For most people, few things are as stressful—or exciting—as buying a new home. That can be especially true for buyers and residential unit owners who sign up to be among the first residents in a newly renovated or constructed condo or c…
Last December, The William Beaver House, located at the heart of New York’s Financial District, sat with 209 of its 320 units unsold—units priced from $900,000 to well over $2 million each. Unfortunately, while sales had gone well for th…
In an urban environment, people can feel isolated, though they live close to each other. While high-rise residential buildings put families near one another, living close doesn’t turn a group of neighbors into a community and that’s und…
Every co-op and condo association has its own house rules—rules and regulations (hopefully) based on common sense and aimed at protecting residents' safety and quality of life without undue disruption or inconvenience. Most un…
Are you looking for a new management company or financial advisor? Does your lobby need an extra splash of color? Is your co-op looking for replacement windows or facade repairs due to Local Law 11 work? Help is available at T…
Q “I live in a co-op in Queens. The front door to my apt. is being replaced—due to its extreme age it is no longer functioning properly. The manager informed me that I will be responsible for providing all of the hardware for this door—…
No, it’s not the Katy Perry song, “first you’re hot and then you’re cold,” but treating a bedbug infestation can be just as opposing and confusing as the romantic relationship in that popular song. Do I go with the pest control company …
Given the state of the economy and the real estate market, a novel issue is whether when a bank conducts a foreclosure sale on the shares relating to a cooperative apartment (without a judgment of the court), the successful bidder is su…
Astoria is a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of Queens that is as diverse as the immigrants that settled there from places as far away as Greece, Italy, Ireland, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. A Famous Ances…
Filing a lawsuit as any co-op or condo resident that’s been involved in one can attest, is not only very time-consuming and expensive, but equally unnnerving and contentious. A much saner solution to settle any acrimonious dispute is to…