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How to Save on Soft Costs on Local Law 11 Jobs
November 01, 2019
When scaffolding is up, do as much work as possible.
Comptroller Says City Can’t Verify Elevator Inspections
November 01, 2019
Two months after a fatal accident, inspectors’ performance rated “poor.”
A Co-op Board Can Turn Down the Volume in a Noisy Bar
October 31, 2019
Shareholders need to band together to control noisy commercial tenants.
New York City Parking Garage Operators Are Under Stress
Written by Bendix Anderson on October 30, 2019
Co-op and condo boards are asked to renegotiate contracts, cut rents.
25 CPW Condo Lawsuit Fails to Block Central Park West Bike Lane
October 28, 2019
"Meritless" lawsuit is tossed after bicyclist died.
Gas Shutdown Can Kill Co-op Apartment Sales
October 23, 2019
Price cut or cash offer could still fail to close the deal.
This Upper East Side Co-op Is Run Like a Business
Written by Marianne Schaefer on October 17, 2019
Green roof and other upgrades cut energy use – and costs.
A Master Plan to Keep an Upper West Side Co-op Cool
Written by Bendix Anderson on October 16, 2019
Through-the-wall AC units arrive in a historic district.
Window AC Units Are This Co-op’s Seasonal Weather Vane
Written by Michele Cardella on October 10, 2019
Twice-yearly ritual signals arrival of spring and fall, sort of.
HDFC Co-op in Little Italy Is a Cinderella Story
Written by Marianne Schaefer on October 09, 2019
Co-op board's gut renovation saves century-old tenement.
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