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Managing Exterior Repair Projects

Advice from a Legal Pro

Leaks are a common problem in multifamily buildings, including co-ops and condominiums. It’s not unusual to see watermar…

Are New York Apartment Dwellers Heading to New Jersey?

The ‘COVID Refugee’ Phenomenon

Transferring Board Power Without a 'Condo Coup'

Handing off the Torch

Luxury Lobbies

Sought-After Amenity...or Artifact?

REBY Issues Statement on Biden-Harris Inauguration

Meeting 'Enormous Challenges' with 'Commitment, Collaboration, and a Unified Spirit'

Management

Self-Management in Stressful Times

Some Communities Go it Alone—Others Outsource

While many condominium associations and co-op corporations hire professional property managers or management firms to ha…

Management

2021 January

Inspection Timetables

Maintaining Maintenance, Keeping Your Building Healthy

2021 January

Management in Crisis:

How the Pandemic Changed an Industry

2020 November

Virtual Governance

How Co-ops & Condos Hold Meetings Distantly

2020 August

Handling Harassment in Multifamily Housing

When Trash Talk Turns to Transgression

Finance

NYC Residents Pay $5,633 in Annual Property Taxes

City Ranks Sixth Highest in the Nation

According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median annual property tax paid by homeowners was $2,578 i…

Finance

Anatomy of a Condo Loan

One Building's Case Study

Using Reserves to Cover a Cash Shortage

Two More Views on a Possible Financial Lifeline

2020 July

The Price is…Right?

Adjusting Valuations for Pandemic’s Impact

2020 July

Budgeting in a Changed Landscape

Making Predictions for the Unpredictable

On The Board

Airbnb vs. COVID-19

Governors, Boards & Residents Support Short-Term Rental Ban

Editor’s Note: During this crisis, The Cooperator family of publications will be passing along information, tips, and FA…

2020 May

Social Distancing in Co-op & Condo Buildings

Living Apart, Together

2020 May

We’re All in This Together

One Co-op’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

The Cooperator Events presents: COVID, Communications, & the Law - Practical Advice for Boards & Managers

A Virtual Town Hall Sponsored by Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP

CAI Releases Statement on Foreclosure Moratorium

Calls for 'Flexibility, Understanding, and Business Continuity'

Technology vs. COVID-19

Co-ops & Condos Use Tech Tools to Beat the Virus

It’s become axiomatic that over time, technology gets smaller, more efficient, and more capable of multiple increasingly…

2020 October

Supporting Essential Building Workers

How to Show Your Staff You Care

Conflict in Client Communities

What's the Manager's Role?

Managing Conflicts

How Managers Make Peace

Managing Multifamily Buildings

What Are the Biggest Challenges?

Communicate...and Then OVERcommunicate

Tips for Getting Residents Involved, Engaged, & Informed

A few years ago, I was on the phone with a homeowner. He was irate with how his community’s money was being spent. He wa…

Helping Older Neighbors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

4 Things You Can Do

March 20, 2020

Vulnerable Residents

Safety for All

Conflict in Client Communities

What's the Manager's Role?

Managing Conflicts

How Managers Make Peace

Maintenance

Managing Exterior Repair Projects

Advice from a Legal Pro

Leaks are a common problem in multifamily buildings, including co-ops and condominiums. It’s not unusual to see watermar…

2020 November

Climate Change & Building Maintenance:

The Chicken & the Egg

2020 November

Cleaning Through COVID

Maintaining Sanitation—and Sanity—in Multifamily Housing

NYC to Explore Using Drones for Facade Inspections

City Council Orders DOB Study

Dealing With Construction Damage

Protecting Your Property and Residents

NYC to Explore Using Drones for Facade Inspections

City Council Orders DOB Study

The Greenpoint Post reports that the New York City Council passed a bill on September 16 requiring the Department of…

2020 April

When Interior Renovations Become Exterior Issues

Coping With Construction

Window Deterioration

Recognizing the Main Culprits

Local Law 97

How Will it Affect Your Building?

Spring Maintenance

Warmer Days Ahead

Spring Maintenance

Warmer Days Ahead

Though 'winter' in these days of shifting, warming climate tends to involve more chilly rain and slush than the snowdrif…

What about the environmental impact of LED Lighting? How much energy does it save?

Lobby Decor

To Furnish, or Not to Furnish?

What Are the Most Effective Steps Boards Can Take to Fight Pests?

Hint: Keep it Clean!

Pest Issues in Multifamily Buildings

What Are the Toughest Ones to Address?

Organizations

32BJ SEIU President Issues Statement on Pandemic & Police Brutality

"Our Members Find Themselves in Double Jeopardy"

IREM Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund

27 Chapters on Board So Far

REBNY Launches Coronavirus Resource Hub

Connecting Members and Non-Members Alike

REBNY Launches First-of-its-Kind Fellowship Program

Group Aims to Cultivate Diversity in the Real Estate Industry

BTEA Announces COVID-19 Resource Center

Online Center to Provide Up-to-Date Information for Contractors

Design

Luxury Lobbies

Sought-After Amenity...or Artifact?

Snow, Salt, & Scent Design

Preparing for Inclement Weather - and Moods

What's Happening in Design

Adapting Common Spaces to the New Normal

Seeking Safe Outdoor Spaces

Roof Decks Become Even More Valuable During COVID

Fitting in Fitness

How to Get the Most out of an In-Building Gym

Insurance

Insurance Coverage vs. COVID-19

Co-ops & HOAs May Be Left Holding the Bag

The NY Policy Holders Protection Act

What's it to You?

