Updated 2/25/19 In one week alone, two New York City condo buildings will be going 'Trump'-less, another indication of President Donald Trump's unpopularity in his home state. The Washington Post reported that the residents at 220 …
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In a New York TImes “Ask Real Estate” letter from last December, a co-op shareholder lamented the sorry state of her 10-unit building: the board president was abdicating his position with no willing successor, and the managing agent w…
Unlike the residential markets in Manhattan and Brooklyn, co-op and condo sales in Queens have shown some resilience in 2018 -- but signs of trouble may be beginning to materialize. According to Douglas Elliman’s recent fourth quarter …
Everyone wants to feel safe and secure in their homes -- but it's easy to get carried away and waste resources on over-the-top security measures that may not actually be warranted. In this segment, multifamily security pros discuss how they…
Updated 2/19/19 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wasn't the only person disappointed about Amazon pulling out of the controversial deal to bring its second headquarters to Long Island City. The online retailing giant’s surprising reversal…
Whether you’re just tired of looking at the same old cupboards and countertops, or looking to sell your apartment, a kitchen upgrade doesn’t have to require depleting your bank account or taking a second mortgage. Rather, modest and well-co…
The Financial District and Williamsburg aren’t the only neighborhoods in New York City brimming with residential development these days. Not just the home of a booming Asian population and the New York Mets, Flushing, Queens…
Saving energy -- and thereby cutting costs and reducing a building community's carbon footprint -- is a concern for an increasing number of boards and residents. In this quick clip, a conservation pro talks about technologies and innovation…
A townhouse that belonged to Law & Order: SVU actress Mariska Hargitay was among some of the notable New York City luxury residential properties that signed into contract last week amid an ongoing trend of lackluster sales for that pa…
When one thinks of a wooden domicile, the log cabin might come to mind, or even the treehouse in which one may have spent hours as a youth. But rarely do “wood” and “high-rise condominium development” overlap in the popular imagination. De…