The viability of the 421-a tax abatement was up in the air last month as the New York State Senate passed sweeping reforms via a rent regulation bill which has caused quite a stir in the real estate community. After pushback from developer…

Community living comes with lots of rules and regulations—many of which are codified in largely static, hard-to-amend governing documents like proprietary leases and condominium declarations. Others are laid out in the more flexible context…

This past spring, New York City took a huge step in confronting the threat of climate change with its own version of a ‘Green New Deal.’ On April 18, the City Council passed the Climate Mobilization Act, a package of bills aimed at getting …

While the ‘Green New Deal’ and other long-term climate solutions are being debated at the federal level, some states and municipalities are getting in on the action as well, setting legal emissions benchmarks that will have a real impact on…

Over the past few years, millennials (generally regarded as those born between 1981 and 1996) have become the largest and most important demographic group for marketing products and services – including homes. What separates millennials fro…

Securing the safety of residents and their personal property is one of a condo, co-op, or HOA board's most important duties. In this clip, two security pros reveal the biggest blunders they see board-management teams make, and give some ins…

Donald Trump's signature New York hotel and tower could undergo a change in signage,  after other buildings in the city have removed their signs that read 'Trump' ever since the 2016 U.S. presidential election.  The New York Times r…

A co-op in the Homecrest section of Brooklyn leads among New York City residential buildings with the most elevator 311 complaints in the last year, Curbed reported. The list published by the home search website Localize.city co…

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…

A milestone has been reached for a new condominium development in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood that was the former home of the New York Life Insurance Company. According to a recent press statement, 108 Leonard has announced its immedi…