Media Coverage

In 2012, a FirstService Residential-managed cooperative building in The Rockaways suffered major damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Eight years later, the board reflects on lessons learned and dollars saved with the help of their property manager and a local engineering firm.

—Habitat Magazine

Dan Wurtzel, president of FirstService Residential’s New York office, was recently featured in Bisnow’s ‘Beyond the Bio’ series. The Q&A series spotlights senior executives in real estate who have profoundly transformed cities and neighborhoods around the country.

—BisNow
 

Kelly Dougherty, vice president of FirstService Energy, offers her insight on Local Law 84 and how buildings can reduce their carbon emissions.

—Habitat Magazine

Established by New York City Local Law 33, buidling letter energy grades must be prominently dislayed at all buidlings 25,000 square feet and above. Kelly Dougherty, FirstService Energy vice president, explains how these grades are calculated, why now, and the potential effects on multifaamily residential buidlings in New York City.

—The New York Times

Developing and implementing long-term efficiency strategies to reduce energy use, emissions and costs can be challenging. Kelly Dougherty, FirstService Energy vice president, explains how her energy team works hand-in-hand with properties managed by FirstService Residential to identify hollistic energy solutions that make sense.

—Multi-Housing News

For multifamily buidlings in New York City, package delivery and storage can be a challenge, especially for smaller properties that lack proper facilities or the space to install lockers or alternative spaces. Dan Wurtzel, FirstService Residential President, offers his thoughts on these challenges in The New York Times' Ask Real Estate column.

—The New York Times

Commercial Observer examines how FirstService Residential helped a cooperative complex in Upper Manhattan negotiate and close on a $55 million refinancing package.

— Commercial Observer

'Zombie scaffolding’ refers to temporary sidewalk sheds that remain in place for years, sometimes a decade, around New York City buildings. Michael Wolfe, FirstService Residential president of property management, explains to NBC New York the reasons why a building owner may keep the sheds in place for long periods of time.

—NBC New York