construction

My board says they’ll fine me $500 per day if I don’t finish my renovation on time. Is that allowed?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |February 26, 2020 - 10:00AM

A first-timer buyer on finding and renovating a Chelsea studio on a budget: Part II

… perils of hiring an architect who agrees with everything you say and who turns out not to be licensed in NYC Read … the differences Finally the designbuild firm produced what appeared to be a very thorough allinquote but the total … risk Your home will be beautifully designed and delivered ontime and onbudget That is our guarantee Smart …

Sponsored By Bolster |February 20, 2020 - 10:00AM

Rent

To increase affordable housing, NYC aims to legalize more basement apartments

By Austin Havens-Bowen |February 13, 2020 - 12:00PM

Improve

A first-timer buyer on finding and renovating a Chelsea studio on a budget: Part I

… Citybased firm that has designed a radically transparent renovation experience Below a Chelsea condo owner describes how he started his renovation process … Taking the plunge … In early 2016 after … … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline … Improve … architects … buying … Chelsea … Co-ops … condos … …

Sponsored By Bolster |January 16, 2020 - 12:00PM

Renovation

Our co-op can't get access to the building next door to finish our facade repair. How do we move forward?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |January 15, 2020 - 10:00AM

Live

These three Upper West Siders live next door to a hellish construction project. Here's what it's like

By Marjorie Cohen |January 8, 2020 - 1:00PM

Live

I lived next to a youth residence, Mormon church, and an exhibitionist. The teens were the least annoying

By Kelly Kreth |January 7, 2020 - 9:00AM

Renovation

How to read an alteration agreement for your NYC co-op or condo renovation

By Emily Myers |November 21, 2019 - 4:00PM

Neighbors

I love noise and so should you—if you want to live in my NYC building

… her oil her heart out Soon after I moved in the babies that lived above me started to walkand then run They made so much … would advise people who are sensitive to noise to do their due diligence when buying an apartment Walk around the …

By Dianne Ackerman |November 14, 2019 - 10:20AM

Buy

Are postwar buildings from the 1950s and '60s constructed better than ones built later?

… block walls and thicker flooring used in early postwar construction which were replaced in later years by different … the enormous amount of lawsuits currently taking place in Manhattan in reference to faulty construction says Koehn A more simple method of testing …

By Alanna Schubach |November 11, 2019 - 10:00AM