Give Dermot Company’s Brooklyn super, Claudio “Lee” Parra some chewing gum, an old crayon, a paper clip and a frayed piece of string and odds are he will be able to get a broken boiler to work like it’s new. Property manager Jonah Rosenberg calls Lee, MacGyver.
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| Super Super, Lee Parra, shows off his trophy and gift card flanked by (right to left) Rick Lapidos, Rajive Maret and Jonah Rosenberg |
This past week, our MacGyver was awarded the first ever Dermot Company Super of the Month Award for outstanding service that goes far beyond what a building superintendent is expected to do. Lee showed up at the Dermot office on 7th Avenue a little baffled why he was asked to come in, and even more confused when he was escorted by Jonah into the board room filled with applauding staff.
“Lee constantly impresses me,” Jonah shared before presenting Lee the silver trophy and a $500 Amex gift card. Each Dermot property manager had to nominate a building super and convince the other managers and execs why that super deserved the nod over their choice. “His work ethic and attitude make me feel that I have a great partner. He’s hard working, loyal and talented. Other supers could learn alot from him.”
“Lee constantly impresses me,” Jonah shared before presenting Lee the silver trophy and a $500 Amex gift card. Each Dermot property manager had to nominate a building super and convince the other managers and execs why that super deserved the nod over their choice. “His work ethic and attitude make me feel that I have a great partner. He’s hard working, loyal and talented. Other supers could learn alot from him.”
Overseeing multiple buildings in Clinton Hill/Fort Greene, Lee is often seen biking between the two locations. During the three years he’s worked for Dermot he has become a favorite among the tenants.
Bushwick raised, Lee is number five of six kids. “None of the other [kids] were into what I do. I like to figure out how things work. I’ll take something apart once to see how it’s made and I remember it forever. I like to work with my hands.” He admits his curiosity almost got the best of him as a child when he put a 9 volt battery on his tongue and the jolt almost made him swallow both tongue and battery. Kids—definitely do not try this at home!
Clearly surprised and moved, Lee confided that he appreciated the recognition and that it would motivate him to work harder. As the winner of the Super of the Month, Lee gets to keep his shiny trophy until the next month (the Amex gift card is his forever), and then he must pass it on--like the Stanley Cup.
Hey, Lee, if you want to hold onto the trophy for a while, I guess you’ll need to win Super of the Month a few months in a row.
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