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Lyons Towers Lights Up Its Life — With Energy-Efficient LEDs

estimate, then presented its findings together with Tagmizyan to the board at Lyons Towers. The report ... Small energy investments can pay off — not just once, but year after year. Across the Hudson ... Lyons Towers Lights Up Its Life — With Energy-Efficient LEDs

What Happens When You Want to Make an Offer on a Deceased Neighbor's Apartment?

New York City

is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it ... How soon is too soon? That's the question on the minds of two neighbors in a building who

Spotlight on: Getting to Know How a Board Works in Case You Want to Run

New York City

turnout and avoid accusations that its timing was politically motivated, the meeting should be scheduled ... . This purchase is more than just buying a home, it's investing in a housing corporation. Articles, here ... in to your brand new co-op apartment, how does a spot on the board sound to you? Well, maybe it's too soon

Co-op and Condo Boards Girding for Election Day Unrest

New York City

from the rash of vandalism and looting that took place on the fringes of political protests over ... Many of the commercial spaces in Soho have been boarded up for Election Day and its aftermath.

Licensing Fee Shakedowns

to pressure the neighboring building to try and negotiate down their demands. So it's not really ... , and then the building next door, who would just as soon it, go away and don't really wanna deal with it. And if they do

Darkness At Noon UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on April 01, 2009

As its water bills rose and its property deteriorated, Dayton Beach Park found that it had to deal ... As its water bills rose and its property deteriorated, Dayton Beach Park found that it had to deal

Unknown Variables Can Make a Lawsuit More Trouble Than It's Worth UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by William D. McCracken on March 23, 2022

the outcome: The court might make close calls against us, and that sometimes the judge just gets it flat wrong ... Unknown Variables Can Make a Lawsuit More Trouble Than It's Worth

An Invisible Facelift for a Venerable Central Park West Co-op

Upper West Side, Manhattan

learn whether the adage applies to aging edifices, too. The 120-year-old building is deep into its ... 485 Central Park West and its reborn cornice (images courtesy CTA Architects).

For Value’s Sake UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on February 01, 2012

Apartments transformed its public spaces... It's about attraction, about looking your best and making a good ... In a tough market, a Manhattan complex remakes its lobbies and hallways to boost its curb appeal.

Do Your Rules Really Exist? UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Richard Siegler and Dale Degenshein on May 01, 2015

Did the HOA have the right to enforce its rules on a public road? ... ’s governing documents prohibit a political sign; and did the HOA have the right to enforce its rules

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