Co-ops

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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
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Co-ops
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
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.
Co-ops
How first-time buyers can apply for up to $100,000 in down payment assistance

… More New Yorkersthough not manywill soon be able to snag up to $100000 in a forgivable … in funding would be added to the citys down payment assistance program HomeFirst which will provide roughly 1000 … of the AMIabout $130450 for an individualcan apply … What else do I need to know before applying … To be eligible …

By Celia Young |February 3, 2025 - 3:00PM
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

… A February 2024  bill  introduced in the City Council by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams would require boards in … to an IRA credit cards car loans and etrade or money market accounts Basically anything that you would get a … falling through  If the board discovers you have held something back they might think you are disingenuous and not …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 7, 2025 - 12:30PM
Drone shot of New York City at sunset, taken from over Greenpoint in Brooklyn.
Sales Market
What a second Trump presidency could mean for NYC buyers and sellers
By Celia Young |December 13, 2024 - 5:00PM
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Co-ops
Can a shareholder be on a parking spot waitlist if they don’t own a car?
By Celia Young |December 5, 2024 - 1:00PM
Shot of water boiling in an open pot on a hot stove at home
Improve
I swapped the gas stove in my Mitchell-Lama co-op for an electric one, but what did I gain?
By Celia Young |November 20, 2024 - 11:30AM
Large 7 Story Red Brick Co-op Apartment Buildings at Intersection of Shore Rd. and 94th Street in Bay Ridge Neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York,
Co-ops
What co-op and condo boards need to know about the federal Corporate Transparency Act
By Celia Young |November 11, 2024 - 3:00PM