Appreciation, and the profit that comes with it, is surely a major benefit of home ownership. But that profit does not come without a cost. You can’t hide from the tax collector, and sooner or later he or she will come looking for you to ex…
Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) cooperatives were set up some 40 years ago as a means of establishing home ownership opportunities for low-income residents in New York City. The program also served to help the city stabilize nei…
Last April, The Cooperator published an update on the conversion-to-condo project currently underway at Manhattan's famed Waldorf Astoria hotel. The precarious financial situation of Anbang Insurance Group , the Chinese company tha…
The seemingly perpetually under-construction Hudson Yards redevelopment – spanning the area from 29 th to 43rd streets between 7 th Avenue and the West Side Highway in Manhattan – is often the target of critique for everything from co…
Online services have revolutionized everything – but especially shopping. Virtually anything you want is now at your fingertips, and virtually everything can be delivered. Online versions of every service, from food delivery to furniture to…
While Manhattan still commands the lion's share of attention for its luxury real estate market, skip a stone across the Hudson and you'll find a development that aims to give it a run for its money. Port Imperial, an expansive $2 billion…
A new Upper West Side co-op building has devised a unique way to attract a niche group of buyers. Last week, The New York Times reported that Simon Baron and Quadrum Global, two real estate firms, hired kosher cookbook author Susie F…
Energy costs are a major component in any housing environment, and one of the main areas where boards and managers look at to optimize efficiency and save money. One already popular — and growing — alternative to fossil fuels is solar energ…
At the beginning of the last century, Americans lived primarily in small towns. They knew all their neighbors and wouldn’t think twice about having their children play outside unaccompanied. With the end of World War II, however, American t…
In-house gyms, fitness centers, and exercise rooms were once considered luxury amenities, but as co-op and condo residents (and prospective buyers) have become more health-conscious, facilities like these have almost become necessities. But…