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Co-op & Condo Financing

Looking for Loans

Aging is expensive—and that goes double for residential buildings. Exterior deterioration is inevitable, mechanical syst…

Attention Board Members: Case Law Update

Board Actions Upheld in Recent Objectionable Conduct Ruling

Sell the Halls (and the Bedrooms, and the Kitchen...)

Selling During the Holidays

Fannie Mae Announces New Requirements

Co-ops & Condos Must Fix Structural Issues to Get Funds

Carpet Cleaning

Out, Damn Spot!

Management

Protecting Your Condo or Co-op from the Next Major Storm

Get Ready, Stay Ready

This summer and early fall, several massive storms struck the United States in rapid succession. Hurricane Ida cut a hug…

Management

Protecting Your Condo or Co-op from the Next Major Storm

Get Ready, Stay Ready

2021 October

The Bidding Process

Finding the Best People at the Best Price

CooperatorEvents Expo New York Returns—In Person!

A Full - FREE - Day of Vendors, Seminars, Advice, & More

Structural Inspections

What Does Your Region Require?

Finance

Co-op & Condo Financing

Looking for Loans

Aging is expensive—and that goes double for residential buildings. Exterior deterioration is inevitable, mechanical syst…

Finance

As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind...Out of Money?

Looking Deeper With Reserve Studies

2021 July

How Has COVID Affected the Multifamily Housing Market?

The Answer: It Depends.

2021 July

Mixed Income Communities

Fairness, Equity, & Neighborliness

On The Board

Protecting Board Members from Claims

A Look at Liability & Insurance Coverage

In the wake of a tragedy of the size and scope of the recent building collapse in Surfside, Florida, many board members …

CooperatorEvents Expo New York Returns—In Person!

A Full - FREE - Day of Vendors, Seminars, Advice, & More

CooperatorEvents Expo New York Returns - In Person - to a NEW LOCATION!

The Must-Attend Event is Back - at the Javits Center!

CooperatorEvents Expos Return - In Person - to NYC This Fall!

The Must-Attend Event is Back at the Hilton Midtown

Term Limits for Board Members:

A Breath of Fresh Air or a Lack of Oxygen?

CooperatorEvents Expo New York Returns - In Person - to a NEW LOCATION!

The Must-Attend Event is Back - at the Javits Center!

On Thursday, October 28, 2021, board members, managers, building owners, and co-op and condo residents from around t…

2020 December

Technology vs. COVID-19

Co-ops & Condos Use Tech Tools to Beat the Virus

2020 October

Supporting Essential Building Workers

How to Show Your Staff You Care

Conflict in Client Communities

What's the Manager's Role?

Managing Conflicts

How Managers Make Peace

Neighbor Noise

When Enough is Too Much

Noise is an acknowledged part of urban life - particularly apartment living. Some of it - traffic, garbage collection, …

Communicate...and Then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

Helping Older Neighbors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

4 Things You Can Do

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Conflict in Client Communities

What's the Manager's Role?

Maintenance

Façade Inspections

A Critical Component of Your Maintenance Plan

In light of the tragic condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, earlier this year, condo and co-op boards, as well …

Fannie Mae Announces New Requirements

Co-ops & Condos Must Fix Structural Issues to Get Funds

Carpet Cleaning

Out, Damn Spot!

Building Better in Surfside’s Wake

Out of Tragedy Comes Reform

Structural Integrity Inspections:

What Does Your State Require?

Façade Inspections

A Critical Component of Your Maintenance Plan

In light of the tragic condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida, earlier this year, condo and co-op boards, as well …

Adjacent Construction Risk Management

The Building (or Demolition) Next Door

NYC to Explore Using Drones for Facade Inspections

City Council Orders DOB Study

2020 April

When Interior Renovations Become Exterior Issues

Coping With Construction

Window Deterioration

Recognizing the Main Culprits

Spring Maintenance

Warmer Days Ahead

Though 'winter' in these days of shifting, warming climate tends to involve more chilly rain and slush than the snowdrif…

What about the environmental impact of LED Lighting? How much energy does it save?

Lobby Decor

To Furnish, or Not to Furnish?

What Are the Most Effective Steps Boards Can Take to Fight Pests?

Hint: Keep it Clean!

Pest Issues in Multifamily Buildings

What Are the Toughest Ones to Address?

Organizations

IREM Announces Diversity & Inclusion Succession Initiative Leaders

Program Fosters Leadership & Recognition of Underrepresented Groups

32BJ SEIU President Issues Statement on Pandemic & Police Brutality

"Our Members Find Themselves in Double Jeopardy"

IREM Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund

27 Chapters on Board So Far

REBNY Launches Coronavirus Resource Hub

Connecting Members and Non-Members Alike

REBNY Launches First-of-its-Kind Fellowship Program

Group Aims to Cultivate Diversity in the Real Estate Industry

Design

Bloom Times

The Luxury - and Value - of Floral Arrangements

Using Color to Create Mood & Make a Statement

Your Palette Makes a Difference

Interior Design Responds to COVID

Flexibility, Technology, Nature, & Gratitude

Universal Design & the ADA

Design for Every Body

Luxury Lobbies

Sought-After Amenity...or Artifact?

