A Midtown co-op bucks the trend and sees many of its listings go on sale—thanks to a looming land lease

… notorious lately for having low inventory so much so that buyers are often prepped for bidding wars But at the … out of 324 totala little over a sixth Thats because the land on which the coop sits isnt owned by the building but rented in a setup known as yes a land lease In this case another group outbid the coops

By BrickUnderground |September 2, 2015 - 12:59PM
Trump Plaza residents are facing a landlease's worst case scenario (and sky high bills)

… News reports leaving residents with two bad options buy the land themselves or face sizable rent increases from … the interest of illuminating exactly what it might mean to buy a landlease coop lets see how both options break down … estate attorney Joshua Stein tells Bloomberg Someone who is buying it is buying it specifically to squeeze out every …

By Leigh Kamping-Carder |November 7, 2014 - 11:59AM