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Living next to the FDR: It's isolated, it's noisy, it's dirty, "it's where we want to be"

by Allen as told to Marjorie Cohen | 2/13/12 - 1:33 PM

I always thought of myself as a 72nd & Broadway kind of guy because I lived in the West 70's when I was single. But soon after I got married in 1986, my wife and I ended up...
Beyond the board interview: 5 good reasons to visit prospective buyers at home (sponsored)

2/06/12 - 9:10 AM

Home visits, in which a buyer’s apartment is ‘inspected’ as part of the co-op approval process, are far from widespread: Of the large number of New York City co-ops my...
StreetNoise: Sex toy home deliveries, surviving a co-op board interview, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 2/02/12 - 9:08 AM
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The Board Room
The Board Room: Why those confidential emails may end up in court anyway

Using email for co-op and condo board business is fast, easy, and efficient. It’s also far less private than you...

The Board Room: Why those confidential emails may end up in court anyway (sponsored)

1/31/12 - 9:05 AM

Using email for co-op and condo board business is fast, easy, and efficient. It’s also far less private than you probably think.
Time and again, New York City co-op...
StreetNoise: UWS condo tragedy linked to dog ban; don't lie to the board about your reno, and more

by Ronda Kaysen | 1/30/12 - 7:25 AM
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How to appeal a co-op board turndown

by Teri Karush Rogers | 1/10/12 - 10:07 AM

A recent New York Times story characterizing 2011 as ...

The Board Room
The Board Room: Why those confidential emails may end up in court anyway

Using email for co-op and condo board business is fast, easy, and efficient. It’s also far less private than you...

My Big Fat Board Interview: A $50,000 curve ball

by Anonymous as told to Marjorie Cohen | 1/04/12 - 8:09 AM

My husband and I weren’t at all worried about our board interview for a 110-unit co-op on Plaza Street in Prospect Heights. My dad, who owns a co-op in Brooklyn Heights,...
End of an era: Why co-ops should allow dogs (sponsored)

1/03/12 - 8:13 AM

Like many other New York City co-ops that I represent as a real estate lawyer, the 1,500+ apartment post war co-op in Chelsea had a firm no-dog policy.
In...
The Board Room: 6 reasons you need a lawyer to review that construction contract (sponsored)

12/19/11 - 9:58 AM

When it’s time to replace the boiler, perform Local Law 11 work, or renovate the lobby and hallways, some co-op and condo boards sign a standard agreement created by the...

The Board Room
The Board Room: Why those confidential emails may end up in court anyway

Using email for co-op and condo board business is fast, easy, and efficient. It’s also far less private than you...

Why isn't your building going solar? Blame the expediters

by Teri Karush Rogers | 12/06/11 - 12:34 PM

Though somewhat discombobulated by the acronyms and energy politics soaring around the Cleantech Corridor...