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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.
Bicycles Pump Up the Amenities Race
May 25, 2018
For many co-ops and condos, storage is no longer enough.
The New York City Co-op in the 22nd Century
Written by Marianne Schaefer on May 24, 2018
A sci-fi novel imagines a very different – yet familiar – metropolis.
Cast-Iron Gem in NoHo Wins Preservation Award
May 24, 2018
54 Bond Street’s impeccable restoration honored by Landmarks Conservancy.
State's Building Code Not Ready for Next Hurricane
May 23, 2018
State ranks 12th of 18 Eastern Seaboard states in hurricane preparedness.
A Cheaper Way to Build a Roof Deck
Written by Paula Chin on May 22, 2018
Steel overbuilds can be easy on a budget and on an old building's roof.
Combined co-op apartment, once the source of lawsuits, goes on the market.
Luxury Condo Towers Are Bad for Planet Earth
May 16, 2018
Richest New Yorkers are the biggest energy hogs.
An Exclusive Interview with DOB Commissioner Rick Chandler
Written by Bill Morris on May 15, 2018
The Department of Buildings is slowly moving paperwork, including violations, online.
It’s Possible to Have Your Wifi and Hardwire It, Too
Written by Kathryn Farrell on May 14, 2018
Building code sows confusion over legal door-buzzer systems.
The Social Worker Who Became a Property Manager
Written by Bill Morris on May 10, 2018
Alvin Wasserman decided early on that he wanted to do something for society.
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