Category: Shareholder Relations

1995 Jul/Aug From Horror to Harmony By Ed Serken

Neil Goldstein flashes a look of genuine surprise when a resident kisses him hello on the cheek in the lobby of The Harmony, an Upper East Side co-op where he is board president. Other residents trot by with friendly waves and call out, How…

Shareholder Relations

1995 Mar Pet Policy Politics By Ed Serken

Let's face it, the City is going to the dogsM-or is it cats? New Yorkers love their pets. No matter whether feline or canine, the depth of emotion owners have for their furry companions is staggering. This staunch devotion could go double f…

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7/27/2022 I'm on my building's board and someone is posting lies about me online. Is there anything I can do?—Brick Underground

Q: I'm on my building's board and someone—I'm not sure who—is posting lies about me to the building's online message board in an effort to make me resign.
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7/27/2022 South Bronx Luxury Co-Op with 180-Degree View Offered for Crypto—GlobeNewsWire

New York-based Carrillo Group CANY has listed a unique 19th-floor, 3 Bed / 2 Bath apartment with sweeping views, including the Manhattan skyline, for crypto.
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7/27/2022 Art dealer Mnuchin relists 5th Ave co-op with $1M discount—The Real Deal

Months after reportedly finding a buyer, art dealer Robert Mnuchin has relisted his Fifth Avenue co-op with another price cut.
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7/26/2022 New affordable housing in Chelsea scheduled for 2023 construction—amNewYork

The Chelsea neighborhood is receiving some much-needed changes with the addition of a new affordable housing unit that will be taking over a forgotten corner of the city.
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7/26/2022 City Mulls Ditching Controversial Property Transfer Program as Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Looms—Brownstoner

The Adams administration said Friday it is taking a hard look at the city’s Third Party Transfer (TPT) program after the U. S. Southern District Court of New York rejected a second city appeal against Black and Hispanic property owners seeking millions of dollars in restitution for property seized under the controversial program.
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7/21/2022 When a New High-Rise Means Less Housing—Curbed

Over the years, I’ve learned to mostly suppress my knee-jerk reaction when I see renderings of yet another glass tower on yet another Brooklyn street corner or read about a row of old mixed-use buildings being demolished for a generic new “luxury” one.
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7/21/2022 Brooklyn developer vanished with $4M in buyer deposits: lawsuit—The Real Deal

A Brooklyn developer is accused of disappearing with more than $4 million in his clients’ money, leaving about 20 immigrant families at risk of eviction.
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7/20/2022 ‘I want my life back’: Queens construction yard disrupts co-op residents—PIX11 News

Residents of a Queens co-op building told PIX11 News it’s a neverending battle against dirt and dust.
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7/20/2022 Wife, Son of Prominent Former Manhattan Judge Dead in Murder-Suicide: Police Official—NBC 4 News

The wife and son of a prominent former Manhattan judge were found dead inside their luxury building on the Upper East Side in an apparent murder-suicide, according to a police official.
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7/15/2022 New York's Condo Market Hits Reset As Interest Rates, Uncertainty Take Their Toll—Bisnow

Vickey Barron was in the middle of negotiating an $11M condo deal when the stock market started turning this spring.
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7/13/2022 NYC co-op and condo buildings scramble to avoid being burned by Local Law 97—Brick Underground

Many New York City co-op and condo boards are about to face a “reckoning” when compliance with a local law requiring buildings to limit harmful energy emissions gets serious.
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7/13/2022 Mystery buyer drops $76M on Crown Building condo—The Real Deal

A gem fit for a king just traded hands at the Crown Building.
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7/13/2022 Zeckendorfs, Atlas nab $322M from Blackstone for West Side condo tower—The Real Deal

The Zeckendorfs’ next splashy condo project just got a major financing package from Blackstone.
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7/1/2022 Getting lost in the funhouse of co-ops valuations—The Riverdale Press

Anyone who thinks they understand how the city’s finance department determines the taxable value of co-ops and condos should call Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher who represents the 50th District comprising Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
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6/29/2022 Community solar programs gain popularity among the many New Yorkers who don’t own their roofs—Gothamist

An affordable housing co-op in West Harlem is weighing their options — change over to electric heat pumps, install rooftop solar or both. It’s an energy decision they must make in the next couple of years when their boiler that runs on fuel oil #2 needs to be replaced, as new climate laws take effect.
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6/29/2022 John Legend and Chrissy Teigen Sell a Pair of Penthouses in NoLIta—New York Times

The musician John Legend and his wife, the model Chrissy Teigen, have bid farewell to their Manhattan home, and, it seems, to New York for now.
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6/24/2022 Condo board fails to evict buyer of discounted 1MDB penthouse—The Real Deal

The condo board of the luxury Walker Tower has suffered another defeat in its attempt to eject the owner of the building’s penthouse.
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6/24/2022 Related ups celeb-friendly condo offerings in Tribeca with new build—New York Post

Related Companies is launching 450 Washington near two other Related projects: 70 Vestry — where residents have included Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, Formula 1 racing champ Lewis Hamilton, NBA star Kevin Love and “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah with actress Minka Kelly — and 456 Washington.
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6/22/2022 Bayside tenant claims building management’s slow response has led to rapid spread of water damage throughout apartment—QNS.com

Bayside resident Michael McGrath has become incensed with building management after a rainstorm in early February caused a leak into his apartment from the roof.
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6/22/2022 Exact Capital Reveals Two Affordable Cooperative Buildings In West Harlem, Manhattan—New York YIMBY

A new public-private development partnership led by Exact Capital will create two new affordable cooperative buildings in West Harlem, Manhattan.
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