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…
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 …
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'…
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…
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 …
An Upper West Side condo board experienced a setback to stop the city from creating a protected bike lane along Central Park West. Curbed reported yesterday that a Manhattan Supreme Court judge dismissed 25 Central Park West board's mo…
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's fight against a new proposed tower development that the Garden claimed would block sunlight for its plants has taken on a new wrinkle. Yesterday, the Garden launched a new exhibit, “ Fight for Sunlight ,” in…
It's official: Sting is now an owner of an apartment at 220 Central Park South. The Real Deal reported that the music legend purchased a 5,807-square-foot for $65.7 million—a deal that entered into contract in June 2016, accordi…
Q. I am a shareholder in a co-op in Brooklyn. It has come to my attention that the board of the building has plans to develop some commercial space in our building and rent it to another board member. Management has distributed letters to…