A Hard Market

Understanding the Current Insurance Cycle

The Claim Conundrum

When to File vs. When to Pay

Warranties and Service Agreements

What You Should Know About Coverage

News

1/25/2021 Queens condo owner pays for lock changes that violated rent laws: AG James—amNY

A Queens condo owner, its principals and a security firm found to have repeatedly violated the rent stabilization law reached an agreement with New York Attorney General Letitia James in which they’re mandated to take anti-discrimination training and donate $50,000 to nonprofits representing tenants in Asian communities.
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1/25/2021 ODA completes cubic condos in DUMBO—Archinect

ODA New York-designed condominiums, 98 Front Street, have opened in the heart of DUMBO.
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1/25/2021 Luxury developments are crowding out Brooklyn’s hipster paradise—New York Post

Maria Rivera-Diaz is living on the edge.
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1/22/2021 Pied-à-terre tax revenue estimate slashed by 41%—The Real Deal

A tax on luxury second homes in New York City would yield far less revenue than expected, an agency charged with crunching numbers for lawmakers has found.
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1/22/2021 Housing Lottery Launches For 508 West 134th Street HDFC Co-Ops In Manhattan’s West Harlem—New York YIMBY

The affordable housing lottery is open for 508 West 134th Street, a five-story residential development in West Harlem, Manhattan.
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1/22/2021 Trump’s Cash Stream Dried Up In 2020—Forbes

When Donald Trump took the oath of office four years ago, the Trump Organization didn’t stop selling his properties.
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1/22/2021 ‘They’re Off in Long Island, and Don’t Give a Sh*t’: Co-op Boards Ghost Their Residents—Curbed

This past summer, George Osorio turned to his building’s co-op board for help as he and his family roasted in 100-degree temperatures inside their Greenwich Village apartment.
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1/20/2021 Former HFZ exec, alleged mob members plead guilty in construction scheme—The Real Deal

A former HFZ executive and 11 alleged members of the Gambino crime family pleaded guilty last week in connection to a construction bribery scheme that skimmed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the developer’s luxury condo tower and other projects.
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1/20/2021 As NYC Staggers On, Cost to Lives and Livelihoods Keeps Rising—Bloomberg

Times Square is quiet, Broadway is dark, offices are empty.
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1/15/2021 Green Stream Holdings Prepares for NE Solar Projects with New Production Space, Bringing HQ to 160 Imlay Street Location—StreetInsider.com

Green Stream Holdings Inc. (OTC PINK: GSFI) (“the Company”)(“Green Stream”) (http://www.GreenRainSolar.com), an emerging leader in the solar utility and finance space, announces today that it has officially relocated headquarters to its flagship project site 160 Imlay Street in Brooklyn, NY.
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1/14/2021 The landlord-tenant implications of New York’s new Covid Emergency Law—Real Estate Weekly

On December 28, 2020, the Governor signed into law the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (C19EPA), made effective immediately, and designed to do exactly what the title says: prevent evictions and foreclosures.
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1/12/2021 SBA Issues Regulations on New Round of PPP Loans—JD Supra

On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Treasury released interim final rules related to the expansion and extension of the original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the authorization of a second round of PPP loans pursuant to the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package (the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”)) enacted on December 27, 2020.
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1/12/2021 See How This Condo in a Former NYC School Got a Major Update—Yahoo! News

For many of us, it's easy to fall in love with an old building, quirks and all.
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1/11/2021 Let the LLC Unmasking Begin—Curbed

If you’re the oligarch buyer of a mega-apartment in New York, there’s a good chance — unless you’re a Trump or a Rybolovlev — that you don’t want to broadcast your purchase to the world.
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1/11/2021 Major Takeaways From NY's New Anti-Eviction Law—Law360

After New York's Legislature met for a rare year-end session to pass the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020, we talked to experts to break down the new pandemic-era protections, stronger than anything renters have seen for months.
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1/8/2021 Nolan, Suozzi endorse Markell in crowded Northeast Queens council race—Queens Daily Eagle

Veteran Queens Assemblymember Cathy Nolan has endorsed Debra Markell in the race for Council District 23, becoming the latest lawmaker to back the community board district manager.
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1/8/2021 National Cooperative Bank Originates Over $151 Million for New York Area Cooperatives and Condominiums in November of 2020—Multifamily Biz

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading lender to cooperative housing and condominiums throughout the Tri-State area, originated over $151 million in November to 15 New York area housing cooperatives and condominiums.
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1/8/2021 Cleaning house in co-ops and condominiums with legal counsel—New York Real Estate Journal

The COVID Pandemic has created some extra time for people to handle projects they might not otherwise have time for.
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1/8/2021 Actress Buys UES Duplex In One Of December's Priciest Deals—Patch.com

One of last month's top apartment sales in New York City occurred on the Upper East Side — and the buyer is a face familiar to many TV-watchers and theatergoers.
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1/6/2021 New modern condos set to replace crumbling storefront on Brooklyn corner—amNY

Back in August 2019, a distinctive, long-decaying building in Bed Stuy was suddenly demolished, with plans calling for a seven-story building with 40 residences.
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