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Take a peek behind the facades of New York’s co-ops and condos to find out who's fixing things up, and how much it costs. Articles in this section cover dozens of individual projects in co-ops and condos all over New York City. Learn how NYC co-op/condo boards met the challenges of the fix-up, and how you can use their experiences to smooth out yours.

Are you doing capital improvements at your co-op or condo? Email kfarrell@habitatmag.com or emyers@habitatmag.com to have your project included in our column.

City Urges Residents to Report Compost Violations

Written by Emily Myers on April 16, 2025

New York City

With fines for non-compliance ranging from $25 to $300, New Yorkers are being urged to report buildings that are not using their brown bins for organics.

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41-15 44th St. Owners Corp. committed to two big renovation projects last year and found an unexpected silver lining - the new J-51 R tax incentive, which offers tax breaks to qualifying co-ops and condos for major building renovations.

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The City Council passed new rules on facade inspections, penalties and permits in an effort to reduce hundreds of miles of sidewalk sheds lining city streets.

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In Sheepshead Bay, a co-op funds repairs to its facade and replaces its aging oil-fired boiler.

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One Grand Army Plaza, a glass-clad Brooklyn condo, has undergone a $1.1 million upgrade to its ventilation system, including the replacement of a cooling tower, air intake unit, and exhaust fans, resulting in $40,000 in annual energy savings.

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The Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums has launched a free tool to help co-ops and condos reduce their fossil fuel use and comply with Local Law 97, offering a spreadsheet to help boards plan next steps and visualize the impact of different projects.

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The online portal for filing Local Law 97 carbon emission reports is now open, and involves a multi-step process to report ahead of the May 1 deadline, with a grace period extending the filing deadline to June 30.

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Manhattan co-op halves decarbonization costs with help of $49,000 rebate

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The Brevoort co-op in Greenwich Village has replaced gas-powered dryers with energy-efficient electric models, requiring significant infrastructure upgrades to comply with emission requirements under Local Law 97.

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A coalition of over 300,000 co-op and condo owners have requested that late filing fees for Local Law 97 reports be waived through the end of the year and scaled back due to the high rate at which the fines are calculated and the lack of a reporting portal.

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