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Board Operations
2019 October Removing a Condominium Owner Navigating a Delicate Legal Process
Board Operations
2019 October Board Optics The Perception of Performance
Board Operations
2019 October Conducting Better Meetings Best Practices for Saving Time and Getting Things Done
Board Operations
2019 October Condos, Co-ops & Kids Managing Conflict Between Families and Child-Free Residents
Design
2019 October Internal Affairs The Latest Design Trends to Make Your Property Pop
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Q&A: Who’s Watching the Cameras? Q&A: Who’s Watching the Cameras?
Q&A
2019 December Current Issue
Management

Absent Owners

Managing Communities When Nobody’s Home

Once upon a time, you usually greeted your neighbor in the hallway of your building as you're coming or going. But latel…
Management
Why Managers Quit
2019 August

Why Managers Quit

When the Board-Manager Relationship Goes Sour

Managing Mental Health Issues
2019 May

Managing Mental Health Issues

Addressing Residents With Sensitivity

Boards Battle Burnout
2018 November

Boards Battle Burnout

Minimizing the Stress of Governance

Concierge Services
2018 May

Concierge Services

How Much Value Do They Add to Your Community?

Finance

Curing Arrears

When Fees Aren’t Paid

The last three apartments in your luxury hi-rise condo were sold to a troika of Russian oligarchs, who all paid well abo…
Finance
Welcome Committees and New Resident Orientation
2017 July

Welcome Committees and New Resident Orientation

Making New Neighbors Feel At Home

Hiring – and Paying – Contractors
2017 July

Hiring – and Paying – Contractors

Who Holds the Purse Strings?

Funding Capital Projects
2017 July

Funding Capital Projects

Whence Comes the Money?

What Boards Should Know About Finances
2017 July

What Boards Should Know About Finances

Keeping Your Community in the Black



On The Board
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Removing a Condominium Owner

A Complex Legal Process

Removing a disruptive, abusive, non-paying, or otherwise problematic tenant from a rental building is relatively easy. D…
Fines and Penalties
2019 October

Fines and Penalties

Using Them Fairly and Effectively

Autumn Extermination Challenges
2019 October

Autumn Extermination Challenges

The Pests of October

Board Culture
2018 October

Board Culture

What Traits Make a Board Successful?

Working With Your Support Professionals
2018 October

Working With Your Support Professionals

How (and When) Boards Should Speak Up

No Spaces Anywhere

The State of Parking in Chicago

It’s 6 pm. on a Tuesday night when the Chicago Cubs are in town and it’s game night in Lakeview’s Wrigleyville neighbor…
Knowing When to Call Your Manager
2014 January

Knowing When to Call Your Manager

Response to Calls is an Essential Part of the Manager’s Job

Secrets of Successful Managers
2014 January

Secrets of Successful Managers

Communication, Accommodation, Cooperation

Managing Amenities
2014 January

Managing Amenities

Coping with Changing Trends

Changing Managers or Firms?
2014 January

Changing Managers or Firms?

Don’t Overlook the Details!

Keeping Track of Paperwork

Properly Managing Association Records

While keeping the records of the association is not the most fascinating part of serving on a board, it is in some ways…
Board Owner Do’s and Don’ts
2014 February

Board Owner Do’s and Don’ts

What Makes a Board Successful?

Howdy, Neighbor
2014 February

Howdy, Neighbor

Cultivating a Sense of Community

Building a Better Board
2013 February

Building a Better Board

Common Traits of Successful Boards

Taming Transient Turnmoil
2013 February

Taming Transient Turnmoil

Managing Renters in Condos



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Elevator Refurbishment

Managing a Major Service Disruption

No matter how well constructed and carefully maintained, no mechanical system lasts forever—and that goes for elevator c…
Fireplace Safety and Maintenance
2019 December

Fireplace Safety and Maintenance

A Valuable Amenity Shouldn’t Be a Liability

D.I.Why Not?
2019 October

D.I.Why Not?

Performing Maintenance In-House vs. Outsourcing

Facade Repair and Restoration
2019 March

Facade Repair and Restoration

How to Know When It’s Time

Exterior Cleaning
2019 March

Exterior Cleaning

Cleanliness and Curb Appeal

Maintaining Exterior Spaces

Safety, Longevity, and Aesthetics

Whether it’s a balcony, terrace, patio or roof deck, outdoor space is many an apartment owner’s dream.  Desirable – and …
Building Demolition
2019 March

Building Demolition

Managing Chaos, Minimizing Disruption

Roof Maintenance
2018 March

Roof Maintenance

Taking Care of Your Building From the Top Down

Exterior Inspections
2017 March

Exterior Inspections

How’s Your Facade?

