Category : Property Managers

Time to get your head — and business — in the cloud

REW Staff March 12, 2014 March 12, 2014

by REW StaffMarch 12, 2014March 12, 2014828

By Ian Marlow, CEO, FITECH Anyone who has ever accessed web-based email, downloaded something from iTunes or used Dropbox to store and share files has used cloud technology. The “cloud” refers to data and files stored in remote servers rather than on your actual computer or on your office server....

Property Managers

NYARM Awards Gala

REW Staff February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014

by REW StaffFebruary 28, 2014February 28, 20141129

[imagebrowser id=255]New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) held its annual Awards and Honoree Gala at Leonard’s of Great Neck on Long Island. Argo Real Estate received the prestigious 2014 Management Company of the Year award. Argo Real Estate was selected for its dedication to providing continuing education for property...

Headline Property Managers

Vornado big winner at BOMA awards

REW Staff February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014

by REW StaffFebruary 21, 2014February 21, 20141213

Vornado Realty Trust lift three Pinnacle awards at the annual BOMA gala last night. Monday Properties took home two and Paramount Group, Inc., took home the Pinnacle in the Operating Office Building 500,000-1 million sf category for the third year in a row. Also for three years running, women dominated the Manager of the Year competition in the Over 10 Years of Experience category

Property Managers

Brain gain at Halstead as top leaders form advisory board

REW Staff February 18, 2014 February 18, 2014

by REW StaffFebruary 18, 2014February 18, 20141296

Halstead Management Company, LLC, has brought together its top leadership to form an official Executive Advisory Board to advise on all company matters. Dubbed a “brain trust” by the firm, the five-member Executive Advisory Board will be led by Halstead Management Company’s President Paul Gottsegen with leaders from firms with...

Featured Property Managers

Winter blast sends salt prices soaring

REW Staff February 12, 2014 February 12, 2014

by REW StaffFebruary 12, 2014February 12, 2014777

Due to severe cold weather conditions, elected officials across the nation, including New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, have been assuring the public that despite the fact that this has been an extremely cold winter, rock salt supplies remain adequate. A different story has unfolded for the private sector. The cold winter of 2013-2014 and its many subzero days have seen supplies of rock salt dwindle as demand rises to record levels. For facilities managers and those who provide snow removal and maintenance of properties, rising prices and scarcity of rock salt has caused challenges.

Deals & Dealmakers Property Managers

Times Square tenants good sports

REW Staff January 29, 2014 January 29, 2014

by REW StaffJanuary 29, 2014January 29, 20141028

Having their street shut down for a week normally doesn’t make businesses happy. Unless, of course, it is shut down for the biggest sports event of the year. The Super Bowl Boulevard, a football-themed pedestrian zone with activities such as a toboggan run and concert stage, has turned Broadway between 34th and 47th Street into a car-free zone until Sunday (February 2). West 41th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue is closed from today (Wednesday) until Saturday, between 9 a.m. and midnight. The closures mean a large number of shops and offices will have to get mail and deliveries after hours, while having to deal with the expected noise and crowding around the Boulevard’s activities. And yet, most businesses seem happy about the even

Property Managers Views

Who’s in charge when ice is falling?

Adam Leitman Bailey January 28, 2014 January 28, 2014

by Adam Leitman BaileyJanuary 28, 2014January 28, 20142138

By Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. So far this winter, New York City has had two severe snow-falls, with accompanying frigid temperatures, and it appears that this weather pattern is likely to hold through the end of February. As a result, snow and ice...

Green Building Property Managers

NYC manager first out of DeBlasio’s green gate

REW Staff January 28, 2014 January 28, 2014

by REW StaffJanuary 28, 2014January 28, 2014

FirstService Residential has become the first property management firm to join the Mayor’s Carbon Challenge, a New York City program aimed at reducing energy use … Continued

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Eco-investors invited to make withdrawal from the Green Bank

REW Staff January 9, 2014 January 9, 2014

by REW StaffJanuary 9, 2014January 9, 2014785

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced $210 million in initial funding for NY Green Bank, a new market oriented approach aimed at speeding up clean energy deployment, creating jobs, and making communities more sustainable. The funding combines $165 million redirected from other programs and approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and $45 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). “With this funding we will attract greater investment in New York, accelerate clean energy deployment, and modernize our grid,” Governor Cuomo said.

Property Managers Views

Don’t delay, address violations today

REW Staff December 17, 2013 December 17, 2013

by REW StaffDecember 17, 2013December 17, 2013815

By Robert Sedaghatpour, STRATCO Property Group Far too many New York City Multi-Family operators see Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) violations as a source of stress so great that they simply retreat into neglectfulness. They do not see value in removing the violations and operating a violation free building. On...