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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Putting Co-operative Back in the Co-op
Many who purchase a home in a co-op building quickly realize what a lack of co-operation exists in their new property: the politicking, the in-fighting, the squabbling over the new fern in the entryway. Part of the philosophy behind MyHome, Brooklyn, and specifically our You Share portal, is to encourage a completely different kind of [...]
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Posted in blog Tagged 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Cohousing, co-op, cohousing, common space
Posted in blog Tagged 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Cohousing, co-op, cohousing, common space
In the Zone
Yes, zoning seems like a sleepy subject, but it is one of those silent-but-powerful forces that deeply affect your neighborhood quality of life. Those folks who live in a three-story brownstone next to a 10-story factory know what we mean. Zoning determines what sizes and types of buildings you can have in a given area [...]
Forever Brooklyn
How the Real Brooklyn Fares Better in a Depressed Market Real Estate in the middle of this decade was all about gambling, making more and bigger buildings on the assumption that there would always be bodies to fill them. In Brooklyn, that gamble came in the form of Manhattan-style skyscrapers dotting the edges of established [...]
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Posted in blog Tagged Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Forte, HDC, historic preservation, landmarks, On Prospect Park, Oro, Park Slope, property values, real estate
Posted in blog Tagged Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Forte, HDC, historic preservation, landmarks, On Prospect Park, Oro, Park Slope, property values, real estate
Confidence–Who Needs It?
Posted in blog | Tagged alderman of new york city, blogs, clement clarke moore, confidence, hudson river, in the margin, real estate, real estate market