Nobody ever claimed that managing a co-op, condo, or HOA community would be easy -- but what is easy for residents to forget sometimes is that property management is a big, multifaceted job that often gets little thanks when things go w…
Manhattan's Billionaire's Row is going to get a little bit crowded. Curbed reported this past Monday that developer Extell Development Company announced that it has officially launched sales for the supertall Central Park Tower developm…
A neighborhood group opposed to a condo development project on Manhattan's East Side is still making some noise after it filed a lawsuit over the summer. As reported in amNY , the East River Fifties Alliance organization was repres…
On Thursday, October 11th, thousands of board members, managers, building owners and co-op, condo, and HOA residents will gather at the Jacob K. Javits Center at 655 West 34th Street in Manhattan, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the second…
Talk about an education in real estate: recent condo developments on the Upper East and Upper West sides have coincidentally both involved the displacements of two schools at their respective construction sites. At East 85 th Street and…
There are lots of things co-op and condo buildings can do to reduce energy waste and save themselves and their residents money. Submetering is one way - and here, an energy pro discusses a few key points boards should know when contemplatin…
If you're looking to buy a new condo in New York City, perhaps now is the time to do so. According to a Wall Street Journal report published yesterday, sales for new condominiums fell during third quarter 2018—a drop of 30 percen…
Q. When asked for full copies of monthly financials or ability to at least view them, I am told that this info is confidential and can not be released. My board will only issue a pie chart showing where funds are placed and totals of inco…
Q. Can a board member vote on a change in rules that will directly benefit him/her? For example, the board member is an investor with more than 10 units and needs more parking spaces for tenants. Therefore, he/she moves to vote to change …
Whether in a single-family home or an apartment building, pretty much every homeowner has had that moment: when in the middle of the night, he or she turned on the kitchen light to see a huge water bug scurrying across the counter, or heard…