Condo Board at 865 UN Plaza Overcomes a Trio of Tricky Problems (NY)

When Leonard Barish of John P. Lovett & Associates began managing 865 UN Plaza in 2016, he was greeted by a trio of vexing problems. First, the red-brick facade of the 16-story pre-war luxury condominium in the Turtle Bay neighborhood was in need of serious repair. Second, many of the 87 unit-owners were months behind on their common charges. And third, roughly half of them – a mix of United Nations employees, professionals, lawyers, and investors – live out of town or overseas. Reaching them was no easy feat. But eventually, through dogged legwork, Barish started collecting the arrears.   Read the article…………………..

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