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Phased repaint programs for homeowner associations, condominium boards, property managers and apartment communities across Cincinnati’s east and central suburbs.
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FOR BOARDS & PROPERTY MANAGERS
Phased repaint programs for homeowner associations, condominium boards, property managers and apartment communities across Cincinnati’s east and central suburbs.
Painting a community is a different job from painting a house. There are more decision-makers, a reserve study driving the budget, residents who need to park somewhere, and a board that has to be able to show its members why this contractor and this color. Bishop Elite Painting works with homeowner associations, condominium boards, property managers and apartment communities across Cincinnati’s east and central suburbs on exactly that basis.
We are fully insured, we provide certificates of insurance naming the association as additional insured, and we work to a written phasing schedule so residents always know which building is next.
Most association painting work falls into one of three buckets: a scheduled repaint cycle funded by the reserve, a deferred-maintenance catch-up after a reserve study flags it, or a one-off project like entry monuments, mailbox kiosks, railings and fencing. We quote all three the same way — a written scope broken out by building or by element, so the board can approve in phases if the reserve will not cover it all this year.
If you are an owner rather than a board member, the sequence is nearly always the same. Check your covenants for the approved color palette, submit an architectural review or modification request with the specific manufacturer and color name and code, include a sample or drawdown card, and allow for the review window written into your documents — commonly thirty days. Painting before approval is the expensive mistake: associations can and do require repainting at the owner’s cost.
Multifamily work is a volume and logistics problem. The painting itself is straightforward; what matters is turnaround, consistency across hundreds of units, and a crew that can be trusted to work in an occupied building without incident. We price turnover work as a per-unit schedule with volume tiers rather than a square-foot rate, because the units repeat.
| Scope | What it covers | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover — one bedroom | Walls, ceilings, trim, doors, patch and prime | $400–$650 / unit |
| Turnover — two bedroom | Same scope, larger footprint | $550–$900 / unit |
| Common areas and corridors | Halls, stairwells, lobbies, laundry | $1.25–$2.50 / sq ft |
| Building exterior | Wash, caulk, two coats, trim and doors | $2.50–$4.50 / sq ft |
| Railings, stairs and breezeways | Prep, rust treatment, DTM coating | Quoted by linear foot |
Property managers running regular turnover generally want a standing price list rather than a quote per unit. We are happy to put one together against your actual unit mix and finish schedule, with tiered pricing that reflects annual volume and a fixed response window for turn requests. That way your team can schedule a turn without waiting on an estimate.
The same approach covers senior living communities, where we have run multi-year phased work in occupied buildings — see the projects gallery for examples.
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Yes. We work with homeowner associations, condominium boards and property managers throughout Cincinnati’s east and central suburbs on scheduled repaint cycles, deferred-maintenance catch-up work, and individual elements such as entry monuments, fencing, railings and mailbox kiosks. We are fully insured and provide certificates of insurance naming the association as additional insured.
Check your covenants for the approved color palette, then submit an architectural review or modification request naming the specific manufacturer, color name and color code, with a sample or drawdown card attached. Allow for the review window written into your governing documents, which is commonly thirty days. Do not start work before written approval — associations can require a non-conforming paint job to be redone at the owner’s expense.
Each association sets its own palette, so there is no regional standard. In practice most Cincinnati-area communities approve a short list of muted neutrals — warm greys, greige, soft taupes, clay tones and colonial whites — with trim and front door colors specified separately and often allowing a wider accent range on the door. Your management company can supply the current approved palette, and we will prepare the submission paperwork with you.
A one-bedroom turnover including walls, ceilings, trim and doors typically runs $400–$650 per unit in Greater Cincinnati, and a two-bedroom runs $550–$900 per unit. Common areas and corridors are priced by the square foot at $1.25–$2.50. Property managers with regular turnover usually work from a standing price list with volume tiers rather than quoting each unit.
Yes — most association and multifamily work is done in occupied buildings. We phase the schedule so parking and access stay workable, post the sequence in advance, hang door notices before starting each building, and clean up fully every evening so there is no equipment or open material left out overnight. For interior common areas we use low-VOC products and work during agreed hours.
Yes. We carry general liability and workers’ compensation coverage, and we provide certificates of insurance naming the association or ownership entity as additional insured before work begins. Boards should ask every bidder for this in writing — if a painter is injured on association property and is not covered, the association’s policy can end up paying.
Yes, and it is common. We quote with the scope broken out by building and by element, so a board can approve building by building or element by element as reserve funding allows. Pricing is held for the agreed phasing schedule, and we keep the color schedule and product specification on file so phase three matches phase one exactly.
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