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Stabilized rent increase nearly doubles over last year, taming that rogue board member and more
- The price of real estate may be catching up in Brooklyn, but everything from buying to renting to your newspaper subscriptions costs more in Manhattan (Bankrate.com/CostofLiving.org; The Real Deal)
- The rent's too damn high: Your stabilized rent just got 4% higher for one-year lease extensions. (DNAinfo)
- The majority of 421 A tax abatements are going to NYC’s richest areas (Curbed NY)
- First-time buyers (who rent in the city) head to North Fork, Hamptons to purchase their second home (NY Times via The Real Deal)
- Live in a landmarked building but want to renovate? It could be costly, and you’ll have to get familiar with the Landmarks Preservation Commission (New York Times)
- How to get that rogue board member under control (Habitat Magazine)
- If you lose power in Union Square, just head to the park to charge your phone (DNAinfo)
- Home sweet office: Why not buy a home that can double as an office? (Wall Street Journal)
- Attention Park Slope residents: The CVS on Ninth Street is (finally) getting a face-lift (F’d in Park Slope)
- Here’s a new trend: Middle-income subsidized apartments are on the rise on the UWS (The Observer)
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