Co-op / Condo News: Parkway Village Protest, Board vs. Dying Veteran, More
New York, NY, Sept. 19, 2011 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents.
What do you do when you feel your co-op board is severely mismanaged? If you're about a hundred shareholders at this Queens co-op, you stage a big protest rally with placards and marching. On Long Island, a gate makes a sick Vietnam War veteran and lots of elderly folk walk — barely — three extra blocks to get to town, after 50 years of access ... and the co-op board won't entertain compromise even at the request of the town's deputy mayor. Nice. We've news and features about co-op swaps, apartment-buyer brokers and co-op admission-interview hell. Plus: Do you live in one of New York City's 10 most stylish buildings?
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...
- "My Big Fat Board Interview: They didn't understand why a farmer was getting an apartment in NYC" by Carla as told to Elizabeth Kuster (BrickUnderground.com)
- "The Buddy System, or the Buyer’s Broker" by Susan Stellin (The New York Times)
- "The High Road: ‘What did they pay for this?’" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- Amenities Watch: "Rock 'n' Roll Kids Space Inks 5,000-Square-Foot Lease at [the condominium] The Edge" by Katherine Clarke (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Unrequited Loan: Banks Just Can't Seem to Commit..." by Ronald H. Gitter (CoopAndCondo.com)
- "Liability Insurance for Condo Renters / A New Pet After Fido Dies / Why Co-op 'Swaps’ Aren’t That Simple" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "CityRealty Editor Carter B. Horsley Unveils Top 10 Most Stylish Apt. Bldgs." (CityRealty.com press release via PRWeb.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Parkway Village Tenants Fight Board over Mismanagement" by Howard Koplowitz (YourNabe.com)
- "Dying Vet Gives Up Gate Battle" with Village Gardens co-op in Great Neck, Long Island, by Jessica Ablamsky (TheIslandNow.com)
- "Downtown Brooklyn Residents [including co-op board of area's only residential building] Oppose Inclusion in New Historical [sic] District" by Jeanine Ramirez (NY1 News)
WebCitation archives:
Farmer • Buddy • High Road • Rock 'n' Roll • Unrequited • Liability Insurance • CityRealty • Parkway Village • Dying Vet • Historic District (requires scrolldown)