Co-op / Condo News: Crunch Time in Tribeca, Smoking Ban, Retail Record
March 10, 2014 — Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, why didn't anyone tell Co-op City's residents there were outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease? Why did a community board recommend a restaurateur's liquor license over the objections of people living in the same building? And why did a smokers'-rights group butt out of a condo forum? Plus: You can't take your kid's stroller into the passenger elevator? Seriously?
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...
- "Co-op City Residents Outraged That They Weren't Told About Legionnaire's Disease Cases There" by Jennifer H. Cunningham (New York Daily News)
- "[Community] Board Backs Booze License for 'Restaurant Row' Mexican Eatery" despite condo residents' objections, by Jan Ransom (New York Daily News). See also "Co-op / Condo News Roundup Feb. 10, 2014"
- "Glen Oaks [Village Co-op] Tire Thefts Are Up" by Liz Rhoades (Queens Chronicle)
- "Stroller Ban [in co-op passenger elevator] / No Love for Sublets" by Ronda Kaysen (The New York Times)
- "Ask an Expert: Can I Mortgage My Co-op to Buy Another NYC Apartment?" by Leigh Kamping-Carder (BrickUnderground.com)
Co-op / Condo Board Issues...
- "Lights Out? Smokers’ Rights Group Enlisted, Without Success, to Tangle with UWS Condo Building" by Chris Pomorski (The New York Observer)
- "140 Franklin Crunch Lease Dispute Heads to Court" by Lauren Elkies Schram (The New York Observer). See also "Co-op / Condo News Roundup Jan. 13, 2014"
- "Chanel Sets Retail Record with Madison Ave. Co-op [Retail Space]" by Robbie Whelan (The Wall Street Journal) and "Retail [Condo] Space on W. 107th St. Fetches Princely Sum" by Joe Anuta (Crain's New York Business)
- "Nonresidential Use: Can Enforcement of Restrictions Be Waived?" by Richard Siegler and Eva Talel (New York Law Journal; subscription required)
WebCitation archives:
Co-op City • Booze License • Glen Oaks • Stroller / Sublets • Ask an Expert • Lights Out? • 140 Franklin • Chanel • W. 107th St. • Nonresidential Use