Co-op / Condo News: Where Fools Russian, HUDdle for Repair Money, More
March 18, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, are the primarily Polish residents of The South Star condominium prejudiced against the Russian lady, or do they just not like her illegal hoteling? Plus, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Hauppauge) talks HUD money for superstorm-Sandy repair grants, the CityRealty website revamps and Chelsea Clinton buys a condo, in neither Chelsea nor Clinton. And for condo and co-op boards, we've got noise-and-nuisance fights on the Lower East Side and in Tribeca.
Read all the latest co-op /condo news for buyers, sellers and board members in Habitat's weekly Monday News Roundup. Also included: Permanent archival links: If a link ever goes dead, you'll still be able to read the backup at WebCitation.org.
Co-op / Condo Buying, Selling, Living...
- "'I’m Paying Pole Tax!’ Russian-Bias Claims," about a lawsuit involving condo illegal-hoteling allegations, by Julia Marsh and Amy Stretten (New York Post)
- "[HUD] Grant Money Renews Push for FEMA Co-op Equality" by Phil Corso (TimesLedger Newspapers, Queens). See also Habitat article "Sandy-Damaged Co-ops, Condos Getting HUD Grants to Repair Common Areas!"
- "CityRealty Revamps Real Estate Site; Hopes To Dominate Increasingly Crowded Field" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)
- "Ask an Expert: We're leaving New York. Should we sell our Brooklyn condo or rent it out?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "Don’t Sign Contract Without Financing Contingency" by Malcolm Carter (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "Even River House's Younger Residents Are Fleeing" by Jeremiah Budin (NY.Curbed.com)
- "Madison Square Park for Chelsea: Former First Daughter Buying at The Whitman" by Kim Velsey (The New York Observer)
- "Award-Winning Jackson Heights Filmmaker Showcases Nabe in Movie," including landmarked co-op The Towers, by Jeanmarie Evelly (DNAinfo.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Bowery Residents [and Condo Board] Take Owners of Nightclubs Finale and Bow to Court for Noise Violations" by Barbara Ross (New York Daily News) 199 Bowery
- "New High-End Mexican Restaurant Faces Opposition From Neighbors in TriBeCa," including the building's condo board and residents, by Irene Plagianos (DNAinfo.com)
WebCitation archives:
Pole Tax • Grant Money • CityRealty • Ask an Expert • Don't Sign • River House • Madison Square • Award-Winning • Bowery • Mexican Restaurant