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A Condo Perseveres in Brooklyn
Written by Paula Chin on March 27, 2018
Newswalk overcomes shoddy construction through innovative financing.
Creative Financing Buys Newswalk a New Entryway
Written by Paula Chin on March 13, 2018
Board overcomes construction defects to rescue Brooklyn condominium.
These Brooklyn Condos Are Tax-Free – for a While
March 09, 2018
Sponsors are bending to condo buyers' demands.
Now Everyone Can Tap Into Solar Energy
Written by Bill Morris on March 08, 2018
City’s first “community solar” array overcomes all obstacles.
Is Property Tax Reform Finally Coming?
February 01, 2018
De Blasio promises that real reform is coming to city’s assessments.
A Park Slope Gem Gets Rid of Its Flaws
Written by Marianne Schaefer on January 17, 2018
Condo board restores the luster to a building that fell on hard times.
Co-op Board Uses Airbnb Records to Fight Sublets
Written by Bill Morris on January 04, 2018
Board gets access to “smoking gun” on illegal short-term sublets.
Seeing Through a Massive Window Replacement Project
Written by Bill Morris on December 27, 2017
Brooklyn co-op board saves big money by looking at the big picture.
At Last, a Way to Silence a Noisy Neighbor
December 28, 2017
Brooklyn judge gives condo board power to “forcibly” soundproof unit.
Brooklyn Condo Gets $1 Million Settlement from Shaya Boymelgreen
Written by Bill Morris on December 01, 2017
Decade-long legal battle over shoddy construction is finally over.
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