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Schneider, ESQ. Offi ces located in Long Island and NYC 516-393-5555 • 212-485-9400 www.schneiderbuchel.com KAGAN LUBIC LEPPER FINKELSTEIN & GOLD, LLP Providing Practical Legal Advice and Representation to Cooperative & Condominium Associations 200 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016 • 212-252-0300 Jack E. Lepper • Ronald J. Gold • Adam D. Finkelstein www.kll-law.com Helping your Board with legal issues Answering Questions - Solving Problems Cooperative and Condominium Law Residential - Commercial Real Estate One North Broadway-Suite 800 White Plains, NY 10601 email: law@himmelfarb-sher.com website: www.himmelfarb-sher.com Contact: Ronald A. Sher, Esq., Norman D. Himmelfarb, Esq. Tel: (914) 682-0040 Direct Dial: (914) 461-0220 NYC and the Hamptons Contact: Marc A. Chiffert, P.E. marc@aecengineeringdesign.co m 917.65.9166 631.353.3375 Please submit Pulse items to Darcey Gerstein at darcey@cooperator.com 14 THE COOPERATOR — JANUARY 2020 COOPERATOR.COM justments. Interestingly, the report mentioned one property in particular—a fi ve-bed, fi ve-bath penthouse overlooking Central Park at 990 Fift h Avenue—that dropped its asking price a staggering $12,250,000 to $39.7 million. Not exactly a giveaway, but a 23.6% discount. Facebook + Hudson Yards in 2020 According to a recent item in AM New York , social media tech giant Facebook has inked a lease for a cool 1.5 million square feet of offi ce space spread across 30 fl oors of three buildings at the massive Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side. Mark Zuckerberg’s empire already occupies corporate offi ces on Broadway near Astor Place, soon to be joined by 1.2 million square feet in 50 Hudson Yards, 265,000 square feet in 30 Hudson Yards, and about 57,000 square feet in 55 Hud- son Yards, according to AM New York. “Th is is an extraordinary commitment to New York City and Hudson Yards,” said Jeff T. Blau, CEO of Related Compa- nies, a developer of the complex. “Hud- son Yards continues to be a magnet for talent, attracting the greatest companies across every sector of the economy. We are thrilled to welcome Facebook and its employees to their new park-front offi ces where they will enjoy the convenience of a truly dynamic live-work-play environ- ment.” n PULSE continued from page 4 com Butterfl y, as well as apps attached to cutting-edge intercom systems can enable residents to access their building entranc- es from their phone just about anywhere. Th ere are various email and management soft ware packages that provide communi- cations and bill-paying abilities too. Th ere are also apps to organize all the interfaces in one’s apartment – everything from mu- sic to HVAC to window shades. “Residents want one app,” says Golub. “Th e key is to integrate with leading hard- ware & soft ware companies, which is what we do. Th is helps reduce the number of apps a tenant would need to use to navigate a building. We integrate with access con- trol, cameras, intercoms, payments, and accounting systems.” n SOLUTIONS... continued from page 7