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City’s Fight Against Asthma

By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Add this to the growing list of forms, regulations and paperwork required of residential buildings in New York. It’s Local…

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Preparing for Winter 2022

By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. While much of our attention over the past nearly three years has been on Covid-19, properties need to remain vigilant…

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Continued Vigilance for the Unexpected

By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. One lesson from the Covid-19 pandemic is that we need to be prepared for the unexpected. In fact, the unexpected…

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Meeting Local Law 97 Deadlines

By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Back in 2019 I wrote about Local Law 97 which requires all buildings of more than 25,000 to meet certain…

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Ongoing Co-op/Condo Property Tax Debate

By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Much of the discussion recently in co-op and condo circles has revolved around a recent state law that removes the…

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Court Sets Parameters for Construction Access to Adjoining Buildings

Published in MANN REPORT By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. New York real estate is in constant flux – new buildings go up, older ones expanding…

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New Law on Cybersecurity

Published in MANN REPORT By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. We read about it daily. Whether it’s a political campaign, bank, corporation, department store or municipal…

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Who Would Have Thought?

Published in MANN REPORT By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. I am writing this column at the beginning of May when it is difficult to foresee…

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Tracing the Fight Against Covid-19

Published in MANN REPORT By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Masks, testing and….contact tracing according to most scientists provide the firepower to help defeat the coronavirus.…

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Elevators Focus of Sweeping Building Code Revamp

Published in MANN REPORT By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. On January 1, 2021, a sweeping update of the city’s building codes went into effect covering…

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Employee Vaccination Mandates

Published in MANN REPORT By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. It’s been an unimaginable couple of years as a life-altering pandemic has engulfed the world with…

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Deadline Extended for New Gas Lines Inspection Law

Published in MANN REPORT By Ira Meister, President and CEO, Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. The New York City Council has extended by six months the filing date for Phase 1…