Contained heat and power (CHP) systems are one way for multifamily buildings to reduce both their carbon footprint and their operating costs, but many boards (and residents as well) have concerns about the expense and process of installing …
Market wide, sales prices for co-ops and condos in Manhattan have been rising steadily year-over-year for the fifth consecutive year. That is according to the latest study, 2017 Manhattan Decade Sales Report , released by Douglas El…
You may have to pay to have your garbage collected if a proposed New York City plan goes through. CBS New York reported on Tuesday that the city is exploring a way to get residents to recycle more while also reducing the $1.7 billi…
A popular Nike store in SoHo is attracting the attention of a neighboring condo, but it's not over sneakers. The Daily News reported on January 18 that the condo board at 22 Mercer Street in Manhattan is suing the nearby NikeLab…
In an age of increasing global anxiety over any number of potential disasters, one can be forgiven for seeking comfort where they can get it. And for some condominium and cooperative residents, that comfort takes the form of an emotional su…
Like any homeowner, co-op owners are always planning improvements to their homes. But one major difference between a cooperator and a homeowner is that the cooperator just can’t do whatever and whenever he/she wants. For example, if if th…
Changing management companies can be a complex process -- but it doesn't have to be an ordeal. By making sure that your community's important documents and information are transferred from the outgoing firm to the incoming one in a timely, …
Brooklyn’s residential co-op and condominium market ended last year positively, sustaining the market’s expansion, although with a slowdown in closed transactions, according to Corcoran’s recent 4Q 2017 report . “Closed sales...took a…
On an otherwise uneventful January 8th evening, with a run of major holidays in the rear view, the denizens at 2186 Cruger Ave., in the Bronx still had something to celebrate. Some 20-plus shareholders in the 72-unit building congregated in…
Whether you're a board member in a New York City high-rise or a sprawling HOA in suburban Chicagoland or New Jersey, there are organizations out there that can help you and your fellow community administrators be more effective, efficient, …