The Brevoort, a co-op in Greenwich Village, replaced its gas-powered dryers with electric models, upgrading electrical capacity and installing new utility closets, air conditioning and laundry room flooring, in a $250,000 project to reduce carbon emissions. (Print: Greening the Spin Cycle)
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Greenwich Village Co-op Swaps Gas Dryers for Electric to Cut Carbon Emissions
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Choosing the Right Laundry Room: Crucial for Resident Satisfaction and Building Revenue
Technology, contract timing, building demographics and revenue are key behind-the-scenes choices to make. (Print: Laundry Rooms Are More Than Just Machines)
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Illegal Laundry Rooms
Despite longstanding regulations, enforcement on laundry room upgrades in a Mitchell-Lama co-op faced delays exacerbated by COVID and supply chain issues.
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A Routine Laundry-Room Redo Leads to a Structural Scramble
A co-op in East 73rd Street found compromised load-bearing columns during a renovation. The board took prompt action, assembling a team to reinforce the steel beams with new plates and brick encasement, securing funding through a second mortgage.
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The Problem: Washer Breakdowns
Smart machine maintenance is the best prevention.
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Laundry Rooms: It Pays to Give Yourself an Out
Laundry room contracts can often contain clauses that benefit the laundry company, at the expense of the board.
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Where Have All the Dirty Clothes Gone?
Unused laundry rooms are forcing boards to re-examine their contracts.
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The Dirty Little Secret in the Basement
Half of the laundry rooms in the city are illegal. Is yours?
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Laundry Licensing
What’s the difference between a license and a lease for your laundry room?
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