New York City home sales volume (including co-ops, condos, and one- to three-family dwellings) rose to a total of 12,721 in the second quarter of 2017 -- a 15 percent improvement over the same period last year, according to the latest rep…
Residential sales prices for Brooklyn and Queens during the second quarter of 2017 set records over the same period a year ago, reflecting strong activity in those boroughs, according to Douglas Elliman in a new report released today. …
In any real estate market, purchasing that first home is a daunting proposition; it's often the biggest investment of the buyer's life up to that point. And with today's high cost of urban living, it's exponentially more intimidating. Jus…
The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is an agency dedicated to retain the rich history of New York City, including its residential architecture. Boards of landmarked condominium or cooperative properties have a more strict set of rul…
Many New Yorkers have happy memories of their grandmothers’ apartments that were dense with greenery despite the heavy curtains, window security gates, and stifling radiators. Yet their own modern city abodes are as bare as a desert and lac…
In March 2015, an illegal tap on a gas line caused an explosion in a residential building in the East Village. Two lives were lost and three buildings were leveled. In the aftermath, it became clear that while the city required ins…
The rules are almost always different for co-ops, and that is most certainly true for occupancy issues. One of the initial reasons for the co-op ownership structure, both on the part of the those already living there and those buying in, w…
In New York City, having outdoor space is an amenity not enjoyed by many. Sure, some apartments may have tiny balconies. Some co-ops may share a front or inner courtyard. Condo developments -- especially new ones -- can boast shared roof de…
Once again, the Cooperator Expo, the largest and most expansive trade event of its kind in the New York metropolitan area, drew over 300 exhibitors and more than 4,000 attendees to the New York Hilton on Wednesday, April 26th. Spanning thre…
High-end residential development has hit New York City over the last five years in ways both shocking and profound. At the far West Side development called Hudson Yards, a new neighborhood is being created that will house thousands. And in …