Co-ops and Condos

The New York Times "Ask Real Estate" column features Debra J. Guzov providing insight to a Midtown East co-op resident asking who bears responsibility for the maintenance and repair of a shower when the water is scalding, or the shower fails to work altogether. A...

Soon all New Yorkers will be required to compost all organic waste under a sweeping bill that passed the City Council back in June. The mandatory compositing legislation is the more ambitious successor of Mayor Eric Adam’s current program, which implements voluntary...

Living in one of the most walkable cities in the country means that New Yorkers are experts in finding the most efficient means of navigating the concrete jungle. Popular methods of transportation, especially for delivery persons, are e-bikes and scooters which allow...

The smoke wafting over the East Coast from the Canadian wildfires this week highlights the importance of Board preparedness for the unexpected. While there is little anyone can do to stop nature’s machinations, there are steps that condominium and co-op boards can...

Construction, by nature, is a messy business. Considering that there are over 60,000 tightly packed buildings in Manhattan alone, construction work in New York can be difficult to undergo without having to invade someone else’s space. That is where real property...

The debate over gas stoves has generated a great deal of heat on cable news networks and in the halls of Congress in recent weeks, but in New York City the question of whether to ban the use of fossil fuel-powered appliances has already been answered.  In...