Category: Community Living

A group of residents from a Chelsea condo took an unusual approach to protect their views from being blocked by a proposed neighboring residential tower that developer Extell wanted to build. Rather than suing, the condo owners paid Extell…

Many co-op and condominium buildings consider themselves fortunate to have income-producing commercial tenants on their ground floor. More often than not, these tenants are medical professionals: doctors, dentists, small outpatient treatmen…

The Rockefellers famously built the iconic Center in Midtown Manhattan that bears their name – most likely recognizable to young people as the setting for the TV sitcom  30 Rock – in the 1930s. Its family legacy also lives on via the Ro…

Whether you manage a tight-knit building with just a few units, or a sprawling development with hundreds, property management comes with unique challenges. In this clip, two industry veterans let us in on the biggest ones they face in servi…

For the second week in a row, the Manhattan luxury residential market experienced lackluster sales. According to the latest report from Olshan Realty, only nine contracts for properties $4 million and above, were signed during the week…

The performance of the Brooklyn and Queens residential markets during second quarter 2019 can simply be summed up as this: rising median sales prices and declining number of sales. According to new 2Q 2019 reports released by Douglas Ellim…

After a lengthy foreclosure and bankruptcy process lasting nearly a decade, the auction of the site known as One Bennett Park, located at 29 Overlook Terrace in Upper Manhattan, will be auctioned. The auction was recently announced by New Y…

You could blame the new mansion tax for last week's flat Manhattan's luxury residential sales.performance. According to Olshan Realty's luxury market report for Manhattan properties $4 million or above, there were only nine propert…

Buyers who were looking to acquire homes before the city's new mansion and transfer taxes went into effect on July 1 was a factor in increased Manhattan co-op and condo sales during second quarter 2019. According to the latest Manhattan ma…

The Bronx may not be known as NYC's most glamorous borough, but a drive through the city's northernmost section reveals signs of renewal and development that would've been almost unthinkable just a few years ago. From new apartment construc…