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Professionals who work with co-op, condo, and HOA boards see a lot - and over the course of their careers, accumulate wisdom that client communities both current and future can benefit from. In this clip, a quartet of management pros discus…

Two Manhattan condo owners who allegedly converted their apartments into illegal micro-units are now in hot water. The New York Post reported about one owner at 165 Henry Street on the Lower East Side who is accused of transforming h…

An Upper West Side condo development that has been the subject of controversy over zoning recently reached a milestone. Curbed reported yesterday that the 668-foot-luxury tower at 200 Amsterdam Avenue topped out at 52 floors. real esta…

First-time condo buyers will be getting a break from the government regarding mortgages. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the Federal Housing Administration has revised its current guidelines to make it convenient for those…

Major elevator projects - whether for repairs or full replacement - are some of the more disruptive capital improvements a multifamily building can undertake. In this clip, two elevator pros discuss some of the biggest challenges that come …

Luxury development is making its mark on the traditional Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights. As recently reported by The New York Times , a new full-service condominium project has arrived on Montgomery Street. Called 111 Montgome…

Compared to the current up-and-down state of the luxury residential market in Manhattan , Skyline Tower , touted as Queens' tallest condo tower, appears to be doing brisk business. According to a press release, the Long Island …

Co-op residents are used to restrictions on who may live in their unit, for how long, and with whom. Thanks to the proprietary lease, boards have extensive power over these issues, and generally forbid practices including subletting - the m…

Toting your dirty clothes down to the laundry room is a regular ritual for many in NYC - and the experience has come a long way since the days of dank, dimly-lit, basement spaces with cobwebs in the corners and nowhere to sit (not that you'…

Thanks to a court decision last week, plans to build a controversial luxury development on the Lower East Side have hit a snag. The New York Times reported that a State Supreme Court judge in Manhattan ruled that the project -- known as …