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May Recreational Amenities June Law & Legislation July Community Budget & Finance August Insurance/Board Training September Energy & the Environment October Association Operations November Building Maintenance/Professional Services Directory COMING UP Publisher Yale Robbins yale@yrinc.com Executive Vice President Henry Robbins henry@yrinc.com Associate Publisher Joanna DiPaola joanna@yrinc.com Advertising Director Alyce M. Hill alyce@yrinc.com Senior Editor Hannah Fons hannah@cooperator.com Associate Editors David Chiu david@cooperator.com Pat Gale patgale@yrinc.com Staff Writers Michael Odenthal michael@yrinc.com Alan J. Sidransky alan@yrinc.com Art Director Shirly Korchak shirly@yrinc.com Production Manager Aetna Dowst aetna@yrinc.com Traffi c Coordinator Victor Marcos victor@yrinc.com Copyright 2019 by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. New England Condominium is published monthly in New York, New York by New England Condominium Magazine LLC, dba Community Association Publishing, 205 Lexington Ave., 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016. 508-753-4630. ISSN 1550-946X. Periodical postage paid at New York, New York and additional mailing offi ces. Subscriptions are available free by request to condominium and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to New England Condominium Magazine, 205 Lexington Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Trustees, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: newenglandcondo.com/subscribe NEWENGLANDCONDO.COM NEW ENGLAND CONDOMINIUM - APRIL 2019 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS MONTH’S FOCUS:LANDSCAPING, LAWN CARE & CURB APPEAL THE CONDO, HOA & CO-OP RESOURCE CONDOMINIUM NEW ENGLAND 6 Pulse/CalenDar 7 Legal Q&A 18 MarKetplace DEPARTMENTS: Planning anD Maintaining a Community GarDen By Mike Odenthal Whether a community is surrounded by suburbs or big-city high-rises, a little greenery can go a long way in adding visual appeal – and value. In fact, given the lack of space and the challenge of keeping plants healthy and thriving, urban gardening is perhaps even more valuable. 12 FacaDe Restoration By A J Sidransky Like people, buildings age. Even under the best of circumstances, weather – particularly water, in the form of rain, snow, and ice – followed by or combined with extremes in temperature can do permanent damage to facades, cornices, parapets and other ornamental features, as well as to rear and side elevations. Th ese problems can be exacerbated by design fl aws or neglected maintenance. Oft en, it’s not until a thorough inspection, a leak issue – or worse, an incident where something falls from a facade and strikes someone on the ground below – that the signs of a problem become evident. Spring Maintenance By Mike Odenthal Spring has arrived, which is good news aft er what has felt to many like a particularly hostile winter. In a community association or multifamily building, spring also brings a number of seasonal maintenance and sprucing-up projects that can vary, depending on the shape and size of one’s particular property. Some communities’ spring checklist may just consist of removing winter debris from the tree pits and planters out front. 14 TrenDs: MarKet Survey By A J Sidransky Aft er many years of expansion and growth nationwide, most co-op and condominium markets saw both turbulence and some overall decline in 2018. Th e market has turned from one favoring sellers to one more hospitable to buyers. Markets like stability – and 2018 was a year marked by uncertainty. 16 8