tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post6186932466118983696..comments2024-03-29T08:59:31.586-04:00Comments on The Stuyvesant Town Report: What's the Game Plan?Stuy Town Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-19530918741171951652010-05-24T01:22:49.240-04:002010-05-24T01:22:49.240-04:00Right of First refusal- that is what should have b...Right of First refusal- that is what should have been in place before Tishman came in, it was a law written for Mitchell Lama, but REBNY killed that, and duh Bloomin' mayuh was no help. Eminent Domain done right. We should have that. That would keep costs down for buy-in. This land was originally given by condemnation for nuthing.<br />I don't like people who complain about the 'old poop complaining cranks'. this was built for them, honor them, and their respect for the original no dog & dont ruin the grass rules. maybe some modification was needed, but we ended up in alot of poop!<br />RE Purchase -v-rental-well we should be committed to preserving affordable housing stock, especially for our municipal employees, and families just entering the middle class. have to figure how to make the wrongly destabilized not sue the tenants if we were to be new owners.Tishman. met life.....should be responsible for that...oh all the 'ifs'in life.(Horrible commercial)<br />There should be a time commitment priority, that would avoid keeping thew NYUers. People who have been in Stuy Town/PC for a good x ## of years. And no vacancy decontrol. I also say for rental-priority to city workers, or any civil servent...sorry all, but people work at not high salary, to have a pension, and do the public good, let them have a priority to come in, when there are newbies. And no hit & run buy/sales. there needs to be a commitment to the community. <br />Eminent Domain. Then sell to the tenants. and have rentals...To NYC residents first..meybe some immediate family. Anti displacement. Community building- good urban planning- precidents- keep the family support network, i want to have my kids afford to be near me. I am no math maestro, but there must be tricks in the trade, and new ones to invent. with all of your brains. Do it right & righteously. Lower buy-ins, lower rent. lame duck mayor. something gotta give- EMINENT DOMAIN-bye bye profiteers, good riddens, and don't leave us holding the bag. Original residents should get the best deal- lowest scale buy-in- not many left-give em & their families the break. Honor our roots. Honor the principals- that's my 10 cents-no one gets to buy & run, oor immediately sublet...hefty penalty fee. get the gold dust out of your eyes ye with visions of sugarplums. Dont spit in the face of those who may stick their necks out in public office for our good. Its about a homeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-45816445293883569322010-03-18T09:40:32.841-04:002010-03-18T09:40:32.841-04:00Hmm, seems we are in a holding pattern.Hmm, seems we are in a holding pattern.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-72743782294381872632010-03-17T20:03:18.360-04:002010-03-17T20:03:18.360-04:00....WHERE ARE YOU???????????????????
don.......WHERE ARE YOU???????????????????<br /> don't leave now!<br /><br /> IT'S GETTING EXCITING AROUND HEREAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-88374284433072002492010-03-04T21:37:10.926-05:002010-03-04T21:37:10.926-05:00Be prepared for blood being spilled at the March 1...Be prepared for blood being spilled at the March 13 meeting, particularly if a rumor going around that the TA board want. to preserve some of the complex for affordable housing and low income housing in perpetuity is true,<br />Remember the Board of the TA hasn't stood for reelection in years, thus they are not legit,That is what a lawyer friend of mine told meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-67277157665553360222010-03-04T21:13:05.471-05:002010-03-04T21:13:05.471-05:00Already those who could afford to buy their apartm...Already those who could afford to buy their apartment are making disparaging remarks about those who don't have that kind of money and want to continue to rent. I guess there's enough of the spirit of TS and Blackrock to go round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-46711023444216033602010-03-04T20:33:31.083-05:002010-03-04T20:33:31.083-05:00There's a Wilbur Ross/Lefrak shill on this boa...There's a Wilbur Ross/Lefrak shill on this board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-57708818998102524042010-03-04T19:29:49.361-05:002010-03-04T19:29:49.361-05:00"And, there can always be a clause that anyon..."And, there can always be a clause that anyone who buys their apartment must wait five years before they can sell it."<br /><br />There you go. Already telling me what I can do or not do with my apartment--if I buy it.<br /><br />There's going to be a lot of quarreling among owners/tenants coming up. Blood will be spilled.