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…
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…
Condo, co-op and HOA communities come in all sizes, shapes, and locations. They can range from literally thousands of units spread across multiple high-rise buildings, or scores of single-family townhomes in sprawling HOAs. They can be desi…
Appreciation, and the profit that comes with it, is surely a major benefit of home ownership. But that profit does not come without a cost. You can’t hide from the tax collector, and sooner or later he or she will come looking for you to ex…
Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) cooperatives were set up some 40 years ago as a means of establishing home ownership opportunities for low-income residents in New York City. The program also served to help the city stabilize nei…
Last April, The Cooperator published an update on the conversion-to-condo project currently underway at Manhattan's famed Waldorf Astoria hotel. The precarious financial situation of Anbang Insurance Group , the Chinese company tha…
The seemingly perpetually under-construction Hudson Yards redevelopment – spanning the area from 29 th to 43rd streets between 7 th Avenue and the West Side Highway in Manhattan – is often the target of critique for everything from co…
Online services have revolutionized everything – but especially shopping. Virtually anything you want is now at your fingertips, and virtually everything can be delivered. Online versions of every service, from food delivery to furniture to…
While Manhattan still commands the lion's share of attention for its luxury real estate market, skip a stone across the Hudson and you'll find a development that aims to give it a run for its money. Port Imperial, an expansive $2 billion…