UPPER WEST SIDE

Probation, not jail, for engineer who faked fatal building inspection report.

Appeals court rules that unit-owners are not responsible in a personal injury lawsuit.

Having a stake in the building might be the best criterion for board service.

How far can a co-op board go to keep the building secure?

“Compassionate” financing was the key to success for one co-op.

Community rooms in co-ops and condos are morphing from frumpy to fabulous.

Discrimination case ends with court ordering apartment sold for $12.5 million.

You do the math.

The century-old Belnord will be the neighborhood’s second priciest condo.

For president Eric Walsh and other members of the activist board at 252 West 85th Street, a 10-story co-op, it was a double play: by converting the building’s heating system from oil to gas, the board could not only save energy, it could also free up space, possibly for a gym or a meeting room.
 
For Peter Varsalona, a partner in RAND Engineering & Architecture, the relatively straightforward job of converting the heating system ended up as a waiting game with Con Ed. Approval by the utility for the conversion would be the culmination of a 16-month adventure to cut energy costs and add an amenity. “It takes a very long time for a building to get gas service in these conversions,” Varsalona says. “You pretty much have to do everything and then wait for Con Ed.”