Written by Emily Myers on July 03, 2024
A luxury West End Avenue co-op is using an interest-free contractor payment plan to fund a nine-month, multimillion dollar riser replacement project, allowing the work to start immediately and stretching the monthly assessments nine months beyond the expected completion date.
Written by Emily Myers on July 31, 2024
Westminster House, a 154-unit co-op on the Upper East Side, is using a real-time emission-monitoring tool to track energy use and ensure compliance with Local Law 97 regulations, which require energy use for 2024 to be reported by May 1st, 2025.
Written by Emily Myers on November 27, 2024
An 11-story Upper West Side co-op is installing heat pumps in the basement to generate domestic hot water, reducing emissions and taking pressure off the aging boiler, with the help of The Folson Group.
September 17, 2024
The co-op board must approve all transfers, and there are no guarantees.
Written by Emily Myers on March 20, 2024
The 32-story luxury condo on Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been forced to take on the lengthy and expensive process of replacing its terra cotta rainscreen.
January 22, 2024
Co-op and condo boards are urged to get busy complying with Local Law 126.
Written by Emily Myers on October 18, 2023
Having an emergency pump at the ready is an important flood management strategy for any building.
August 30, 2023
Failure to approve a new ventilation system lands a cond-op board in court.
Written by Bill Morris on August 16, 2023
The Avery condominium has cut its costs along with its carbon emissions.
June 16, 2023
Little guy gets "enough to buy a place" from exasperated developer