HJ&M Building

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the HJ&M Building, where lawyers often stay late into the night, a regular muttered one day, ‘I wonder if that elevator’s ever been properly aligned.’ Soon after, whenever someone stepped on the third floor, they’d swear the ceiling whispered their name. One day, a delivery driver arrived with a box of pies for the whole floor. As he opened the door, everyone heard the whispering stop abruptly—only to start again as soon as he left. Turned out, it was just the pastry chef from downstairs humming along to her favorite song.

2. In the HJ&M Building, after hours when everyone else had gone home, someone kept hearing a faint humming sound coming from the elevator shaft. Finally, one night, an intrepid janitor decided to investigate and found nothing but a mischievous pigeon cooing in the dark corner. Ever since then, whenever anyone hears that hum again, they just smile and say, ‘Probably our feathered friend is practicing for his big concert.’

3. In the HJ&M Building, on a dusty shelf in the mailroom, a mysterious package appeared one morning—addressed simply to ‘The Lawyer Who Needs This Most.’ Curiously enough, no one claimed it, so every day the package sat there, gathering dust and attracting flies. Finally, an intern named Alex decided to open it during lunch break—it turned out to be a box of donuts with a note reading: 'To the hungriest lawyer in the building.'

4. In the HJ&M Building, one morning before anyone arrived for work, a strange humming sound echoed through the empty hallways. As employees began arriving, they noticed that every water cooler was filled with ice cubes, even though no one had ordered any. Turned out, it was just the building’s quirky way of saying good morning.