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From Billionaires' Row to Soho, Homeless Shelters Must Go
April 05, 2021
Co-op and condo residents push back against shelters in posh hoods.
First-quarter Manhattan sales jump by 30% over the end of last year.
Smaller, Smarter Chillers Can Spell Big Savings on Energy Bills
Written by Paula Chin on March 18, 2021
Modular units turn on and off according to demand, cutting waste.
With the Right Tool, Anything Is Possible at This Tribeca Co-op
Written by Michele Cardella on March 05, 2021
Tools have an unknowable number of unintended uses.
Exclusive: The Amazing Spider-Man v. the Obnoxious Co-op Board President!
Written by Avi Arad on July 03, 2012
Denis Leary was with me when we had an authentic New York moment across from the Hayden Planetarium. I was doing a short segment with him that was part of an online campaign we did. We had a permit.
So I have this camera guy and Denis is dressed as [his movie character] Police Captain George Stacy. And I'm asking him questions and he's talking about how he needs help, how the public has to help him to find Spider-Man.
A guy comes out of the building: sneakers, shorts, all sweaty, athletically obnoxious Wall Street type. Very New York. He's saying to me, "Why are you filming in front of my building? I'm the chairman of the board of this building!" It was a co-op on the Upper West Side.
Boards Should Focus on Building Emissions, Not Letter Grades
Written by Carol J. Ott on February 26, 2021
Looming penalties for carbon emissions should be on every board’s radar.
A Century-Old Condominium Gets 21st Century Smarts
Written by Paula Chin on February 24, 2021
Building management system upgrade brings the Apthorp up to date.
The Five Stages of a Co-op's Elevator Grief
Written by Michele Cardella on February 19, 2021
A co-op's shareholders learn that anger doesn't fix a broken elevator.
The Owner's Rep Who Doubled as a Design Consultant
Written by Bill Morris on February 10, 2021
Chelsea condo board got its money’s worth on an interior renovation job.
Supertall Schadenfreude: Luxury Condo Towers Plagued by Defects
February 05, 2021
Billionaires’ Row is home to some very rich and very unhappy condo buyers.
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