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By Joanne Kaufman May 6, 2021 On Monday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that come May 19, restaurants, stores, museums, offices, health clubs and barbershops in New York City would be permitted to operate at full capacity for the first time since restrictions...

April 26, 2021 New York City’s goal to reduce carbon emissions relies on widespread adoption of electrification – powering virtually everything with electricity generated by renewable sources. The state is funding wind and solar...

“As women, it’s important for us to continue to understand and see the opportunities that exist and push to be part of it. AKAM creates opportunities for all genders and educational backgrounds, and creativity is encouraged at...

AKAM’s David Cohen surveys the landscape for South Florida property owners and aspiring land barons As the executive vice president of Dania Beachbased AKAM, David Cohen oversees all daytoday operations, with a focus on business development and ensuring internal...

With infection rates plateauing and vaccination rates accelerating, it appears that we may be able to contemplate the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel professionals expect tourism to pick up - and property management professionals expect the issue of short-term...

And now that we have Venmo, PayPal and other money-transfer services, are cash tips a thing of the past? Q: I have a long list of holiday tips to give out this year: to my doorman, handyman, super, nanny, housekeeper and others. Normally, I give cash and a greeting...

You likely know that an A, B or C in the window of a restaurant is a ranking of its cleanliness and food safety. But what is the meaning of these letters that now appear on condo or co-op buildings around the city, including your own? These letter grades indicate a...

When the restaurant that occupies the ground floor of a 240-unit Murray Hill co-op got shut down in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Andy Leight, the senior vice president of operations at AKAM, arranged for it to defer its rent pay-ments for a couple of...

The NYC Façade Inspection Safety Program (FISP), also known as Local Law 11, requires NYC buildings taller than six stories to have their facades inspected and repaired every five years. The law was recently enhanced in order to protect New Yorkers from falling debris...

When the American Medical Association moved its headquarters to a famous Chicago skyscraper in 2013, the floor-to-ceiling views from the 47th-floor conference space were a spectacular selling point. But now, those glimpses of the Chicago River at the Ludwig Mies van...

Landlords and building managers are working out the logistics of inviting residents back into amenity spaces safely. For weeks, Melissa Cafiero, the director of compliance at Halstead Management, has been fielding phone calls and emails from residents of the co-op and...

As U.S. states and cities impose sweeping stay-at-home orders and social distancing rules to slow the spread of coronavirus, millions of apartment-dwellers are adapting to life without trips to the office, the gym, the golf course and the bar—even if those venues...

Listen to Podcast This podcast focuses on identifying buying opportunities and implementing strategies in the volatile South Florida condo markets of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Host Peter Zalewski is a former financial journalist who now works as a...

When associations are considering a capital improvement project, they are often focused on the scope of the project itself and then how the association will fund the capital needed to do the work. Funding the project can entail many different options, depending on the...

HERE'S A TIP OR TWO Editor’s Note: The following advice is provided with the goal of assisting board members in carrying out their many responsibilities. While it can’t cover every situation, there is much useful information provided by various industry experts. Part...