Buildings prepare for Local Law 97, manifesting a dream apartment, & more

By Austin Havens-Bowen | July 15, 2022 - 2:30PM

This week readers visited Brick Underground to check out how New York City co-op and condo buildings are preparing for Local Law 97, which is aimed at reducing harmful energy emissions. Starting in 2024, buildings will face steep fees if they are not in compliance and many will face a "reckoning," according to the latest episode of the "Talking Manhattan" podcast.

Also of interest: Anna Tallarini was outbid six times in a row so she meditated in the lobby of the condo building where she wanted to buy—and it worked. She now lives in a Greenwich Village full-service building.

Here are this week's top five posts:

1) NYC co-op and condo buildings scramble to avoid being burned by Local Law 97

2) From Gramercy Park to Greenwich Village: I was outbid six times, so I meditated in the lobby of where I wanted to buy

3) The question everyone's asking: When will NYC rents go down?

4) Why I'm glad I stayed: New Yorkers on what they gained by sticking with the city during the pandemic

5) A housing lottery opens for 55 apartments in Downtown Brooklyn

Austin Havens-Bowen

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Austin Havens-Bowen is a writer and reporter. He previously covered local news for the Queens Ledger and The Hunts Point Express in the Bronx. He graduated from Hunter College with a BA in media studies. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Astoria with his boyfriend and their two cats.

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