Updated 2/19/19 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wasn't the only person disappointed about Amazon pulling out of the controversial deal to bring its second headquarters to Long Island City.   The online retailing giant’s surprising reversal…

The Financial District and Williamsburg aren’t the only neighborhoods in New York City brimming with residential development these days. Not just the home of a booming Asian population and the New York Mets, Flushing, Queens…

Whether you’re just tired of looking at the same old cupboards and countertops, or looking to sell your apartment, a kitchen upgrade doesn’t have to require depleting your bank account or taking a second mortgage. Rather, modest and well-co…

Saving energy -- and thereby cutting costs and reducing a building community's carbon footprint -- is a concern for an increasing number of boards and residents. In this quick clip, a conservation pro talks about technologies and innovation…

A townhouse that belonged to Law & Order: SVU actress Mariska Hargitay was among some of the notable New York City luxury residential properties that signed into contract last week amid an ongoing trend of lackluster sales for that pa…

Q. I’m on the board of a complex of three buildings housing about 282 units. Our insurance company is pressuring the property manager to get us to raise our insurance coverage level to cover the cost of completely rebuilding our buildings…

Q. What can be done when a co-op building has pipes in the building that proved to be positive for asbestos, and the building refuses to release the test results to shareholders who are affected? Are they entitled to get results ?       …

The ‘big city’ is known for its breakneck pace, as life whirls around the unprepared out-of-towner in an overwhelming swirl. Suburbia, on the other hand, is supposed to be a respite from that intense metropolitan grind – a place to patientl…

In a community association, it falls on the board to put out any fires that ignite among the property’s residents. But what happens when that blaze springs up between the board members themselves?  Those who volunteer to serve on their com…

One of the most important factors in the decision to purchase a condominium or co-op is lifestyle. Many who live in residential communities, particularly those in single-family HOAs, choose community living over a single-family home for the…