SOUTH HARLEM

A co-op building in South Harlem underwent major structural repairs after a shareholder wanted to sell her apartment, revealing several broken beams beneath the floorboards, which was exacerbated by the position of plumbing lines.

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When breakdowns are a regular event and patchwork is no longer cost-efficient, it may be time to upgrade your elevators.

That was the thinking by the board of managers running the three high-rises that comprise Towers on the Park condominium association at 301 Cathedral Parkway in South Harlem and 300 Cathedral Parkway and 220 Manhattan Avenue in Manhattan Valley. “It was 25 years, and the elevators’ long work life had come to an end,” says Jane Reynolds, one of the nine residents who sit on the board.

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Recent news affecting co-op / condo buyers, sellers, boards and residents. This week, from Harlem to, um, South Harlem, co-op and condo residents are rising up and having their say big-time. A judge rules that a transgender heiress can smoke in her co-op, with conditions. And the Time Warner Center is foreclosing on a storage unit — yeah, you can do that — belonging to nightlife mogul Michael Hirtenstein, over a relatively measly $2,500 arrears. Plus, here's the neighborhood with the most new residential developments, and Katy Perry kissed a condo ... goodbye!