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NYC Local Law 87 is a complex and potentially costly law that requires property owners to audit energy use and retro-commission their buildings every 10 years and submit an Energy Efficiency Report to the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) documenting the results. Part of the movement toward a more sustainable city, the law impacts buildings over 50,000 square feet. Find answers to the most common questions about the law that will help ensure your building’s compliance in this article.

Bob Scaglion, Executive Managing Director of New Business Development, talks about meeting the demands of a more entrepreneurial, tech-savvy generation of renters in this Multi-Housing News article.

President Dan Wurtzel joined New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia on July 15th to announce that one million New Yorkers now have access to e-cycleNYC, the city’s electronics recycling program. Manhattan Borough President Gail Brewer and Councilmember Rosie Mendez also delivered remarks.

President Dan Wurtzel is quoted extensively in the July issue of Multi-Housing News discussing FirstService Residential's fifth year distributing Energy Report Cards to our clients.

Attorney Stuart Saft, a partner at Holland & Knight, addressed the topic of “Increasing Co-op Values in a Condo-centric World” at the May Managers’ Meeting. With condos in New York City selling for approximately 20% more than co-ops, Saft proposed several actions a co-op board could take to increase the value of its apartments.

Senior Vice President Marc Kotler discusses creative and resourceful angles regarding doormen uniforms in the June issue of Habitat magazine.

Does your building have:
(1)   A central cooling system?
(2)   Peak demand of at least 250kW?
(3)   Areas where power can be shut down temporarily without significant impact?
 
If you answered “yes” to these questions, your building is likely a candidate for demand response. Multifamily properties that participate in demand response programs can earn up to $15,000 a year for every 100kW of load relief provided. 

FS Project Management, a subsidiary of FirstService Residential, won in the Building Systems category for Flood Panels, a mitigation system designed to protect critical building components from interruption due to flooding caused by storms and natural disasters.

FirstService Residential’s new lifestyle blog, The Elements of Living, offers fresh ideas and insights into how to live better and get more out of life.