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Safe, Not Sorry UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris, Kathryn Farrell on November 01, 2010

A Brooklyn board confronts an age-old dilemma: how secure is its building? Just because you

What’s in a Name? UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on November 01, 2010

. “It just seemed to have a better cache and gave the building a better viability as being more upscale

A New Dawn at Turner Towers UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on November 01, 2010

Turner Towers had spent years repairing their plumbing piece by piece because an overhaul was too ... When it opened its doors a few years before the stock market crash of 1929, elegantly appointed ... Replacing the plumbing is a major task. So is finding the money to do it.

Sue Me, Sue You UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on November 01, 2010

, the shareholder is, in essence, battling himself. It’s the Absorbing Man Syndrome without the superheroes. So

Monzi Leaf Defier

, and after the equivalent of five years' sun exposure retained more than 60 % of its original strength ... and cause backups and water damage and, well, just general ickiness. And who needs ickiness, general

Naming Your Co-op / Condo: A Virtually Free Way to Upscale Your Image

The Pinehurst, The Sterling, Hardenbrook House

Street and Hardenbrook House, a condominium at 404 East 66th Street. "It just seemed to have a better ... at The Ansonia! The Dakota! The San Remo! And it's not just such luxury buildings that have names: So do many

Do Ask, Do Tell ... For Now: Co-ops, Condos and Bedbug Disclosure

-ops, condominiums or market-rate apartments. "The statute just really doesn’t work on its face," the attorney says ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how

Co-ops & Condos Caught as DOB Steps Up Local Law 11 Enforcement

and it's important," he admits. "But, like everything else, sometimes things go a little too far ... and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how to raise more money, how to deal ... -ops and condos fines ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. "It appears the enforcement of the site-safety plan

Diamonds Are Forever UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Sandford Littwin on October 01, 2010

on the so-called dotted line. Before we knew it, we were moving into our first home with a two -year

DOB Crackdown UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on October 01, 2010

that there are costs associated with Local Law 11 and to budget for it.” But this is just part of the paradigm

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