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The building across the street was suppose to be – and is – 20 stories tall. The artist conception posted on the construction site shows the completed building. As for the empty spaces, hopefully the upturn in the economy will convince some major retailer to take some spaces. Rego Center Mall has to compete with spaces in existing and newly constructed buildings for businesses. And that’s before Vornado builds the second building across from the Rego Center Mall.
Who knows how tall the under construction bldg across the street will be? I’m not happy about this bldg either. All it’s doing is blocking Park City residents (like me) views and will add to the congestion of our neighborhood. Heard in passing someone say it will up our property values. HOW? Isn’t the bldg a rental? I could see how a new coop or condo could increase property values since competitive new units would attract BUYERS to our immediate area that could spill over to purchases in our
coop. What does a renta bldg do? Would appreciate an answer/comments if I’m wrong.
I’m also concerned that both IKEA and Bed Bath and Beyond are huge empty commercial spaces. Are stable reputable retailers coming back? Since Sears left can we keep commercial properties leased by stable stores??? Certainly hope so to keep our property values rising and neighborhood attractive. VMelvin
When are they going to stop building that building across the street. It’s accumulating too many floor s every day I look out the window and it’s another floor? How hungry can those investors be? And it’s so cheaply done.
General comment – Posters (like the 6/2 poster) on this or any site that anonymously write comments that they would never say face-to-face are cowardly individuals who probably have very sad lives if this is how they spend their time. I hope they would consider how their parents would look upon them knowing that they act in such a manner. Aren’t you ashamed?
I previously deleted a series of comments that were probably written by a person or persons familiar with the workings of our co-op. They combined vulgarity with additional comments of the co-op cameras and Chandra – making their role obvious.
They were a personal attack against me – full of foul language and obviously written by ignorant and uneducated persons. Doesn’t take too much to narrow out the field.
SO, to the writer(s):
Caution -“Never take a knife to a figurative gunfight”.
Ron Migut
ps: Chandra became a lousy person in his later years but this co-op always ran efficiently and he kept all shareholders informed with a monthly newsletter which is more than I can say about the current manager and board of directors.
pps: This site does not accept cut and paste
This may be a potential answer to dealing with the implications of Local Law 97:
habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Bricks-Bucks/2023/May/Local-Law-97-Fears-Meet-a-Possible-Solution-at-Queens-Town-Hall
Ladies an Gentleman, we better group together and start pressing the Board and AKAM about the looming Local Law 97 ramifications. It has been making headlines agains and if we do not start preparing, we are going to get F*CKED big time. I am warning every shareholder that is reading this. We DO NOT know how much our maintenance will increase if we have to retrofit our energy infrastructure. It can be CATASTROPHIC if your maintenance bill increases by 25-50%. DO NOT procrastinate on this issue because it begins JANUARY 2024 ! Can Ron or someone please organize something so we can actually meet in person ?
Article XII Park City By-Laws Reports: The corporation shall within four (4) months following close of a fiscal year, send to each shareholder then listed on the books of the corporation, a financial statement including a balance sheet (as of the end of said prior fiscal year) and a profit and loss statement (for the entire prior fiscal year), prepared and certified by an independent certified accountant. On the written request of any former shareholder who owned shares of the corporation during any portion of the fiscal year covered by the financial statement, such financial statement shall be sent to such former shareholder.
And speaking of spending, when was the last time that we received an audited financial report? I don’t think we have ever got one from this new company that replaced the previous auditors. Is this even legal?
There was a talk about shareholders being given access to the cameras for a fee. Is that true?
Answer to below comment. YES they spent over $640 thousand dollars to put a camera on every floor and in every staircase as well as ground floor additions in every single building – for no other reason except to spy on occupants.
When I spoke with David he said it was necessary because a shareholder was beat up by a delivery man. I asked “You spent 640 thousand dollars because one person was assaulted?’ His reply was “er Ron. I’m sorry. I can’t hear you. There’s a problem with the connection. Ron? If you can hear me I’m hanging up now”.
THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE PHONE.
But someone should ask how much it cost to renovate the old 9707 Maintenance Office for David and staff – or – was it just so that we won’t be able to see how many times Zarina goes in to have him approve an apartment sale???
I mentioned this to OneVoice members – when Jain was here he put up simple signs like NO WATER ON [DAY/DATE] in BIG BOLD LETTERS on plain yellow or pink paper and posted them at the lobby elevators and the mail and laundry rooms and inside each elevator.
Now, you have to look everywhere for similar office memorandums on expensive letterhead paper (that we pay for). Sometimes put on elevator doors… sometimes next to each floors garbage room – sometimes…who knows??? there’s no continuity of where we can look for notices that really concern us.
Ron Migut
Why do we have this assessment in the first place, they just got 30 million dollars from the bank, did they spend/steal it all this quickly.
“IF” Akam/Board assess me a larger “Special Assessment” just because I receive several other annual tax exemptions – I will file a written complaint with the NYS Attorney General, NYC District Attorney, and with NYC Department of Finance [DoF] and I will provide those addresses on this website shortly after receiving the June maintenance bill.
I believe it is illegal for the co-op to claw-back a large part of the tax exemptions that have been authorized by NYC DoF.
In my opinion, it is an indication that the co-op does does not have sufficient funds to pay their real estate taxes …
and if the assessment is greater than the $4.3548 per share for any shareholders receiving other exemptions (STAR, Enhanced STAR, SCHE, Veteran or Disability) it becomes a matter of unlawful discrimination!
The “Special Assessment” on your June bill should not be any more than $4.3548 multiplied by the number of shares for your apartment.
Do not pay any amount over that calculation for the Special Assessment and file a complaint as I indicated above.
DO NOT withhold your payment for any reason. Pay your regular monthly maintenance and electricity and only the Special Assessment that is equivalent to $4.3548 per share.
Ron Migut
Regarding about May 1, 2023 at 7:58 pm, posted by Ron.
All share holders required to pay extra in June maintenance bill????????
Every year, we received credit and our maintenance bill drop down in May or June.
What are they doing?
What we can protect ourselves from them?
I was recorded when they were doing meeting in lobby.
“They said maintenance will not increase and they have enough fund for all projects.”
Inquired with the board about the impossible emissions laws? What a joke! When the board got the 30 million they became kids in a candy shop.
Many think they gave contracts to companies who would kick back to the usual suspects. If they knew about the local laws 87 and 97 they would not have use $700 thousand on spy cameras on every floor and stairs. Also remember Akam tried to soak a Florida condo by doubling the real cost for repairs similar to the LL 87 and 97.
Akam should have told the board about it but David is Akam gift to Zarina representative who knows nothing. Maybe earlier writer is right about this board and the Rose&Zarina realty partnership wanting to run this co-op into public housing so to share in big profits. The extra charge of $4.35 per share upcharge does not explain what it is used for (raises for Akam David and useless office upgrade and office people?) Maybe scaring new owners away from this co-op. How many people want out of here so bad they are doing sublets so R&Z realty can get personal profit in managing sublets?
There is story of Greek man with lantern searching for an honest person, If he was here he must have left as soon as the new board took power.
