I see people writing comments on here all the time about how expensive the maintence costs are on small buildings, but as someone who lives in a small self managed coop with only a small amount of debt I think these costs are ussually in line. Fuel costs are high but there are other costs too for example general maintence costs (plumbing/boiler issues and maintence, exterminator costs, and of course taxes to name a few). When we bought our place the going rule was as close to $1/per square foot as possible and with costs going up. If this place is 1000 square feet this seems reasonable. The alternative is paying lower maintence and getting an assessment EVERYTIME you have to do anything for the building.

Posted by: no name at September 9, 2008 2:55 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 60 Pierrepont, #3

I love this house and think this would be the near perfect house if you could afford it. With that said, don't housing prices have to start coming down?

Posted by: no name at August 6, 2008 1:46 PM in response to House of the Day: 19 Garden Place