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-89561006374017684892010-03-04T18:33:52.758-05:002010-03-04T18:33:52.758-05:00So instead you would rather have Lefrak buy proper...So instead you would rather have Lefrak buy property? Lefrak and his buddies are donating millions to prevent RS from being extended past June 2011 or at the least to make RS even weaker than it is now. Between rent increases and MCIs most apasrtments are not affordable housing today and they will only get more expensive and if RS dies or when J51 benefits expire in either 2017 or 2020 then all bets are off as to rents and who will reap the benefits?<br />Lefrak!So you would prefer a temporary maintenance of " affordable housing" with all upside going to Lefrak then to allowing any tenant the right to own his home and get any upside on his apartment and with greater assurancesfor renters than Lefrak would ever give us???<br />I fail to see the logicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-45842262531757814292010-03-04T16:55:51.031-05:002010-03-04T16:55:51.031-05:00"The obvious greed of those looking to buy an..."The obvious greed of those looking to buy and then sell at a profit is very transparent." The only thing obvious is that you will nt be able to afford your apartment. I belive most people here would like a nice place to live, and I bet if they were offered ownership and the chance to turn this place around. They would take it. it does not make them greedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-55193346346174418662010-03-04T16:50:38.556-05:002010-03-04T16:50:38.556-05:00Your living a pipe dream if you think Stuy/pcv can...Your living a pipe dream if you think Stuy/pcv can ever get out from under this mess. Ownership will work. I do not think most people are interested in flipping their apartment. I think most people would like a nice place to live, and I think they are willing to pay a bit more for it. And, there can always be a clause that anyone who buys their apartment must wait five years before they can sell it. Thare are ways to prevent flipping. Being allowed to buy our apartments will rid us of the transients, and the terminally miserable, the hemorrhoids who add nothing and give back nothing to our neighborhood. Condos/co-ops, the way to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-3815768537918031002010-03-04T16:39:45.791-05:002010-03-04T16:39:45.791-05:00If we go condo or co-op, that's it for afforda...If we go condo or co-op, that's it for affordable housing here in this complex. At least in the future. I'm not 100% against tenants making out like bandits in some buyout deal, but I don't see the prices of these apartments high enough for that to happen. If someone gave me a million dollars for my apartment, I'd probably be crazy not to say "Goodbye to Stuy," but it's really unlikely that any price for a Stuy Town apartment will be close to that, notwithstanding some people's speculation that apartments here are worth 1 to 2 million dollars. I could see a situation in the future where rent stabilized tenants would be offered about 100K-150K to give up their apartments, but that's about it. And that would seem to me to be too low for many here who have set up roots with family and a livelihood in Manhattan.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-66282301538295576862010-03-04T15:47:53.156-05:002010-03-04T15:47:53.156-05:00The obvious greed of those looking to buy and the...The obvious greed of those looking to buy and then sell at a profit is very transparent.<br /><br />The current rent roll is more than adequate to support the maintenance here. We need to figure out how to get rid of the legacy of debt we were left with, not make it even more expensive to live here.<br /><br />ST/PCV deserves to be preserved for the middle class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-4262244242602642502010-03-04T15:38:32.552-05:002010-03-04T15:38:32.552-05:00Yes, no argument here. Lets say the maint fee'...Yes, no argument here. Lets say the maint fee's will NOT be cheap.<br />Or high. I can live with that if it means, I do not have to come home to a hallway that is half pitch balck. It's ok if i can get my own electrician in and fix the wiring that that Stuytown "upgraded" back when they put the A/C's in. If I can get a stove and fride that doed not look like there 30 yrs old. I would pay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-21010540884339218012010-03-04T15:11:26.610-05:002010-03-04T15:11:26.610-05:00The problem is some tenants want low rents, don...The problem is some tenants want low rents, don't care about maintenance (except when something breaks in their apt. or building!) and others want to improve property and own their homes.<br />Let the tenant wars begin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-23077358155296575982010-03-04T15:09:00.545-05:002010-03-04T15:09:00.545-05:00The very problems you mention indicate that mainte...The very problems you mention indicate that maintenance fees for condos/co-ops will be high.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-44861057225892371032010-03-04T14:19:50.703-05:002010-03-04T14:19:50.703-05:00"Stuyvesant Town should be preserved as affor..."Stuyvesant Town should be preserved as affordable rental housing."<br />Preserved? at what cost?