Tag: Danielle Braff

Board Operations Keeping the Books
2013 March Keeping the Books

 Accountants are a norm for most people around tax time. And then, post-tax  season, we rarely think about them. But for co-op and condo owners, this  shouldn’t be the case. It’s crucial that large buildings hire an accountant to help with…

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Management Striving to be the Best
2012 November Striving to be the Best

Condominium and cooperative management companies are a dime a dozen in New York City. And since there are thousands of management companies vying for your attention and your business in the Big Apple, it can be tough for them …

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Design Attractive Perks
2012 May Attractive Perks

You’ve got the perfect couple looking into buying a condo in your building. And they love everything about the unit. But here’s the catch—they also love everything about another building’s unit. They can’t decide which to buy. …

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Board Operations Minding the Store
2012 April Minding the Store

Congratulations, you’ve been elected to serve on your building’s board. You managed to convince the rest of the building that you know enough about building systems or law or economics or even people-pleasing to make them vote for you a…

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Security Information is Everything
2011 December Information is Everything

 Your co-op or condo unit houses more than your material possessions. The  management office also typically contains detailed information about you—including your social security number, credit card number, emergency  information, phone nu…

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Interior Roof Repair
2010 Nov Roof Repair

 You may have a roof over your head—but if that roof isn’t doing its job, you may as well be living on the cold, wet streets of New York  City.    Roofs serve as the first line of defense against whatever the skies throw at  your bu…

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Board Operations Invasion of the Night Crawlers
2010 October Invasion of the Night Crawlers

New Yorkers are used to their fair share of urban wildlife. There are the famed New York City cockroaches, of course. And mice and rats are expected in any gritty city. But the proliferation of bedbugs is a phenomenon that has gained a …

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