Co-op / Condo News: Tax Abatements, Rent-to-Own, Seven-Year Scaffold, More
... we've a head's up on a city auction — eight co-ops and more up for grabs! — as well as everything you need to know about rent-to-own apartments and what to expect when you lose a 421a property-tax abatement. And Curb Your Enthusiam's Susie Essman sells her condo, as does the late Brooke Astor with her co-op.
Read all the latest co-op / condo news for buyers, sellers and board members in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links. If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.
Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...
- "Winning a Temporary Lottery: What to know about that property-tax abatement" by V. L. Hendrickson (BrickUnderground.com) and "421a Tax Exemption: Don’t Say You Didn’t Know" by Julie Satow (The New York Times)
- "City to Auction Off 8 Co-ops, 1 Condo, 1 House" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Tips for Starter Landlords," including condo owners, by Jake Mooney (The New York Times)
- "Clean the Windows, or Buy New Ones? / Gut Renovations in a Sponsor Co-op" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "Does Rent-to-Own Make Sense in NYC?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Susie Essman Curbs Her UWS Enthusiasm for $1.35 Million" by Sara Polsky (NY.Curbed.com)
- "Astor’s Manhattan Co-op Sells for $21 Million to Viking Hedge-Fund Manager" by Katie Spencer (Bloomberg newswire)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "[Station] Square [Apartments] Scaffolding Scrapped" after seven years of surrounding that Forest Hills co-op, by Howard Koplowitz (Times Ledger, Queens)
WebCitation archives:
Winning • 421a • Auction • Tips • Windows / Renovations • Rent-to-Own • Susie Essman • Astor • Scaffolding