Co-ops

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic leader, secured $1,400,000 in federal funding for Interboro CLT.
Co-ops
What is a community land trust? How does it help low-income buyers?
By Jennifer White Karp |February 25, 2025 - 2:00PM
Lander also proposed ramping up code enforcement at NYC buildings where residents regularly complain of a lack of heat.
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Brad Lander pitches homesharing and co-ownership for city workers to ease the housing crisis
By Celia Young |February 24, 2025 - 3:30PM
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Co-ops
10 steps for creating a stellar co-op or condo board application
By Evelyn Battaglia |February 12, 2025 - 12:30PM
Traffic on 2nd Ave in Midtown Manhattan, NYC
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Is my co-op maintenance tax deductible? How does this work?
By Brick Underground |February 7, 2025 - 12:30PM
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The Market
The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building

… Years ago when I rented a studio apartment in a small selfmanaged coop building in Murray Hill I got … on for more pros and cons before you sign that lease in a NYC coop or condo building … Pro Everybody knows your name … …

By Jennifer White Karp |February 5, 2025 - 12:30PM
Towers of the East River Co-ops (1956) in the Lower East Side, NYC. In the foreground is the East River and East River Park under renovation. These were the tallest reinforced concrete apartment structures in the United States at the time of their construction.
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How first-time buyers can apply for up to $100,000 in down payment assistance
By Celia Young |February 3, 2025 - 3:00PM
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Co-ops
Here are 8 real co-op board reference letters from successful buyers
By Brick Underground |January 14, 2025 - 12:30PM
Evening view of Hunters Point waterfront and Manhattan over the East River from a modern condo in Long Island City, Queens.
Co-ops
Co-op and condo boards catch a break as Corporate Transparency Act faces legal limbo
By Celia Young |January 8, 2025 - 9:30AM
Condos in Lower Manhattan
Buy
How to rejection-proof your NYC co-op or condo application package
By Jennifer White Karp |January 7, 2025 - 12:30PM
Apartment buildings on Park Avenue in Manhattan.
Co-ops
12 tough co-op board interview questions—and how to answer them

… The scrutiny of a coop board interview can ratchet up the tension when youre … Molly Franklin an agent at Corcoran  That includes driving home from the Hamptons or flying in from abroad Editors … can generate the vast majority of rejections are based on application packages with the bad news delivered well before …

By Brick Underground |December 31, 2024 - 2:30PM