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2019 October Removing a Condominium Owner Navigating a Delicate Legal Process
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2019 October Internal Affairs The Latest Design Trends to Make Your Property Pop
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2019 October Condos, Co-ops & Kids Managing Conflict Between Families and Child-Free Residents
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2019 October Conducting Better Meetings Best Practices for Saving Time and Getting Things Done
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2019 October 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



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Fines and Penalties

Using Them Fairly and Effectively

Community living comes with lots of rules and regulations – many of which are codified in largely static, hard-to-amend …
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

Participation by Proxy
2018 October

Participation by Proxy

Handling Proxy Voting in Your Building or HOA

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

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Howdy, Neighbor
2014 February

Howdy, Neighbor

Cultivating a Sense of Community

Building a Better Board
2013 February

Building a Better Board

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Taming Transient Turnmoil
2013 February

Taming Transient Turnmoil

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D.I.Why Not?

Performing Maintenance In-House vs. Outsourcing

Amid moments of economic uncertainty, a condominium, cooperative, or homeowner’s association may instinctively want to p…
Facade Repair and Restoration
2019 March

Facade Repair and Restoration

How to Know When It’s Time

Exterior Cleaning
2019 March

Exterior Cleaning

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Maintaining Exterior Spaces
2019 March

Maintaining Exterior Spaces

Safety, Longevity, and Aesthetics

Building Demolition
2019 March

Building Demolition

Managing Chaos, Minimizing Disruption

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Taking Care of Your Building From the Top Down

A residential property could have triple-reinforced titanium steel walls, and it still wouldn’t be worth a darn without …
Exterior Inspections
2017 March

Exterior Inspections

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Capital Improvements
2016 March

Capital Improvements

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Cleaning Windows
2016 March

Cleaning Windows

A Clear View Adds Value

Maintaining Roofs
2016 March

Maintaining Roofs

Repairs, Replacement, and Responsibility By Lisa Iannucci

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



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The Chain of Communication

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Benefits, Rewards, and a Job Well Done

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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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11/19/2019  Buffalo Grove Couple Shot In Their Condo Garage—CBS 2 Chicago
11/19/2019  Buffalo Grove Couple Shot In Their Condo Garage—CBS 2 Chicago
CBS 2's Chris Tye reports on what authorities know about a couple shot in the Buffalo Grove condo garage. Police say there is good surveillance video but won't say much more about the case.
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11/19/2019  Mitsubishi targets Chicago and Dallas for first US-focused REIT—Nikkei Asian Review
11/19/2019  Mitsubishi targets Chicago and Dallas for first US-focused REIT—Nikkei Asian Review
Trading house Mitsubishi Corp. plans to start a real estate investment trust in the U.S. targeting urban rental housing and suburban logistics centers, aiming for $1.5 billion in assets within five years, Nikkei has learned.
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11/18/2019  Plans To Turn North Center Strip Mall Into Condos, Retail Revealed To Neighbors Monday—Block Club Chicago
11/18/2019  Plans To Turn North Center Strip Mall Into Condos, Retail Revealed To Neighbors Monday—Block Club Chicago
Developer James Jaeger’s proposed plan would replace the existing building with a four-story condo and retail building that includes 12 units and 3,000-square-feet of retail space on the ground floor.
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11/12/2019  ‘I don't think we've ever seen anyplace turn into a luxury market so fast'—Crain's Chicago Business
11/12/2019  ‘I don't think we've ever seen anyplace turn into a luxury market so fast'—Crain's Chicago Business
The West Loop has been the city's fastest-changing neighborhood for several years, with the advent of corporate offices like McDonald's, Google and Dyson, and a fertile dining scene that this year includes 10 restaurants that received Michelin stars, more than any other part of the city.
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11/7/2019  Here's the first look inside those high-end condos going up across from Holy Name—Crain's Chicago Business
11/7/2019  Here's the first look inside those high-end condos going up across from Holy Name—Crain's Chicago Business
Waking up with the sunrise will be easy for residents in a luxurious condo tower under construction near Holy Name Cathedral. They can do it on their own schedule, because the bedroom lights will be programmed to fade up like a sunrise, and fade down like a sunset.
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11/7/2019  Trump Tower Chicago Hotel Is Losing Money Hand Over Fist—Vanity Fair
11/7/2019  Trump Tower Chicago Hotel Is Losing Money Hand Over Fist—Vanity Fair
In many ways, becoming president has been good for Donald Trump’s business. For one thing, when he spends countless weekends at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach resort charges taxpayers top dollar for rooms for the Secret Service and other members of his entourage, in addition to their bar tabs—money that goes directly into the president’s pocket.
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11/6/2019  Reaching for the sky with condo tower despite slowing growth—CGTN America
11/6/2019  Reaching for the sky with condo tower despite slowing growth—CGTN America
In just under a year, Americans will head to the polls for the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. A large field of Democratic candidates is vying to challenge Republican Donald Trump for the job.
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11/6/2019  What an $8 Million Gold Coast Penthouse Looks Like—Chicago Magazine
11/6/2019  What an $8 Million Gold Coast Penthouse Looks Like—Chicago Magazine
You might be surprised that a 90-year-old condo at 1325 North Astor Street is being listed for just shy of $8 million — but don’t be, says Realtor.com senior economist George Ratiu. The home is located in the storied Astor Street District, designated a Chicago landmark.
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11/5/2019  Hottest Chicago Condo / Townhome New Construction Neighborhoods 2019—Chicago Now
11/5/2019  Hottest Chicago Condo / Townhome New Construction Neighborhoods 2019—Chicago Now
I'm finally getting around to this follow up post on Chicago new construction. A couple of weeks ago I looked at single family homes and now I'm taking a look at condos and townhomes.
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11/5/2019  Chicago’s condos are turning into rentals. Here’s what’s driving the deconversion trend, and what it means for condo owners.—Chicago Tribune
11/5/2019  Chicago’s condos are turning into rentals. Here’s what’s driving the deconversion trend, and what it means for condo owners.—Chicago Tribune
Chicago apartment buildings can have many lives. “It used to be you bought an apartment building and converted it into condominiums,” said Susan Tjarksen, a managing director in the Chicago office of Cushman & Wakefield, “and now we’re seeing the reverse of that.”
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11/5/2019  Chicago condo once owned by Sammy Sosa listed for $2.1 million—Chicago Tribune
11/5/2019  Chicago condo once owned by Sammy Sosa listed for $2.1 million—Chicago Tribune
A five-bedroom, 6,000-square-foot condominium unit on the 55th floor of the Near North Side’s Lake Point Tower building that retired Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa once owned was listed Sunday for $2.1 million.
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