Razvan Badulescu, Aqua Condominiums

Daniel Patton | Staff Writer

Razvan Badulescu arrived in the United States from Bucharest, Romania, by way of the 2001 “immigration lottery” sponsored by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

He applied for the privilage after demonstrating admissibility to the country and was “working several jobs” and “starting university” when the department awarded him a green card.

He became a doorperson at the Aqua Condominium building only six months after it opened in 2009.

Among the residents who are happy with his decision to pursue the opportunity is Margo Huston, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist.

“Razvan is wonderful,” she says.

“Attentive, friendly, respectful and, most importantly, fun.”

What do you like best about your job?

I like working with people. I like to interact with people. I probably deal with a thousand people a day.

How do you describe a typical day?

Besides greeting people, there are different things to do, like helping maintain some kind of security.

I sometimes also help carry things upstairs, especially if someone has a lot of luggage and stuff. We always help them unload the car and carry things to the door and the elevator, but if they need help all the way up to their home, we do it.

What is most challenging part of your job?

The Aqua is a condominium, apartment and hotel. People come from the hotel asking to be checked in. I have to show them where to go. Same with the parking. That’s why we have two doorpersons all the time. We have a lot more to do than other buildings. It’s a lot more crowded and a lot more complex.

How do you describe the residents?

The people are very nice. They always talk to you. They bring you stuff like food and sweets. It doesn’t matter the value or anything like that. What matters is the gesture, the fact that they think about you, that’s important. You are the person who greets them every day when they come home. You understand what’s in happening in their life and they trust you.

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