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New York City is finally catching up with the rest of the State regarding mandatory periodic parking garage inspections. As of January 1, 2022, parking structures in New York City are required to be inspected periodically per Local Law 126...

As of January 1, 2022, potential homebuyers may be finding it tougher to finance the purchase of units in cooperatives and condominiums. In response to last June’s tragic Surfside, Florida condo collapse, mortgage giant Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE),...

Sub-cycle 9A Facade Inspection Filing Deadline Approaching The 9A Sub-cycle of NYC's Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) is coming to a close. The filing deadline for Sub-cycle 9A is just one month away on February 21, 2022. We are halfway...

Join us on Sunday, November 14, for the Council of NYC Cooperatives & Condominiums' (CNYC) 41st Annual Housing Conference, which will be held virtually for the second year in a row. RAND will be presenting two webinars via Zoom at...

Our employees have spoken! RAND has been named a Best Place to Work in New York City for the tenth time. RAND is proud to announce that it has been included on the list of “100 Best Places to Work...

  Our transportation and distribution systems are continuing to evolve, and while the future is still uncertain, we are certainly recognizing the consequences of our model of growth at all costs in the present, categorized by rolling major disruptions and...

*Update: The Benchmarking compliance deadline for the 2020 calendar year for buildings 25,000 SF and larger has been extended to June 1, 2021 per a service notice from the NYC Department of Buildings.  The DOB has released its 2021 Covered Buildings...

  Our RAND Gives Back volunteers have been busy the last couple of months. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, RAND has remained committed to our goal of volunteering and donating 1% of our gross billing to charitable organizations that are important to...

  In the last couple of years, New York City has passed two new local laws restricting the issuance of new permits, and in some cases revoking active permits, to properties with excessive violations and to those who owe the...