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The Painful Truth About Premiums UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Beth Markowitz, Owner, Merlot Management on July 24, 2023

client, a 15-unit condo in Harlem, just saw its umbrella policy premiums more than triple from $3

How Co-ops and Condos Can Win Big Cuts on Their Property Taxes

The board at a 70-unit prewar co-op on Park Avenue, like its counterparts across the city ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how

Four-Legged Identity Crisis UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Scott Pashman on June 14, 2023

In the world of vertical living, a dog isn’t often just a dog. Many co-ops require them

The Problem: Getting Access UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Gene Ferrara, President, JMA Consultants on June 14, 2023

want large fees for access agreements — it’s a shakedown, really — or there was a Hatfields

Poll Shows Broad Support for Co-op Disclosure Bill

New York City

advocates. The poll, conducted in early May by the political consulting firm Slingshot Strategies ... is one of the biggest investments you'll every make. This purchase is more than just buying a home, it

The Problem: Water Waste UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Alan Rothschild, President, Vantage Group on May 01, 2023

one master meter, it would just be too expensive to try to meter every single apartment

The Problem: Stairwell Hazard UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Kevin Bone, Co-Founder, Bone/Levine Architects on May 01, 2023

.” Not only was there too much stuff in the primary fire stairwell to begin with, but we were looking

Taking Charge: Lee Hoffman, Board Treasurer, Mayfair Towers UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Paula Chin on April 11, 2023

’ll approach our projects going forward. Balancing act. It’s very easy for boards to just get through

Reining in a Rogue Director UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Paula Chin on March 23, 2023

of headaches over a nonissue.” That one guy is not an outlier. Rogue directors are an all-too

All Co-op Proprietary Leases Have an Expiration Date. When Is Yours?

New York City

there, too. And one often-overlooked detail that can bedevil a housing cooperative is the ... -ops and condos face legal and financial challenges that have to be solved. Whether it's a question of how

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