A condo community in Wayne, New Jersey is experiencing a case of sticker shock after its residents learned they would have pay for foundation repair work. NorthJersey.com reported that the owners of condo-townhouse complex Brittany Chase…
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It appears that the owners of a condo building in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood are relieved that one of their own has finally moved out. The New York Post reported that celebrity photographer Ken Nahoum, who once owned a penthouse at 95…
A fire at Trump Tower last April that killed one resident and brought up the issue of retrofitting sprinklers in older buildings has entered into the legal arena. This past July, as reported by The Wall Street Journal , the Trump To…
The ever-increasing popularity of online commerce has changed people's shopping habits -- including the way apartment dwellers receive their deliveries. While concierges, doormen, and building superintendents have traditionally accepted pa…
Much ink and angst have been spilled over the issue of noise, whether it comes from a neighboring apartment or building; the sounds that keep one up at night, or unable to work during the day. But while sound is arguably the most likely off…
In April of 2017, The Cooperator examined the passive house building standard that, according to the Passive House Institute U.S. website , follows a set of design principles to achieve energy efficiency in a structure–or as the orga…
Updated July 17, 2018 The New York City Department of Health announced last week that it is investigating several cases of Legionnaires' disease in the lower Washington Heights section of Manhattan . As of July 17, there was one de…
A developer who proposed a seven-story condominium to be built on the site of a deadly East Village gas explosion from 2015 will now have to revise its plans. Curbed reported on July 10 that the Landmarks Preservation Commission had sent…
Every year, the New York Landmarks Conservancy holds its Moses Awards – named after local philanthropist Lucy G. Moses – to honor outstanding achievement in preservation projects. A project team behind a facade preservation and rest…
It appears such institutions as the New York Stock Exchange, One World Trade Center, and the South Street Seaport in New York City's Financial District -- FiDi to its friends -- will be getting a lot of new neighbors in the next several yea…