Co-op/Condo News: Landmark, No; BID, Yes; Brooklyn Bridge Park Condo, Maybe

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...

• "Battle on High! Fight [by Co-op Shareholderss vs. Preservationists] over 'Skyscraper' District Nears Climax" by Kate Briquelet (The Brooklyn Paper)

• "'Just Say No' to BID Isn’t a Workable Alternative," about a vote by condo owners at 40 Mercer Street supporting a Business Improvement District, by Brian Steinwurtzel (The Villager)

• "Difficult Valuation Question" for a co-op apartment owner selling just part of his apartment, to be absorbed into a neighbor's (StreetEasy.com forum)

• "Foreclosure Mill Law Firm Steven J. Baum P.C. Shuts Down" by Paul Tharp and Dan Mangan

• "Stabilized Tenant Also Wants a Co-op / The Drainage System as ‘Common Element’" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)

• "Condo, Hotel Plans Unveiled for Brooklyn Bridge Park" by Jamie Schuh (CarrollGardensPatch.com)

• "What Matters More: Location or Amenities?" by V. L. Hendrickson (BrickUnderground.com)

• "In the World of Real Estate, 'Stale' Is a Dirty Word" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)

• "Screenwriter Scores Upper West Side Condo" by Amy Anderson (Manhattan.BlockShopper.com)

• "New York City Foreclosures Decline for the Fifth Consecutive Month in October 2011" (PropertyShark.com press release)

WebCitation archives:

Battle • BID • Difficult • Foreclosure Mill • Stabilized / Drainage • Condo, Hotel • What Matters • Stale • Screenwriter • Foreclosures Decline