Co-ops

NYC buildings along the East River
Co-ops
Submitting a co-op board package? Starting this summer, you’ll be approved (or rejected) much faster
By Jennifer White Karp |February 20, 2026 - 9:30AM
Residential buildings along First Avenue in Manhattan
The Market
The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building
By Jennifer White Karp |January 12, 2026 - 10:30AM
co-op board reference letters NYC
Co-ops
Here are 8 real co-op board reference letters from successful buyers
By Brick Underground |December 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
Apartment buildings on Park Avenue in Manhattan.
Co-ops
12 tough co-op board interview questions—and how to answer them
By Brick Underground |December 26, 2025 - 9:30AM
1st Avenue in Manhattan
Sales Market
6 reasons why your mortgage application might be denied or delayed that have nothing to do with you
By Brick Underground |November 11, 2025 - 4:00PM
Apartment buildings in Lower Manhattan
Renovation
What repairs are co-op and condo owners responsible for, and what do buildings take care of?
By Brick Underground |August 26, 2025 - 9:30AM
100 West 141st St., #16, in Central Harlem
Co-ops
Buy a co-op at a discount: All about HDFCs and how to get one
By Evelyn Battaglia |August 11, 2025 - 10:30AM
Sponsor co-op apartment, #3D at 201 East 23rd St. in Kips Bay, asking $1.325 million
Co-ops
The pros and cons of buying a co-op sponsor unit: You don't need board approval, but you'll likely pay a premium

… If youre looking to buy a coop in New York City the term sponsor unit may have caught …   So if the loan amount is conforming up to $1209750 in NYCthen its possible to get as much as 97 percent financing …

By Celia Young |July 24, 2025 - 11:30AM
Robert Pullen at London Terrace in West Chelsea
The Search
Why I returned to NYC from Miami: ‘Constant heat, humidity, and sunshine is not my jam’

… building in West Chelsea a neighborhood where he used to live Heres his story as told to Kelly Kreth I was born and … Ohio in 1992 I first moved to New York City in 1993 and lived there a few different times over the years Most … walk it every day to get to Equinox in Hudson Yards And the best barber Rudy at Chelsea Garden Barbers hes an icon I …

By Kelly Kreth |June 6, 2025 - 9:30AM
A three-bedroom unit on the market for $1.525 million at Citylights
Sales Market
What’s a condop? What do I need to know about buying there?

… including common hallways or laundry rooms What to know about buying or selling a condop in NYC Multiple boards add … expect to answer lots of questions from prospective buyers about how the boards work  … What you need to know before … because coops generally trade for less than condos by about 15 percent so developers are reluctant to go this …

By Evelyn Battaglia |May 6, 2025 - 10:30AM