Co-op / Condo News: Tax Abatements, Rent-to-Own, Seven-Year Scaffold, More

Read all the latest co-op / condo news for buyers, sellers and board members in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links. If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.

Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...

• "Winning a Temporary Lottery: What to know about that property-tax abatement" by V. L. Hendrickson (BrickUnderground.com) and "421a Tax Exemption: Don’t Say You Didn’t Know" by Julie Satow (The New York Times)

• "City to Auction Off 8 Co-ops, 1 Condo, 1 House" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Tips for Starter Landlords," including condo owners, by Jake Mooney (The New York Times)

• "Clean the Windows, or Buy New Ones? / Gut Renovations in a Sponsor Co-op" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "Does Rent-to-Own Make Sense in NYC?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Susie Essman Curbs Her UWS Enthusiasm for $1.35 Million" by Sara Polsky (NY.Curbed.com)

• "Astor’s Manhattan Co-op Sells for $21 Million to Viking Hedge-Fund Manager" by Katie Spencer (Bloomberg newswire)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "[Station] Square [Apartments] Scaffolding Scrapped" after seven years of surrounding that Forest Hills co-op, by Howard Koplowitz (Times Ledger, Queens)

WebCitation archives:

Winning • 421a • Auction • Tips • Windows / Renovations • Rent-to-Own • Susie Essman • Astor • Scaffolding