Co-op / Condo News: Art Attack, Buddhists Booted, Probation-Center Suit
Dec. 30, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. As the year ends, some things don't change. To wit: Two Financial District condo boards and Pace University have filed a lawsuit to keep a city Probation Department center out of the neighborhood; co-op shareholders at Dunham House on the Upper East Side are fighting a retailer who threatens to block their views; and a condo board in Flushing, Queens, is getting sued for its treatment of a Buddhist church. Man, who hates Buddhists? Plus, one of the New York Giants is renting out his condo apartment during Super Bowl week since, let's face it, the Giants have no reason to stick around.
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...
- "Condo Board Booted Us: Queens Buddhists" by Kathianne Boniello (New York Post)
- "Are Park Avenue’s Rich NYC’s Worst Tippers? These Doormen say 'YES'" by Jane Ridley (New York Post)
- "Art Exhibits as the Condo Sales Pitch," on using lobbies as art galleries and otherwise utilizing original art, by Katy McLaughlin (The Wall Street Journal)
- "A Condo for Art Collectors," on Chelsea apartments with reinforced walls and special lighting for heavy framed art, by C.J. Hughes (The New York Times)
- "The Great Smoke-Out / The Dowager Litigation Queen" by Ronda Kaysen (The New York Times)
- "In 2013, the High End Ruled: A Sellers Market for Manhattan's New Luxury Condos" by Michelle Higgins (The New York Times)
- "Live Like a Giants Rookie During Super Bowl Week," on NFL pro Cooper Taylor offering his condominium for rent, by Jennifer Gould Keil and Selim Algar (New York Post)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "[Co-op] Neighbors Fight Plan to Expand Landmarked Madison Ave. Building" by Lindsay Armstrong (DNAInfo.com)
- "NYC Faces Lawsuit [by Two Condo Boards] Over Probation Department’s Relocation to Financial District" by Barbara Ross (New York Daily News)
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