Capital Improvements
2016 March

Capital Improvements

Getting Financing and Board Approvals

Your Building’s Plumbing

Plumbing the Depths

Of all the modern conveniences we take for granted, perhaps none is as profoundly basic—and indispensable—as indoor plu…
Boiler Maintenance Basics
2014 November

Boiler Maintenance Basics

The Heat is On

Your Building's Anatomy
2014 November

Your Building's Anatomy

Systems That Keep Your Co-op or Condo Building Running

Where's the Money?
2013 November

Where's the Money?

Alternative Funding for Capital Improvements

Live Long and Prosper
2013 November

Live Long and Prosper

Life Spans of Building Systems



Insurance

The Chain of Communication

Establishing Connections – and Boundaries – Between Board and Residents

The Upsides of Board Service

Benefits, Rewards, and a Job Well Done

Responsibility for Repairs

Whose Insurance Pays?

The Risks of Being Un(or under-)Insured

Owners Uncovered

So You Want to be a Board Member?

What's Involved, and What It Means

Design

Residential Architecture Trends

What’s Hot in High-Rises?

The Value of Redecorating

Do Aesthetic Changes Increase Value?

Managing Interior Projects

When Bad Design Happens to Good Buildings

Creating a New Lobby

Making the Most of Your Building’s Front Room

Design on a Dime

Fending Off the Blahs...On a Budget

Organizations

A Look Inside IREM

Serving the Management Profession

The National Fire Protection Association

Working to Stop Fires Before They Start

SOARing High in Chicagoland

The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents

Keeping it Cool

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engnieers

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News

12/13/2019  Chicago Area Home Price Growth Ranks 95th Out Of 100 Top Metro Areas—Chicago Now
12/13/2019  Chicago Area Home Price Growth Ranks 95th Out Of 100 Top Metro Areas—Chicago Now
Just last week I provided my monthly update on Chicago area home prices based on the Case Shiller index. As I pointed out Chicago hit a 7 year low in annual home price appreciation, slipping to second from the bottom of the 20 metro areas tracked in terms of this measure.
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12/13/2019  Developer drops big NW Indiana project with incentives nixed—Daily News
12/13/2019  Developer drops big NW Indiana project with incentives nixed—Daily News
A hotel developer has dropped plans for a $356 million project near one of northwestern Indiana's busiest highway interchanges after local officials balked at the company's incentives request.
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12/13/2019  Vintage Storefronts On Diversey Demolished As Developer Tries To Convince Logan Preservation Group To Approve Condos—Block Club Chicago
12/13/2019  Vintage Storefronts On Diversey Demolished As Developer Tries To Convince Logan Preservation Group To Approve Condos—Block Club Chicago
A local architecture firm trying to build a new condo building along Logan Square’s Diversey Avenue is pushing forward, despite opposition from an influential community group and the alderman.
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12/13/2019  Inside Job? Thieves Use Postal Service Master Key To Swipe Packages—CBS Chicago
12/13/2019  Inside Job? Thieves Use Postal Service Master Key To Swipe Packages—CBS Chicago
They enter empty-handed but walk out carry bags of stolen packages from a mailroom. The theft alone is alarming, but CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports, there’s a concern about how the thieves gain access to the West Loop condos.
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12/13/2019  Near West Side condo with custom art by Chicago artist JC Rivera: $845K—Chicago Tribune
12/13/2019  Near West Side condo with custom art by Chicago artist JC Rivera: $845K—Chicago Tribune
This 2,000-square-foot home on the Near West Side has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Chicago artist JC Rivera was commissioned for custom art in the home. The interior has exposed brick and concrete, 12-foot ceilings, stainless-steel appliances, floor-to-ceiling windows, updated bathrooms, walk-in closets and an 18-foot balcony.
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12/13/2019  Maine Township condo association sues insurance company after fatal 2018 fire—Insurance News Net
12/13/2019  Maine Township condo association sues insurance company after fatal 2018 fire—Insurance News Net
A suburban condominium association is suing a major insurance company after a fatal fire destroyed much of a 35-unit building in Maine Township last year.
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12/13/2019  Azriel Clary, One Of R. Kelly’s Girlfriends, Moves Out Of His Trump Tower Condo—BET
12/13/2019  Azriel Clary, One Of R. Kelly’s Girlfriends, Moves Out Of His Trump Tower Condo—BET
One of R. Kelly’s longtime live-in girlfriends has reportedly moved out of his Chicago Trump Tower condominiums amidst his ongoing federal and state legal battles.
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12/13/2019  School moving to retail space at condo tower across from Millennium Park—Crain's Chicago Business
12/13/2019  School moving to retail space at condo tower across from Millennium Park—Crain's Chicago Business
An unconventional high school is moving its campus downtown from Lincoln Park. The experiential-based Global Citizenship Experience Lab School plans to take over the 18,000-square-foot third floor at 55 E. Randolph.
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12/13/2019  Redfin: Bike culture is a determining factor for condo buyers in these cities—Mortgage Professional America
