BRI News

 On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the Building and Realty Institute’s Hudson Valley Women in Construction group held a powerful and informative luncheon at Hotel MTK in Mount Kisco, NY. The event, led by Chairs Stacey Tompkins of Tompkins Excavating and Jane Anne Cavallaro of Renu Read More »

 On Friday, March 7, 2025, the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) hosted its annual Legislative Breakfast at Mulino’s at Lake Isle in Eastchester, NY. This highly anticipated event provided a crucial forum for dialogue between members of the building and real estate industry and key Read More »

 On March 20, 2025, the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) hosted its March General Membership Meeting at the Harrison Meadows Country Club, spotlighting an increasingly relevant topic: “Housing in Surprising Places.” The event brought together industry leaders, developers, and local officials to explore how suburban Read More »

 The Cooperative & Condominium Advisory Council (CCAC) of the BRI is committed to providing valuable resources and guidance to co-op and condominium board members throughout the region. One of its dedicated members, Mary Millan, Treasurer of Bronxville Gardens, recently sat down with us to discuss Read More »

For Con Edison customers, the financial burden of keeping the lights on may be about to grow. The utility’s latest proposed rate hike, if approved by the Public Service Commission, would increase electric bills by an average of 11.4% and gas bills by 13.3% starting Read More »

The joint membership meeting between Building and Allied Construction Industries-NAHB and the BRI, held virtually on February 20th, brought together industry professionals for an insightful discussion on new development trends in Westchester County. The focal point of the meeting was the recently published report, A Read More »

By: Ken Fuirst and Jason Schiciano, Levitt-Fuirst Insurance (TARRYTOWN) Lately, everyone seems to be talking about insurance, but for an unfortunate reason: rising premiums. Anger and frustration brews at Condo and Co-op Board Meetings when the Annual Renewal is presented. Affordable Housing Advocates rant that increased premiums are Read More »

By: Jane Curtis, Chair, The Cooperative and Condominium Advisory Council (CCAC)  (MOUNT VERNON) Serving on a co-op or condo board can be both a rewarding and a daunting experience.  Members of the Board of Directors of a co-op or condo are volunteers who typically do not earn our Read More »

By Kenneth J. Finger, Esq., Dorothy M. Finger, Esq., Carl L. Finger, Esq., and Daniel S. Finger, Esq. (WHITE PLAINS) The authors have previously discussed the leading case of Levandusky v. One Fifth Avenue Apartment Corp., 75 N.Y. 2d 530 (1990), a Court of Appeals case Read More »

By Ken Fuirst and Jason Schiciano, Levitt-Fuirst Insurance (TARRYTOWN) As the options to purchase insurance online expand beyond just personal home and auto insurance, and direct insurance carriers (those that do not sell insurance through brokers) continue their 24/7 advertising barrage, it’s a fair question to ask: Read More »

By: Kenneth J. Finger, Esq., Dorothy M. Finger, Esq., Carl L. Finger, Esq., and Daniel S. Finger, Esq. (WHITE PLAINS) By the end of 2024, business entities created by the filing of a document with the New York Secretary of State must report to the United Read More »

By: Kenneth J. Finger, Esq., Dorothy M. Finger, Esq., Carl L. Finger, Esq., and Daniel S. Finger, Esq. (WHITE PLAINS) One of the many difficult situations facing landlords, cooperatives, and condominiums occurs when residents don’t get along and, even worse, find themselves at odds. This can be Read More »