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Staten Island's Farm Colony Is Going To Grow a Bumper Crop of Condos

is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it ... is doing it too: converting to condos. Last week the New York City Council gave its blessing to a plan

A HABITAT Holiday Special: " 'Twas the Night Before Meeting"

New York City

in their heads? "I don't like the hallways, the lobbies, the lights. It's too hot. Too cold. We don't have any ... now through New Year's Day, please accept as our gift this seasonal poem. May you spread its message

The Hiring Process: Sizing Up Management UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Ford, Ruth on July 01, 2003

-Levy. "Other boards are just too polite to ask the hard questions and it's one situation where being a nice guy

The Condo-fication of 14th Street Continues

Union Square

is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it ... It's getting to feel like you can't swing a cat without hitting a condo on 14th Street. A New York

New Senior Division at Local Brokerage Firm Addresses Growing Market

New York City

. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it's investing in a housing corporation. Articles, here ... in co-ops and condos come new problems – but there may be new solutions, too. Ina Torton of Rutenberg

Board Talk: A Conversation About the “Self-Escrow” Strategy UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article on December 01, 2013

be considering it? Want to participate? http://www.habitatmag.com/Board-Talk ... yourselves that we are “rich” or “special.” We just decided to do it and you can too. Want to participate

Green Grades Revealed UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Jennifer V. Hughes on January 01, 2014

Board member Sylvia Shapiro’s cond-op scored an “A” from the city for its energy-saving practices ... is underwhelmed. “We know the circumstances of our building and it’s just not terribly relevant,” she says

Deadbeat Neighbors Cost You Money: How Condo Boards CAN Collect Arrears

-ops in arrears you can foreclose on in a matter of months," since it's simply a matter of recalling shares ... we can do because A) It's too expensive to take them to court, and B) it takes years anyway." Wrong

Why Total Lockdown at a Building Takes Safety to the Opposite Extreme

West Harlem, New York City

and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how to raise more money, how to deal ... — and the only way you can open it is with a key. Never mind that it's a pain for shareholders to have to walk

When Does the Law Say Enclosures Must Go?

New York City

If they're up to code, it's the board's call. With legal enclosures that are up to code, no one ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how ... : some with both Department of Buildings (DOB) permits and board approval, some with just one

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