A Healthy Reserve Fund, a Healthy Building
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Here is a tale of two buildings when the boiler breaks down. Building one has a low reserve fund that is…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Here is a tale of two buildings when the boiler breaks down. Building one has a low reserve fund that is…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Much has been written over the years about the responsibilities and duties of property managers. Often overlooked aspects of the job…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. New York City has increased the amount of signage required in multi-family buildings. With these latest requirements, elevators and common areas…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. An annual budget for a co-op or condominium is a lot like an iceberg. Only the tip of the iceberg can…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Years ago, when someone visited a friend or relative in many New York apartment buildings and were too impatient to wait…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. In the frantic rush to purchase their dream home, co-op buyers often fail to review carefully the building’s proprietary lease. This can…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Most of us tend to think of winter as chillingly cold with frigid winds, snow-clogged streets and in recent years snow-caused…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Many residents of co-ops and condos as well as boards of the properties are unfamiliar with all the intricacies of homeowners’…
By Ira Meister President and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. Over the past decade, New York City has become more vigilant in enforcing building elevator codes and requiring additional safety steps.…
By Ira MeisterPresident and CEO – Matthew Adam Properties, Inc. It’s something on the minds of most co-op or condo buyers. What can they do to make their home fit their needs…
By Marianne Schaefer for Habitat Magazine A Co-op’s Long Flooding Nightmare Is Over For years, a rainstorm meant one thing for the 235-unit York River House: the city’s inadequate storm…