Posts by Margot Slade:
The debate over the effectiveness of open houses migrates from the New York Times to StreetEasy.com this week, where the do-it-yourself audience disputes the contention that open houses are just a tool for agents to find new clients.
Some landlord blood boiled over on CurbedNY yesterday as building owners reacted to news that the city is increasing penalties for chilly apartments. Landlords chorused that the city’s existing heat laws are already out of touch with the realities of apartment building boilers, the economics of Middle-East oil and modern city life.
If you are like us, you are experiencing a twitchy, dregs-of-winter urge to change something up inside your apartment.
Don’t believe anyone who tells you, ``Hey, it’s a schoolyard. You won’t be home when the kids are in school, so it won’t bother you.’’
There were several problems with that statement when we bought our condo loft. First, schoolyards are in use well after the school day ends, in part because of after-class activities and functions (think Fall Festival, Spring Auction and End-of-Year Picnic), and in part because schools often rent out the gym and yard space to bring in extra income. Second, my work hours and those of my husband were not 9–to-5.