12/13/2019  Redfin: Bike culture is a determining factor for condo buyers in these cities—Mortgage Professional America
People looking to buy condominiums in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Portland are ready to ditch their cars and hop on a bike instead due to limited parking.
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12/13/2019  A decade of regret in Chicago—Curbed Chicago
12/13/2019  A decade of regret in Chicago—Curbed Chicago
The losses in Chicago’s built environment go far beyond the buildings and their architectural features. These places are symbols of greater failures: vacant lots represent a dearth of affordable housing, church-condo conversions signal the absence of community spaces, and closed schools call attention to the city’s disinvestment in its neighborhoods.
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12/13/2019  Two marijuana companies take first steps toward opening new stores in River North—Chicago Tribune
12/13/2019  Two marijuana companies take first steps toward opening new stores in River North—Chicago Tribune
Two marijuana companies have submitted applications to the city to open recreational weed stores in the River North neighborhood.
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12/3/2019  Andersonville Neighbors Fighting To Stop Teardowns Of Century-Old Two-Flats, Single-Family Homes—Block Club Chicago
12/3/2019  Andersonville Neighbors Fighting To Stop Teardowns Of Century-Old Two-Flats, Single-Family Homes—Block Club Chicago
A group of Andersonville neighbors is tired of seeing 100-year-old two-flats and single-family homes torn down and replaced with nondescript condo buildings — so they’re looking to ban developers from putting up more of them.
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12/3/2019  Those new FHA condo regs have wide-reaching implications—RE Journals
12/3/2019  Those new FHA condo regs have wide-reaching implications—RE Journals
This past October, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) enacted long-expected changes to the regulations governing condominium purchases. While these amendments will hopefully ease more prospective homebuyers’ affordability woes, the wider commercial real estate industry will feel the effects as well.
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12/3/2019  Big Gold Coast condos-to-apartments deal closes—finally—Crain's Chicago Business
12/3/2019  Big Gold Coast condos-to-apartments deal closes—finally—Crain's Chicago Business
It took nearly a year and a half, lots of lawyering and a "Hail Mary pass," but a New York investor has finally pulled off its takeover of a big lakefront condominium tower in the Gold Coast.
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12/2/2019  Water Tower's condo board slashed fees. Will it speed up sales?—Crain's Chicago Business
12/2/2019  Water Tower's condo board slashed fees. Will it speed up sales?—Crain's Chicago Business
The condo board at Water Tower Place voted this week to cut homeowners’ monthly fees by about a third, a move real estate agents who work the building say might give units there a new edge in the market.
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12/2/2019  Greystone Arranges Condo Deconversion in Chicago—Multi-Housing News
12/2/2019  Greystone Arranges Condo Deconversion in Chicago—Multi-Housing News
Greystone closed the sale of 32 units as part of a multifamily condominium deconversion in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The $4.3 million transaction included 23 units owned by a single investor and nine individually owned units at Damen & Fargo Apartments. The new owner plans to add minor upgrades as the last rehabilitation of the building was completed in 2006.
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12/2/2019  This 1920s Lincoln Park bank building will become condos—Crain's Chicago Business
12/2/2019  This 1920s Lincoln Park bank building will become condos—Crain's Chicago Business
A long-empty Classical Revival building on Fullerton Avenue, built in the 1920s as a bank and later the home of a company that made clothes for burying the dead, is being turned into eight condos.
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11/20/2019  A greystone in Ukrainian Village with an emerald dining room asks $275K—Curbed Chicago
11/20/2019  A greystone in Ukrainian Village with an emerald dining room asks $275K—Curbed Chicago
On the edge of Ukrainian Village near Humboldt Park, a rehabbed condo in an older greystone has just come on the market.
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11/20/2019  Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford drops $4.1M on new West Loop penthouse—Curbed Chicago
11/20/2019  Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford drops $4.1M on new West Loop penthouse—Curbed Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks goalie—and two-time Stanley Cup champion—Corey Crawford is adding four-bedroom West Loop penthouse condo to his trophy collection. The professional athlete plopped down just shy of $4.1 million for an eighth-floor unit in the Hayden West Loop building, according to a report by Chicago Tribune.
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11/20/2019  French-inspired elegance in the West Loop—Crain's Chicago Business
11/20/2019  French-inspired elegance in the West Loop—Crain's Chicago Business
When a pair of Midwesterners decided to move from Malibu back to Chicago, where she’s a native, they wanted a home that would be “urban, like Chicago, and elegant.”
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