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Find advice, solutions and sympathy regarding everyday issues you may have as an NYC co-op or condo board member or manager in our Building Operations article section. Some of the questions and topics covered include: How do you run your staff? What happens when your boiler blows? How do you hire a roof-replacement contractor? If it’s about your physical plant, you’ll find it here.
Government is dragging its feet on New York storm-surge barrier.
Boosting Co-op Parking Income
Written by Paula Chin on June 19, 2017
The Forest Hill co-op board in Queens takes a DIY approach and reaps a fat profit.
If boards follow the governing documents, alteration agreements are hard to fight.
Mining the Gold in Your Garage
Written by Paula Chin on June 12, 2017
A co-op learns the importance of being able to reset the rent on its parking areas.
Another New York Building Seeks to Dump the Trump Brand
June 07, 2017
Petition circulated by desperate man who can’t unload his Trump Palace condo.
The Daughters of Pioneering Norman Buchbinder Burnish His Legacy
Written by Paula Chin on June 02, 2017
“What we’re doing is just an evolution of what he started.”
Small Co-op Finds the Right Fit With Boutique Manager and Part-Time Super
Written by Bill Morris on June 01, 2017
You CAN get good help – if you realize that size matters.
Smartphone Technology Is Revolutionizing the Intercom
Written by Lisa L. Colangelo on May 30, 2017
It’s now possible to buzz a visitor into your apartment from the beach in Cancun.
A Manager’s Duty Is to Treat a Co-op’s Money Like His Own
Written by Paula Chin on May 29, 2017
Like father, like son-in-law at Orsid Realty.
Father and Daughter, Keeping New Yorkers Squeaky Clean
Written by Bill Morris on May 19, 2017
From quarters to smart cards, Automatic Industries has changed with the times.
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