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Checking Your Building Stats UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Fitzelle, Edward H. on December 01, 2002

income per square foot is the amount of money left over all income is collected and operating costs have ... of a board's performance could be the quality of the flowers planted in the tree pits in front

City to Mandate Composting of Yard Waste

New York City

and tree pits. Municipal composting took off in the United States in the 1990s after San Francisco became

Co-op Op-Ed: Why Boards Have Bad Reputations – And What to Do About It

planted 900 tulip bulbs in our tree pits on a brisk fall day. Even an effort so undemanding as hosting our

Organics Recycling Wins a Major Convert

Gramercy Park, Manhattan

a portion of the compost back into the city to nourish urban farms, parks, tree pits, and community gardens

Sewer-Pipe Primer: Two Engineers Explain When to Repair or to Replace

New York City

and shifts in the surrounding soil. Once a pipe breaks, soil, tree roots (and occasionally small animals) can ... apartment buildings, are bricks and mortar. They need care, maintenance, and money to pay for the upkeep

A Miniature High Line Comes to the Bronx

Riverdale, The Bronx

very own park?” And a park they got, with grass and shrubs and trees, two playgrounds, meeting places

It’s Miller Time UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on May 18, 2017

small steps, “like doing the plantings in the tree pits. There was nothing in there. Or buying some urns

The Shareholders UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Steve Weinstein on May 01, 2007

. The new breed of owners is paying a lot of money in a long-term investment. This often pits them against

Back to Life UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on June 01, 2007

snowballed. As the property declined physically, it became nearly impossible for owners to sell

The Beauty of the Brown BIn UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on October 03, 2017

bring a portion of the compost back into the city to nourish urban farms, parks, tree pits, and community

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Carpet cleaning

Bob B JR Nov 22, 2024

Door mats in coop

Diane Nov 12, 2024

Sponsor Rights

mr.gardenz Oct 20, 2024

Habitat Week by Week

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Learn all the basics of NYC co-op and condo management, with straight talk from heavy hitters in the field of co-op or condo apartments

Professionals in some of the key fields of co-op and condo board governance and building management answer common questions in their areas of expertise

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