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The Man Who Took the Fix Out of ‘Fixed’ Costs UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Bill Morris on April 22, 2019

’s costs are fixed. But you don’t buy it. Why not? DOHERTY: Well, when you drill down into the budget for a co

Dee’s Art of the Deal UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Marianne Schaefer on April 22, 2019

and pull somebody else up. To me it’s a mandate. If somebody helps me, I must help others.” Dee and her

A Co-op Weans Itself From Con Edison Steam

Upper West Side, Manhattan

costs for steam heating and cooling are just obscene, and it’s wasteful. Steam was designed

It's Too Early to Shut Down the Heat

Kips Bay, Manhattan

. The rules don’t change just because it’s cumbersome or expensive to switch from heat to air ... It's Too Early to Shut Down the Heat

Renovating the Lobby: War or Peace?

Scarsdale, Westchester County

vote on everything, and they were very professional about it,” she says. “There are so many residents ... A Scarsdale co-op board went its own way when redoing the lobby.

Sewing Up a Mortgage Refi

New York City

of looking too far beyond that because it wants to borrow a minimal amount. It’s hoping to get another 10 ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how

A Mortgage Refi Should Fit Like a Tailor-Made Suit

New York City

where it has borrowed too little – and winds up having to seek another refi in just a few years ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how ... One size does not fit all co-ops when it's time to refinance the mortgage.

A Piano, a Puppy, and a Co-op’s Crossed Wires

Tribeca, Manhattan

seated and asked, “Is this table too close to the door for you?” Obviously, I thought the table was just ... In my co-op, it's sometimes difficult to distinguish a complaint from a compliment.

Developers Flex Muscles, Pied-a-Terre Tax Dies

New York City

City real estate industry flexed its muscles. Then, over the past weekend, the pied-a-terre tax ... is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it ... “Real estate has driven politics, really, forever.”

Living in apt with or without shareholder

and it's too late to press their claim.

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