Insurance

Cyber Insurance

Protecting Your Community Against Hacks

Protecting Board Members from Claims

A Look at Liability & Insurance Coverage

Loss, Insurance, & Claims

A Primer

Insurance Coverage vs. COVID-19

Co-ops & HOAs May Be Left Holding the Bag

The NY Policy Holders Protection Act

What's it to You?

News

11/30/2021 Julianne Moore and Trevor Noah tour same NYC digs—New York Post

Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore and comedian Trevor Noah were both spotted checking out the same West Chelsea units at 532 W. 20th St. within days of each other.
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11/30/2021 Why Adding A Washing Machine Could Greatly Increase The Value Of Your NYC Co-Op—Forbes

Washer/dryer now allowed! Few sentences in a listing description cause so much excitement for Manhattan apartment seekers.
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11/29/2021 City Council greenlights Gowanus, Blood Center rezonings—The Real Deal

The City Council both bucked and abided tradition Tuesday with the approval of a life sciences expansion on the Upper East Side and a sweeping rezoning in Brooklyn.
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11/29/2021 An attorney discusses renovating in a co-op or condominium in New York City—New York Real Estate Journal

With all the dangers discussed on the news concerning the pandemic, it is sometimes startling to realize how much renovation work is still going on in and around co-op and condominium apartments and outside of those buildings and on adjoining properties.
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11/29/2021 New Developments Can Learn a Thing or Two From New York’s Prewar Buildings, Architect Says—Mansion Global

Steven Harris, the principal at Steven Harris Architects, which he established in 1985, has been working on New York City buildings for over 30 years.
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11/29/2021 Housing Lottery Launches For Capstone Condominiums At 940 Myrtle Avenue In Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn—New York YIMBY

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Capstone Condominiums, a nine-story mixed-use residential building at 940 Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
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11/29/2021 Bank Hapoalim Lends $25M on Dumbo Condo Project—Commercial Observer

Tankhouse’s Sam Alison-Mayne and Sebastian Mendez have nabbed $25 million in construction financing to build a new condominium development in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood, Commercial Observer has learned.
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11/29/2021 Small developments dominate as new building filings return to pre-pandemic levels—The Real Deal

New York City’s new building filings are ticking back up.
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11/24/2021 Lottery opens for 24 income-restricted condos in Bed-Stuy, available to buy from $204K—6sqft.com

Applications are now being accepted for 24 income-restricted condos available for purchase in Bed-Stuy.
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11/22/2021 N.Y. Reverse Mortgage Co-op Bill Delivered to Gov. Hochul Months After Passage—Reverse Mortgage Daily

A bill that would allow seniors aged 70 or older living in New York state to take out a reverse mortgage loan on a co-operative living space has been delivered to Gov. Kathy Hochul nearly six months after its initial passage in both state legislative chambers.
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11/22/2021 My Co-op Is Snubbing the Menorah in Its Holiday Display. What Can I Do?—The New York Times

Q: My husband and I live in a Midtown East luxury co-op that, for many years, displayed both a large Christmas tree and a menorah in the lobby during the holidays.
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11/22/2021 Duplex Penthouse at Dakota Building in Manhattan Lists for Nearly $7 Million—Mansion Global

The duplex penthouse of a contemporary painter in Manhattan’s famed Dakota building hit the market this week for $6.95 million.
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11/22/2021 SALT Cap Boost in House Bill Destined for Changes by Senate—Bloomberg

House Democrats from high-tax states celebrated the inclusion of a more generous state and local tax deduction in the House-passed version of President Joe Biden’s economic plan, but they face some intensive negotiations on its final form as the Senate takes up the bill.
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11/16/2021 Nonfiction Book Club "The Sky's the Limit: Passion and Property in Manhattan"—patch.com

From the author of the bestselling Philistines at the Hedgerow, a mesmerizing inside account of the high-stakes world of Manhattan residential real estate Steven Gaines takes us from New York's most expensive condominiums and co-ops to the offices of its most powerful real estate brokers to reveal the outlandish displays of ego, bad behavior, and status hunger that come into play when the best addresses in the city are on the line.
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11/16/2021 Homeless shelter opens along Billionaires Row—Crain's New York

Surrounded by a few of Manhattan’s most exclusive addresses is a homeless shelter that opened its doors last week after three years of litigation to keep it from bringing homeless New Yorkers to Billionaires Row.
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11/16/2021 First look at all of Brooklyn Point’s resort-like amenity spaces—6sqft

Earlier this year, the 68-story condo tower Brooklyn Point unveiled its rooftop infinity pool, the highest in the Western Hemisphere.
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11/16/2021 Mystery buyer drops $16M on Dumbo condos — setting new sales record—New York Post

The sky’s the limit in Dumbo when it comes to shattering real estate records.
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11/8/2021 Inside One Wall Street, Harry Macklowe's Huge Downtown Condo Conversion Built For New York Lovers—Bisnow

Bisnow toured One Wall Street, famous for its 650-foot limestone curtain facade, this week as Macklowe prepares for the official launch of sales early next year.
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11/8/2021 Morris Adjmi-Designed Condominium At 215 North 10th Street Launches Sales In Williamsburg, Brooklyn—New York YIMBY

Morris Adjmi‘s latest condominium project launched sales this week in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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11/5/2021 Neighbors Protest Disputed Luxury Building At Hearing: Report—Patch.com

Ongoing complaints about a proposed luxury building in Rego Park came to a head at a public meeting on Wednesday, according to a new report.
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