Co-op / Condo News: Condo vs. Comfort Station, Nightclub Noise and 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...

• "Bowery [Condo] Residents Battle Building Owners in Bid to Close Restaurant and Finale Nightclub" by Marianne Garvey and Brian Niemietz (New York Daily News). See also: Co-op / Condo News: Oct. 29, 2013 and Feb. 18, 2013

• "New Public Restroom Threatens Coney Island Condo Residents’ Ocean Views" (WCBS), "A Condo on the Ocean with the View of a Toilet?" by Charisma L. Miller (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) and "Condo Owners Protest View-Spoiling Bathrooms" by Colin Mixson (Brooklyn Daily) See also: Co-op / Condo News: April 15, 2013

• "Related Wins $577,000 in ILSA Case Against Greek Shipping Magnate and Wife" by David Jones (TheRealDeal.com) See also: Co-op / Condo News: Nov. 7, 2011

• "Rent Coach: Our [co-op's] management company is dragging its feet and we're losing [sublease] rental income. Help!" by Mike Akerly (BrickUnderground.com)

• "Tenant Sees Scam in Delayed Repairs to Rent-Stabilized Apartment" in a co-op, by Colin Mixson (Brooklyn Daily)

• "New Grants for Nassau and Suffolk County First-Time Homebuyers: Community Housing Innovations (CHI) Offers Assistance to Families Earning Nearly $100,000" (Community Housing Innovations press release)

• "The Bronx Is Heating Up" by Anne Kadet (The Wall Street Journal)

Co-op / Condo Board Issues...

• "Staten Island Sandy Victims Sue Co-op in St. George" by Frank Donnelly (Staten Island Advance)

• "NYC Wants Your Carrot Tops and Banana Peels," on expansion of composting program with Manhattan apartment buildings, including co-ops and condos, by Matt Chaban (Crain's New York Business)

• "The Board Room: New York City condos wake up to the high price of absentee ownership" by Robert Braverman

WebCitation archives:

Bowery • New Public Restrooms • View of a Toilet • Condo Owners Protest • Related Wins • Rent Coach • Tenant • New Grants • The Bronx • Staten Island • Carrot Tops • The Board Room