e-scooter out of the middle of the hallway. Not leaning against the wall. Not tucked into a corner. Dead center, like whoever parked it there genuinely didn't consider that other people use this hallway too. It was a trip hazard waiting to happen — and in a building with elderly tenants and kids running around, that's not a small thing.

#building management #electric scooters+1 more

Residents using a shared building amenity

Caught on Camera: Respecting Shared Space

Jun 14, 2026 (updated)3 min read

Dealing with unpleasant incidents in a subsidized housing setting. This morning I started reviewing some security footage our custodian had flagged. She's been dealing with a bad smell in the stairwells for days and suspected someone was urinating in there. I wasn't looking forward to watching it, but I had to see what was going on.

#building management #subsidized housing+1 more