As the lending landscape remains challenging for individuals, associations, and co-ops alike, things like funding major projects or refinancing an underlying mortgage can be even trickier than usual. This presentation will map out the curre…

Q. The owner in the condo unit below mine is a nightmare: slamming/banging noise at all hours, screaming fights, rude guests loitering in front of the building. When I first complained to the board, they served him a cease and desist noti…

Switching from technologies and equipment that are powered by fossil fuels to efficient, all-electric option—a process known as electrification—is fundamental to advancing building decarbonization and combating climate change. The electrifi…

When a condo or co-op resident runs for a seat on their board, the decision to do so generally comes from a desire to ‘step up’ and participate in the governance of the place they call home, and the building or association community as a wh…

Ahh, the pleasures of home ownership; a space to call your very own, to arrange and enjoy as you see fit, all while building equity. It’s a key component of the American Dream—but when the faucet leaks in your condo or co-op unit, there’s n…

According to a new report from Construction Coverage, a website that compares construction software and insurance, the current housing shortage—which is now estimated to be between 4 million and 7 million homes—can trace its beginnings …

Have you ever wondered about those charming street-level unit entrances you see in many prewar apartment buildings? The ones often surrounded by flowering shrubbery, or with a decorative portico? They’re called maisonettes - French for ‘lit…

After the devastating gas explosion in Harlem in 2014 that leveled a building, leaving eight people dead, and a second explosion in the East Village in 2015 that killed two and injured twenty, New York City passed Local Law 157 (LL157). Whi…

Q. We have a shareholder who has filed several frivolous and vindictive complaints against the cooperative with various city agencies. While he always loses, these complaints have cost the cooperative money in attorneys’ fees. His latest …

The Dakota, on Manhattan’s Central Park West, is perhaps the best-known apartment building in the world—for all the wrong reasons. The iconic building made front-page news in early December of 1980, when former Beatle and Dakota resident Jo…