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...Ian Brandt, a New York commercial real estate attorney who specialises in condominium law, recalls the 1997 case Vacca vs Board of Managers, Primrose Lane....
...Minerd, who was 63, was a high-profile face of Guggenheim as it transformed itself from the private investment office of the wealthy Guggenheim family into one of America’s biggest money managers with $285bn...
...Russians, say brokers, favour condominiums in new buildings, like the former Time Warner Center, avoiding the intrusive reviews conducted by the co-operative boards in older buildings....
...When he is at the office, his staff electronic notice board is yet another reflection of Chicago’s growing popularity....
...They launched another condo project near the High Line elevated park in Manhattan: The Fitzroy....
...On weekdays, he shuttles from the airport to downtown condos and back....
...Fosun International paid $725m in cash in 2013 for One Chase Manhattan Plaza. It rebranded the building as 28 Liberty, and succeeded in luring top tenants such as the London Stock Exchange....
...For entertainment, there is a $600m retractable arts centre, The Shed, that will roll out over one of the main plazas to house performances, and a $200m lattice of outdoor stairways to nowhere....
...More than 60 per cent of global supply comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the poorest countries where there is persistent concern over labour rights....
...In Vancouver, where the average sales price of condos hit a record of C$1.1m in January, more than double the level a decade earlier, about 90 per cent of new mortgages are uninsured....
...Steve Witkoff, chairman and chief executive of the Witkoff Group, a luxury condo developer who considers himself a friend of Mr Trump, adds: “I think he is one of the best out there.”...
...Joo Kim Tiah, the son of one of Malaysia’s wealthiest tycoons, sat on stage in the summer of 2013 as his new business partner announced their plans for a C$360m luxury condominium-hotel project on Vancouver...
...The penthouse was once reserved for the manager of The Connaught hotel and his family....
...Just three months ago, Detroit’s city hall was placed under the control of an emergency manager....
...ICE’s head of operations, for example, is a former head of his condominium association: “We had problems with dogs defecating in the elevators and all the ridiculous things that go on in a condo building...
...The meeting was supposed to be one of the city’s regular exercises in local representation, where people can raise with board members issues that concern them....
...“Landscaping used to be one of the weak links in residential condominium design,” says Gisue Hariri, a partner at design firm Hariri & Hariri Architecture....
...“The next major project is the Plaza, which will be a mixed-use, full-service hotel-and-condo development in the heart of the village,” adds Michael Dalzell, sales and marketing director....
...Selection by a board of experts provides a stamp of legitimacy one patron alone cannot give....
...Her top-floor condominium was one of the last available at 235 Berry, a smart residential complex overlooking the creek, where three-bedroom, three-bathroom “townhome-style” homes sold for $1.3m....
...As head of Manhattan Apartments, one of the largest residential agencies in the city, he counts on rented apartments for two-thirds of his business....
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