There have been many people who have decided to pack up a truck and move during the pandemic. Moving company move.org surveyed 700 Americans who made the decision to move in 2020 to find out their biggest challenges, mistakes, and wha…
The challenge of creating a sense of community during a pandemic is not something most people expected to face in their lifetime...but here we are. And while face-to-face communication is an essential part of daily life for most of us, we’v…
When the COVID-19 crisis first hit Manhattan last spring, the impact was immediate - and heavy. Nearly every aspect of co-op and condo life was hard-hit, and luxury amenities were no exception. After all, many such amenities - from fitness …
In a recent piece for the New York Law Journal , attorneys from Manhattan-based law firm Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer delve into the issue of privacy as it pertains to the personal information of shareholders and unit owners - and…
The effects of COVID-19 on the real estate market are among the strangest and most talked-about repercussions of the pandemic. Rents have dropped in many top shelf Manhattan neighborhoods - such as the Upper West Side, for example - by more…
According to a recent Women in the Workplace survey from the U.S. Green Building Council ( USGBC ), women across the green building industry are facing historic challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Of nearly 500 women survey…
On September 25, as part of New York City’s Recovery Agenda, Mayor de Blasio announced that the City’s popular Open Restaurants program, which was launched in June and has since enrolled more than 10,300 establishments, will be extended…
A famous scene in a 1980s Woody Allen film features two real estate agents trudging toward each other from opposite directions in the desert. Both appear battered, their clothes frayed, their hair and beards unkempt. When they meet, one ask…
As condo associations and co-ops across the nation (and the world) contend with establishing reopening procedures and monitoring protocols for their existing amenities after COVID-related shutdowns, buildings that are still in development …
On August 17, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all gyms and fitness centers in New York State may reopen for operation on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. (Indoor group fitness classes may be delayed beyond that date.) Upon reopening…