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Buying in NYC

  • North-facing apartment? Sunlight by direction in NYC
  • Buying an apartment in NYC: steps, costs, timeline
  • Co-op board package, reference letters and interview
  • Co-op proprietary lease and offering plan, explained
  • Co-op vs condo in NYC: what changes for a buyer
  • First-time home buyer in NYC: programs, limits, steps
  • Flip tax in NYC: what it is, who pays, how it's figured
  • HDFC co-op in NYC: income limits, resale rules, risks
  • NYC closing costs for buyers, with worked examples
  • NYC mansion tax: rates, who pays, and how to calculate it
  • NYC property tax rate in 2026: a guide for apartment buyers
  • NYC transfer tax: rates, and when the buyer pays it
  • Rent vs buy in NYC: a break-even method you can run
  • What is a condop? The NYC co-op and condo hybrid

The research

  • Evidence matrix
  • Air pollution near home: roads, trees and indoor air
  • Attention Restoration Theory: The Evidence
  • Urban biodiversity and mental health: the evidence
  • Biophilia Hypothesis: What Wilson Claimed, What Holds Up
  • Blue space and health: what living near water shows
  • Natural light, sleep and mood: the evidence
  • Prospect-Refuge Theory: What It Claims, What Holds Up
  • Green space, social ties and crime: the evidence
  • Soil microbes and immunity: urban evidence
  • Trees and Mental Health: What the Research Shows
  • Urban heat island: what the studies measured
  • Walkability and health: mortality, heart, weight

NYC data

  • Street trees by neighborhood
  • Scored listings