Brick Underground

Bolster, a NYC design-build firm, shares how they renovated an UWS co-op that had one previous owner and sat vacant for years.

The 2021 NYC construction codes would include a total of 627 new or expanded changes, along with thousands of minor changes. The last major code revision was in 2014.

The restored Concert Grove pavilion in Prospect Park reopens after a six-year closure.

Manhattan saw the highest number of March new lease signings since tracking began in 2008, according to the Elliman Report for the Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens rental markets. There were 4,986 lease signings, an increase of 89 percent over March 2020.

When there’s a clog in the common building plumbing outside your apartment and wastewater backs up—due to grease, baby wipes, sanitary products that get stuck—homeowners’ insurers routinely deny coverage and leave apartment owners stuck with the bill for clean up and repair costs. However, Ian Brandt, partner at the real estate law firm Wagner Berkow & Brandt, has successfully fought these cases.

Bolster, a NYC design-build firm, breaks down the costs of a high-end renovation of an Upper East Side co-op.