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Balloon mortgages  are they nuts

. There will always be capital expenditures, so if one pays for past capital expenditures in the future (balloon

Saving Money by Spending Money: The Building Improvements that Do It

Silver Towers, Kew Gardens, Queens

monthly mortgage payment, thus giving us additional capital and flexibility for financing new projects ... has accomplished massive capital improvements that have actually cut down its expenditures. Wha

Should Your Small Building Trade "Back Office Only" Firm for Management Co.?

The Britannia, Morningside Heights, Manhattan

’t solicit capital-improvement bids, deal with vendors, etc., as would a managing agent. Yet even small

Leaks and the LPC: Fixing a Landmarked Facade

Jackson Heights

. Are you doing capital improvements at your co-op or condo? Email kfarrell@habitatmag.com or emyers ... better days. The building had a number of capital problems that needed fixing - the elevators were

The Lobby Easel: Successful Communication, Old-School Style

New York City

. Are you doing capital improvements at your co-op or condo? Email kfarrell@habitatmag.com or emyers ... Steven Greenbaum remembers the bad old days when a long-running capital project would generate

Preventive Maintenance … Prevents Death and Disaster. For Real

low instead of making repairs and capital improvements. But maintaining your property is not only ... much of the building. A co-op decides that the cost of capital improvements is too costly

Warning Signs: Not Paying Close Attention to Your Building's Reserve Fund

New York City

to pay for operating expenses, when a capital need actually arises, it will have to raise maintenance ... manager uses the reserves to pay for capital projects and does nothing to replenish them. If any

Investing Reserve Funds for Fun and Profit

reserve] need to be? Are there capital projects coming up?" Recommending a mix of high-interest money ... If your building is lucky enough or prudent enough to have multimillion-dollar capital reserves

Bad Management, Apathetic Residents, a Co-op Facing Foreclosure. What Now?

Washington Heights, Manhattan

to the daunting task of capital improvements. In 2006, it secured a 25-year loan of $902,000 with a two percent ... Corporation (HDFC) co-op were collected erratically. Capital improvements were postponed or overlooked. Taxes

Lessons of a Board Outside the Box: How Unorthodox Thinking Saved a Co-op

, and there was no long-range plan for capital improvements. But an aggressive board of directors (click on image at left

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Super starting his own business outside of the co-op

Bob B JR Dec 20, 2024

radiator air valves

Pre-war cooperative NYC Dec 19, 2024

Coop serious problem - staff work without permits, etc

DM Dec 15, 2024

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