Co-op / Condo News: Soured on St. Vincent's, Mad at The Mark, and More
Aug. 27, 2012 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, condo-owners don't want a visit from St. Vincent, the ex-wife of the Intuit software chairman loses out in a co-op sale, and the government wants home appraisals to be more transparent. And co-op board members can see one of their own taking the next step and running for office.
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...
- "St. Vincent's Developer Seeks Access to Neighboring Luxury Condos" and is rebuffed, delaying construction, by Andrea Swalec (DNAinfo.com)
- "Gal Out $4.6M for Rod Rage" after trying to back out of co-op sale, by Bruce Golding (New York Post)
- "On Housing Appraisals, Consumer Protection Agency Seeks Increased Transparency" by Kenneth R. Harney (TheRealDeal.com)
- "Chelsea Condo Development Primed to Be One of the Greenest in the Country" by Jason Sheftell (New York Daily News)
- "Rushmore [Condominium]'s Monumental Legal Woes Mount" by Amanda Fung (Crain's New York Business)
- "Flexible Board Sweetens Deal for $280K 2-Bedroom Co-op in Astoria" by Jessica Glazer (DNAinfo.com)
- "Land-Lease Building Should Be Your Last Resort" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Only the Driver Gets a Parking Space / A Confrontation Threatens a [Co-op Shareholder's] Lease" by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "How to Buy Pre-construction Smart" by Angelina Fanous (BrickUnderground.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "New Candidate Emerges For Upper West Side Council Seat," about a former co-op board president leveraging that experience, by David Freedlander (The New York Observer)
WebCitation archives:
St. Vincent's • Gal • Appraisals • Greenest • Rushmore • Flexible • Land-Lease • Driver / Lease • Pre-construction • Candidate