Co-op / Condo News: Finding Subsidized Co-ops, A Win for the Disabled, More
New York, NY, Oct. 24, 2011 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents.
A wheelchair-bound man with cerebral palsy, who can't open the doors of his Co-op City building unaided, is getting automatic doors — but only after a court ruling. Really, management company Riverbay? Was going to court really cheaper, smarter and more humane than installing a couple of simple automatic doors? And now you want to appeal? Really? Elsewhere, a new database helps simplify the search for subsidized co-op housing, we show you some of the lowest-priced New York co-ops and we clue you in to the latest high-end amenity. Plus: Smart buyers, bad sellers and ... Romanians!
Read all the latest co-op / co-op 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...
- "A Search for Subsidized [Rental and Co-op] Housing, Simplified" by Alison Gregor (The New York Times)
- "Residents Oppose Landmark Status to Their Co-op" at 75 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, by Vania Andre (AllMediaNY.com)
- "Concession Update: What Developers Are Giving and How to Get It" by V. L. Hendrickson (BrickUnderground.com)
- "The High Road: Say ‘hello’ to the seller from Hell" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Picking Over the Low End [of New York City Co-ops]" by Maya Pope-Chappell (The Wall Street Journal)
- "Richest New Yorkers Desire Spas Within Their Own Buildings" by Jill Urban (NY1 News)
- "Brooklyn Condos Benefiting from Tight Manhattan Rental Market" by Adam Fusfeld (TheRealDeal.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Disabled Man Wins Case Against Co-op City; Complex Ordered to Made Building Wheelchair-Accessible" by Daniel Beekman (New York Daily News)
- "Romanian-born Experts Restore Unusual [Brooklyn] Heights Co-op Façade" by Henrik Krogius (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)
- "Behavior Issues in a Co-op" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
WebCitation archives:
Subsidized • Landmark • Concession • Seller from Hell • Low End • Spas • Brooklyn Condos • Disabled • Romanian • Behavior
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