Co-op / Condo News: Citi Bike, Bitcoin, Airbnb — Welcome to Tomorrow!
May 27, 2013 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, a co-op claims victory, sort of, against Citi Bike, a condo owner will only accept Bitcoin and how hot is Long Island City? Plus, for condo and co-op boards, there's more on Intro 188, which would regulate co-op admissions more tightly, as well as a big fine against a condo's illegal hoteler and let's all have fun with quirky house rules!
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...
- "DOT Disappears a Dreaded Citi Bike 'Berlin Wall' in Greenwich Village" by Lauren Evans (Gothamist.com)
- "Someone in the Trump SoHo Is Selling His Condo, And He'll Only Accept Bitcoin" by Rob Wile (BusinessInsider.com)
- "Ask an Expert: Should I buy an apartment with a renter in place?" by Teri Karush Rogers (BrickUnderground.com)
- "New Windows, A/C Will Help Muffle N.Y.U. Project Din" at 505 LaGuardia Place co-op, by Lincoln Anderson (The Villager)
- "New Luxury Condo Five27 in Long Island City So Hot that Prospective Buyer Bum-Rushes Doors" by Jason Sheftell (New York Daily News)
- "Weighing Buying a Condo Against Buying a Coop" by Jill Urban (NY1 News)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Former Co-op Member on Intro 188," the proposed law to regular co-op admissions, by Norman Schreiber (Service You Can Trust blog)
- "NY Official: Airbnb Stay Illegal [at Lower East Side Condo]; Host Fined $2,400" by Donna Tam (CNET), plus copy of the legal decision
- "Too Many Condo Units Rented Out" for banks to offer mortgages for that building, by Jay Romano (The New York Times)
- "Because the Board Says So," on house rules, by Joanne Kaufman (The New York Times)
WebCitation archives:
DOT • Bitcoin • New Windows • Ask an Expert • Five27 • Intro 188 • Airbnb • Too Many • Legal Decision • Because