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Insurance Premium Financing Gaining Traction For Co-ops and Condos

New York City

affordable and beneficial to buildings.” Cancellations are rare. As for lenders, the loans are risk

Are Co-op and Condo Boards Waking Up to the Upside of Retrofits?

New York City

no longer afford. “Once you’ve taken into account the cost of maintaining and replacing 60-year-old systems

How Will Co-ops and Condos Pay for Energy-Efficiency Retrofits?

New York City

concerned about the cost of major capital improvements and retrofits: there are numerous affordable

A Co-op’s Solar Journey, From Bright Idea to Flipping the Switch

Hudson Heights, Manhattan

was fielding a barrage of questions: Can we afford it? Is the roof strong enough? Is there enough sunshine

Problem Solved: Condo Board Got the Jump on a Complex Project

Upper East Side, Manhattan

afford high premiums. And that, of course, does come with a price and that's represented in a higher unit

Water Rate Jumps 4.42%, Latest Addition to the List of Rising Costs

New York City

will soon release the results of a three-year study on how to make water rates more affordable and more fair.

The Co-op Where Appearances Matter

Morningside Heights, Manhattan

cannot afford frivolous architectural flourishes, but they agreed that appearances matter because curb

Solving a Land-Lease Riddle at Bay Terrace

Bayside, Queens

was to keep the rent affordable so we wouldn’t have to raise maintenance fees,” says Mazel. Not surprisingly

Lenox Hill Co-op Gets the Ultimate Face-Lift

Lenox Hill, Manhattan

building. “Our first reaction was that we wouldn’t be able to afford to reskin,” says Ed Adler, president

A Land-Lease Can Kill a Co-op

Chelsea

increases or assessments. “The residents here are middle-class. They could never have afforded that.” When

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