<br />The place is falling apart. It took almost three weeks before the light in our hallway was replaced. The carpets in the hallway have not been cleaned in months. If we turn the microwave on at the same time the compressor in the Fridge is on, the CB blows. Paint is chipping off the walls in the bathroom, despite being repainted over and over again. My point is, the afordability that a lot of tennants are yelling about is not do-able with trying to keep up with the repairs that need to made to this place. I don not belive that this place can be maitained with the rents the way they are.<br />The sale of the apartments is a must for the survival of STY/PCV!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-60917070497608600752010-03-04T10:35:57.742-05:002010-03-04T10:35:57.742-05:00Tenants' rights will become more and more dilu...Tenants' rights will become more and more diluted as buildings convert to co-ops or condos even if there is a non-evict policy in place. Stuyvesant Town should be preserved as affordable rental housing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-17723461964937887462010-03-03T21:15:48.740-05:002010-03-03T21:15:48.740-05:00a nonevict plan gives tenants the option to buy wh...a nonevict plan gives tenants the option to buy while preserving the status of tenants who choose not to buy. I fail to see why that is harmful to any tenantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-71756940253013267532010-03-03T13:56:16.440-05:002010-03-03T13:56:16.440-05:00I wish the Tenants Association would just focus on...I wish the Tenants Association would just focus on fighting for the renewal and strengthening of the rent stabilization laws and stop trying to be property owners. No way would I be interested in buying my apartment, but I do want to continue to rent at an affordable price. If I were to buy an apartment it would be not be something as old as these and would have to be in better condition. These apartments have been neglected for decades and the maintenance would be astronomical, never mind the mortgage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-23900089155864720812010-02-28T18:30:20.104-05:002010-02-28T18:30:20.104-05:00I fear that at least some of our TA leaders do not...I fear that at least some of our TA leaders do not believe we should have a coop/condo plan because that might mean some tenants who buy might get a "windfall profit". I suggest anyone interested in owning their apartment show up at the TA meeting on March 13. Oh ,and by the way, anyone remember when the TA actually had an election of its Board. I think we should demand an election (which you can if you are a member of the TA).I don't want the current board of the TA determining the future of STPCV by themselves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-78591932636760989302010-02-28T17:32:02.937-05:002010-02-28T17:32:02.937-05:00STR,
Now, that's what I like, a little honest...STR,<br /><br />Now, that's what I like, a little honesty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-30356223179727896972010-02-28T17:05:30.654-05:002010-02-28T17:05:30.654-05:00"What they're really saying is I'm a ..."What they're really saying is I'm a cheap lowlife who's afraid I might have to pay a cent more than the unsustainably, artificially low rent I currently pay (a rent will soon be a thing of the past w/the sunset of RS laws)."<br /><br />No, we're saying that we'd like you to financially support our living here via a much higher rent than we lowlifes pay. Thanks, chump!Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-61144307419817779162010-02-28T17:03:03.004-05:002010-02-28T17:03:03.004-05:00"There's lots of rich folks living here. ..."There's lots of rich folks living here. I walked through garage 5 one day and marveled at someones Maybach (for the uninitiated, their cheap model costs in excess of 350K). Lots of Porches parked in there too."<br /><br />By now, I'm beginning to seriously think you are a troll.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-40713720526967468492010-02-28T13:19:38.217-05:002010-02-28T13:19:38.217-05:00Don't be jealous of other people's money. ...Don't be jealous of other people's money. If one makes $175,000 a year (as Rent Stabilization allows), there's no reason they can't save it, and afford whatever is within their means. Just because you don't have a pot to piss in isn't their fault. And how would you know if that person is RS or MR anyhow ?<br /><br />There's lots of rich folks living here. I walked through garage 5 one day and marveled at someones Maybach (for the uninitiated, their cheap model costs in excess of 350K). Lots of Porches parked in there too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-65287905678230561842010-02-28T10:59:05.123-05:002010-02-28T10:59:05.123-05:00Those opposed to conversion because "it would...Those opposed to conversion because "it would not ensure long-term affordability for the future tenants" make me laugh. What they're really saying is I'm a cheap lowlife who's afraid I might have to pay a cent more than the unsustainably, artificially low rent I currently pay (a rent will soon be a thing of the past w/the sunset of RS laws).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com