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The restored Concert Grove pavilion in Prospect Park reopens after a six-year closure.

Manhattan saw the highest number of March new lease signings since tracking began in 2008, according to the Elliman Report for the Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens rental markets. There were 4,986 lease signings, an increase of 89 percent over March 2020.

When there’s a clog in the common building plumbing outside your apartment and wastewater backs up—due to grease, baby wipes, sanitary products that get stuck—homeowners’ insurers routinely deny coverage and leave apartment owners stuck with the bill for clean up and repair costs. However, Ian Brandt, partner at the real estate law firm Wagner Berkow & Brandt, has successfully fought these cases.

Bolster, a NYC design-build firm, breaks down the costs of a high-end renovation of an Upper East Side co-op.

So far, there have been 1,271 contracts signed in Manhattan as of March 26—nearly double the amount in March 2020. Manhattan has already seen more deals than any other March since 2007, when 1,624 contracts were signed, according to a new report from UrbanDigs.

The plans and specifications should be drawn up by an architect and break down the proposed work according to the different elements, such as demolition, roof repair, lintel replacement or facade work.