Category: Community Living

The days of incandescent lighting are on the wane, and LED lighting is where it's at. Cooler, more efficient, and longer-lasting than most older bulbs, LEDs are even mandated for use in some settings. Here, lighting pros tell what your boar…

In the four weeks leading up to May 1, Manhattan's average residential sales price increased significantly while the number of recorded sales saw an uptick. That's what real estate website CityRealty said in its recently-released June…

Summer is definitely here, but if you neglected to make use of your building or HOA's fitness amenities over the winter, there's still time! In this short clip, industry pros talk about what's new and exciting in the world of in-house gym e…

Plans for a development company to buy the air rights from a Lower East Side co-op so it can build two large condo towers were recently dealt a serious blow. Crain's New York Business reported that the Seward Park Cooperative rejecte…

In many cases in which a residential condo or co-op property includes street-level commercial space, the retail tenant leasing that space is a good fit with the apartments above. Whether it's a supermarket, an apparel business, a sporting g…

Starting August 28, 2018, all residential buildings with three or more units in New York City will be required to adopt a written smoking policy . This applies to rentals, co-ops, and condos. The new ordinance, called Local Law 147 …

A new report by the New York State Comptroller's Office about the city's elevator inspections is sobering for those who rely on elevators on a daily basis. As reported by The Real Deal , an audit released on June 6 by New York S…

April showers, as they say, bring May flowers...but they also bring the spring edition of The Cooperator Expo New York, which returned to the New York Hilton Midtown on Thursday, April 26th  for another fun, informative, invaluable day for …

Co-op and condo buildings are complex social communities.  At the heart of many of these communities is the superintendent.  The super is the command center of the physical plant. He or she keeps it running like a well-oiled machine, and k…

Late last year, a conflict developed between a board and some residents at the Windsor Oak co-op in Queens over shelters protecting a colony of feral cats that lived behind the property. As the New York Post reported, a contingent o…