MANHATTAN

Ballooning cost of a facade project is turned into a positive.

Religious symbols are source of contention in East Side co-op. 

Neighborhood activists fail to keep hotel from becoming homeless shelter.

Only Murders in the Building delivers laughs – and lessons for co-op boards.

White brick facade is replaced by state-of-the-art porcelain tiles.

Shareholders followed the bylaws to oust an entrenched, self-dealing board.

The Smiths moved out of "The Smith Apartment" more than a decade ago.

Far-sighted board took action before the Climate Mobilization Act was passed.

Chelsea Mercantile board delivers the high-end lobby it promised.

Construction defects include noise, explosions, floods and faulty elevators.