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The Tree Pit That Became a Money Pit

a hole all the way to China.” The tree pit had turned into such a voracious money pit that the condo ... Workers digging a pit on Bond Street where no tree will ever grow (image courtesy CTA Architects). ... Condo board spends $40,000 – and still doesn't have a tree. ... Tree Pit ... The Tree Pit That Became a Money Pit

Flirting With Disaster UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on January 01, 2004

An upper west side co-op struggles to accomodate newer shareholders. Older residents are pitted ... , often on fixed income and reluctant to spend money, pitted against younger people, who want to spruce up ... New shareholders are pitted against old ones

Free Trees: How to Get Them for Your Sidewalk

the tree, cuts out [a tree pit from the] concrete, removes the soil and puts in structural soil ... apartment buildings, are bricks and mortar. They need care, maintenance, and money to pay for the upkeep ... Urban trees aren't just great ... they're tree-mendous! Who doesn't love living ... Free Trees ... Free Trees: How to Get Them for Your Sidewalk

Easy as One, Two, Tree UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on March 01, 2007

a tree, here’s a planting primer. ... three bids – and select the contractor, who purchases the tree, cuts out [a tree pit from the] concrete ... Planting a tree in front of your building can do much for your quality of life. ... Easy as One, Two, Tree

Week by Week: March 28

New York City

a potentially devastating lawsuit when someone trips over a sidewalk tree pit in front of your building. It may ... to raise more money, how to deal with angry owners, or the best ways to work with a building's accountant ... pesky sidewalk tree pits: the newest stories from our app will help board members handle a pair of very

(Un)Civil War at Seward Park UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Marianne Schaefer on June 03, 2016

. Neighbor was pitted against neighbor in a story about how, in the words of Seward Park board treasurer ... A ripple became a tsunami in an epic battle over a new garage plan.

Saying Good-Bye to the Super

New York City

earlier, when the top of our Christmas tree had snapped, Luis glued it back together. I took a Polaroid ... care, maintenance, and money to pay for the upkeep. The goal, though, is not to make a profit ... the freshly painted ceiling. Platters of food were spread out on the purposefully pitted, reclaimed

Bond Street Condo Rehab Wins Another Award

NoHo, Manhattan

. But the tree pit turned into a $40,000 money pit when the byzantine permitting process – coupled with a snarl ... apartment buildings, are bricks and mortar. They need care, maintenance, and money to pay for the upkeep

Cast-Iron Gem in NoHo Wins Preservation Award

NoHo, Manhattan

board had hoped to cut a tree pit and plant a tree there, but red tape caused the cost to spiral until ... apartment buildings, are bricks and mortar. They need care, maintenance, and money to pay for the upkeep

Our too generous sublet policy

, such as gardening our tree pits. The presence of subletters exacerbates both problems.

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