According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median annual property tax paid by homeowners was $2,578 in 2019, or 1.03 percent of home value - not a huge percentage on average, but many households pay far more than this bas…

When former Bear Sterns CEO James Cayne - noted for his role in the 2008 financial crisis - sought to sell his five-bedroom, six-bath prewar co-op apartment at swanky 510 Park Avenue, the co-op board rejected three prospective purchaser…

In a recent piece for the New York Law Journal , attorneys from Manhattan-based law firm Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer delve into the issue of privacy as it pertains to the personal information of shareholders and unit owners - and…

The Cooperator Events presents a Virtual Town Hall: Protect & Defend - Fortifying Your Building's Financial Plans in the Ongoing Pandemic sponsored by Czarnowski & Beer LLP. Thursday October 22, 2020 1:30 PM EST REGISTER NOW For many boa…

According to an email sent out by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) the city’s annual energy efficiency letter grade sign program, which was instituted by 2018’s Local Law 33, officially went into effect on October 1.  Goin…

The effects of COVID-19 on the real estate market are among the strangest and most talked-about repercussions of the pandemic. Rents have dropped in many top shelf Manhattan neighborhoods - such as the Upper West Side, for example - by more…

According to a recent Women in the Workplace survey from the U.S. Green Building Council ( USGBC ), women across the green building industry are facing historic challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Of nearly 500 women survey…

While the numbers being put up by the residential real estate market in NYC are - and have long been - the envy of other regions across the country (with the possible exception being the Bay Area, where Silicon Valley tech money has morphed…

The Cooperator Events Presents a Virtual Town Hall: Getting What's Due - Collecting Maintenance & Common Charge Arrears During the Pandemic. Sponsored by Schneider Buchel LLP.  Tuesday October 13, 2020 2:00 PM EST WATCH ON DEMAND COVID-1…

Several outlets, including NBC News, CBS News, and the New York Post , report that a 24-year-old woman who was struck by a falling lounge chair on January 25 while crossing the street near Union Square in Manhattan is suing several parti…