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Archive for May, 2008

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Q & A: Secret Vote Totals in a Co-op Election

Is a co-op required to release the vote count in a board election?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

In the Region | Connecticut: Downsizing to 5,000 Square Feet

Estate owners looking to scale back are packing up their art collections and heading to downtown Greenwich, Conn.

Friday, May 30th, 2008

In the Region | New Jersey: A Rail Line Generates New Life

The expansion of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system has greatly affected all 23 stops on the north-south line.

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Q & A: A Co-op Superintendent Casts a Lot of Votes

Is it a conflict of interest for a superintendent to own shares and vote proxies in a co-op?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Q & A: When a Landlord Won’t Return a Security Deposit

What should a tenant do to get a security deposit back after moving out?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Property Values: What You Get for … $10 Million

A contemporary house in Sag Harbor, N.Y.; a contemporary house in Aspen Colo.; and a five-bedroom house in Yarrow Point, Wash.

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Streetscapes | Readers’ Questions: Two Different Developers Gave Block Its Character

Why are there two nearly identical corner buildings flanking a row of nearly identical brownstones at 632 West End Avenue?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Streetscapes | Readers’ Questions: An Artistic Subway Station Meant to Quiet Grumblers

What was the structure at the far end of the old photograph of West 18th Street, published on Jan. 27?

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Lose Homes, Pay More Tax

Some of the biggest losers in the real estate slump are not purchasers of mansions they could not afford. They are buyers of second homes who are sitting on a tax time bomb.

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Living Here | Houses With Southern Charm: On the Front Porch

“The first thing that one notices is the big screened porch at the front. It’s really Southern in style with rocking chairs out there.”