1.   They might hire a building manager to coordinate, as does the Empire State Building.

2.   And the building manager holding the only keys had gone home for the night.

3.   A few minutes later, Ralph Moseley, a building manager in the neighborhood, comes in, and forlornly asks if she sells Smith Corona ribbons.

4.   After waiting months for Protective Services to clean the place, the building manager and workers from a neighboring homeless shelter did it themselves.

5.   Building managers also know that they need to meet building codes regarding fire safety and access for people with handicaps.

6.   Building managers must be as handy with tenant relations as they are with a wrench.

7.   Brown said Police Chief C.O. Bradford continues to deploy officers as necessary and will continue meeting with building managers throughout the city for regular updates.

8.   Building managers and energy specialists in Boston agree that a market exists here.

9.   Building managers need to consider whether these inconveniences are really necessary.

10.   But attempts by the state to remove the group met with strong opposition from residents and building managers, who said it was doing a good job.