In a recent ' Ask Real Estate ' letter to The New York Times , an Upper East Side co-op resident lamented the flock of pigeons perpetually perched on the building’s window ledges, leaving behind droppings and feathers like unsavory c…
The New York City residential sales market continues to be on a streak—but for the wrong reasons. According to the 2018 second quarter report released by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) last week, the New York City residentia…
Evictions in condos and co-ops are relatively rare, but they can happen for an array of reasons. Some examples include consistent refusal to make necessary payments; routine, severe conflicts with neighbors; destruction of communal property…
For as long as there have been houses, there have been houseplants. Now landscape architects and technology have joined forces to offer the ultimate in indoor botany: the living wall. Known alternately as a green wall, or even living art…
A penthouse at 565 Broome Street in SoHo has entered into contract at $40.5 million, the biggest luxury residential transaction in New York City for the week of July 30-August 5, according to Olshan Realty's most recent market report . I…
When it comes to two people buying a home together, the traditional assumption is that they’re either in a romantic relationship, married, or related. But the definition of relationships has evolved with the times. Not all people marry, and…
Much ink and angst have been spilled over the issue of noise, whether it comes from a neighboring apartment or building; the sounds that keep one up at night, or unable to work during the day. But while sound is arguably the most likely off…
If you are currently looking to buy a home in New York City, 2018 might be the year to do it . According to a recent article posted on StreetEasy , the number of Big Apple homes listed for sale increased to a record high in th…
Based on the latest findings from Douglas Elliman’s second quarter 2018 residential market reports for Brooklyn and Queens, it seems like a tale of two boroughs: one that has long been the arbiter of hip, but is now apparently cooling off; …
In April of 2017, The Cooperator examined the passive house building standard that, according to the Passive House Institute U.S. website , follows a set of design principles to achieve energy efficiency in a structure–or as the orga…