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Lower East Side Co-op Gets Funding Lifeline to Fix Crooked Staircase
Written by Emily Myers on May 07, 2025
The board at 153½ Stanton St., a HDFC on the Lower East Side, secured a $300,000 loan to repair the building's crooked staircase.
How a Condo Board Overcame a History of Insurance Claims
Written by Paula Chin on February 04, 2025
This Lower East Side condo board had to turn to the "non-admitted" market.
COVID-19 leads to even sweeter deals at troubled One Manhattan Square.
Co-op Board Fights to Keep Its 90-Year-Old Laundry Room
Written by Marianne Schaefer on March 05, 2020
Judge rules laundry does not need sprinklers or Certificate of Occupancy.
Extell Offers "Rent-to-Own" at Luxury One Manhattan Square
October 03, 2019
Lower East Side condo tower’s new perk is a sign of the soft market.
Judge Blocks Lower East Side Luxury Towers – For Now
August 06, 2019
Three towers in Two Bridges must undergo pubic review.
Cat Owner vs. Co-op Board: No Contest
March 19, 2019
Board has power to deny lease renewal over a peripatetic pet.
Legal Fee Recovery for Co-ops in Jeopardy
Written by Marianne Schaefer on January 10, 2019
Appeals court calls common proprietary lease provision “unenforceable.”
A Happy Ending for the Rivington House Saga
December 19, 2018
Health care instead of luxury condos for Lower East Side building.
No Second Chance for Seward Park Co-op on Air Rights
October 24, 2018
Developer's $54 million proved to be a one-time offer.
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