The Lion's Head Condominium closes on a $1.25 million loan for Local Law 11 work, and the co-op at 159 Madison Avenue crunches the numbers and decides to refinance, despite the penalties. Plus: 35 Mercer Street discovers a gas leak and has to use grit and perseverance to get it fixed; the challenges boards face when the land beneath their buildings is owned by someone else; how the Rivercrest co-op in Nyack, and all the other co-ops and condos that didn't get a dime from FEMA after superstorm Sandy, are finally getting attention from local politicians; and some thoughts on being board president from Richard Miller, at 190 East 72nd Street.