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The Tree Pit That Became a Money Pit

a hole all the way to China.” The tree pit had turned into such a voracious money pit that the condo ... Workers digging a pit on Bond Street where no tree will ever grow (image courtesy CTA Architects). ... Condo board spends $40,000 – and still doesn't have a tree. ... Tree Pit ... The Tree Pit That Became a Money Pit

Flirting With Disaster UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Tom Soter on January 01, 2004

An upper west side co-op struggles to accomodate newer shareholders. Older residents are pitted ... , often on fixed income and reluctant to spend money, pitted against younger people, who want to spruce up ... New shareholders are pitted against old ones

Free Trees: How to Get Them for Your Sidewalk

the tree, cuts out [a tree pit from the] concrete, removes the soil and puts in structural soil ... Urban trees aren't just great ... they're tree-mendous! Who doesn't love living ... Free Trees ... Free Trees: How to Get Them for Your Sidewalk

Easy as One, Two, Tree UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Frank Lovece on March 01, 2007

a tree, here’s a planting primer. ... three bids – and select the contractor, who purchases the tree, cuts out [a tree pit from the] concrete ... Planting a tree in front of your building can do much for your quality of life. ... Easy as One, Two, Tree

(Un)Civil War at Seward Park UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Marianne Schaefer on June 03, 2016

. Neighbor was pitted against neighbor in a story about how, in the words of Seward Park board treasurer ... A ripple became a tsunami in an epic battle over a new garage plan.

Bond Street Condo Rehab Wins Another Award

NoHo, Manhattan

. But the tree pit turned into a $40,000 money pit when the byzantine permitting process – coupled with a snarl

Our too generous sublet policy

, such as gardening our tree pits. The presence of subletters exacerbates both problems.

Checking Your Building Stats UNABRIDGED

Magazine Article by Fitzelle, Edward H. on December 01, 2002

income per square foot is the amount of money left over all income is collected and operating costs have ... of a board's performance could be the quality of the flowers planted in the tree pits in front

City to Mandate Composting of Yard Waste

New York City

and tree pits. Municipal composting took off in the United States in the 1990s after San Francisco became

Co-op Op-Ed: Why Boards Have Bad Reputations – And What to Do About It

planted 900 tulip bulbs in our tree pits on a brisk fall day. Even an effort so undemanding as hosting our

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