Century 21 / Paul Bifani

04/07/2020

“Can you profit from CoVid-19?” Many of us are beginning to feel Covid-19’s financial pinch, suffering reduced income, lower stock prices, reduced property values, and so on. And, things will probably get worse before they get better, the economy possibly devolving into a full-blown recession. So, it’s clearly time to start thinking about defensive strategies, that is, to look for ways to reduce costs, and possibly even profit, in order to offset the recession’s diminutions to our income and assets. [ 321 more words ]

“Can you profit from CoVid-19?” Many of us are beginning to feel Covid-19’s financial pinch, suffering reduced income, lower stock prices, reduced property values, and so on. And, things will prob…

12/14/2019

‘Tis the Season to be Tipping ‘Tis the season to be jolly and to be generous as well to be sure, but, when it comes to tipping building maintenance staffs, just how jolly and generous should we be? Our blog this season focuses, once again, on updating the principal factors that affect our tipping decisions in this, our 2019 holiday season. [ 535 more words ]

‘Tis the Season to be Tipping ‘Tis the season to be jolly and to be generous as well to be sure, but, when it comes to tipping building maintenance staffs, just how jolly and generous should we be?…

04/21/2019

Condos vs. Co-ops: Know the Difference Before You Buy Apartment buyers beware! There are major differences between condos and co-ops you need to know about to make the right buying decision. To summarize these differences in the broadest terms: co-ops are generally cheaper to buy than condos by 10 to 20 percent there are three times as many co-ops than condos in NYC… [ 938 more words ]

Condos vs. Co-ops: Know the Difference Before You Buy Apartment buyers beware! There are major differences between condos and co-ops you need to know about to make the right buying decision. To sum…

02/20/2019

Why Staging? Staging, in the sense of residential habitation, is the eclectic combination of furniture, accessories, colors, lighting and architectural features to create a visually appealing living environment that’s welcoming to a wide audience, creating a strong desire to live in a space so fashioned. Staging is a natural and obvious tool in the kits of property sellers and their agents to get the highest price in the shortest time for their properties: the primary purpose of staging is to prepare a property for such a sale. [ 929 more words ]

Why Staging? Staging, in the sense of residential habitation, is the eclectic combination of furniture, accessories, colors, lighting and architectural features to create a visually appealing livin…

12/08/2018

‘Tis the Season to be Tipping ‘Tis the season to be jolly and to be generous as well to be sure, but, when it comes to tipping building maintenance staffs, just how jolly and generous should we be? Our blog this season focuses, once again, on updating the principal factors that affect our tipping decisions in this, our 2018 holiday season. [ 524 more words ]

‘Tis the Season to be Tipping ‘Tis the season to be jolly and to be generous as well to be sure, but, when it comes to tipping building maintenance staffs, just how jolly and generous should we be?…

08/22/2018

How to configure grab bars for your bathroom Installed in bathrooms, grab bars are intended to accomplish two tasks: to greatly reduce the risks of slipping and falling and the serious injuries that can result to improve the ease of performing certain tasks, such as getting up from a toilet. These tasks can only be accomplished satisfactorily if the grab bars are correctly located. [ 883 more words ]

How to configure grab bars for your bathroom Installed in bathrooms, grab bars are intended to accomplish two tasks: to greatly reduce the risks of slipping and falling and the serious injuries tha…

08/08/2018

Hand Held Shower Heads First of all, just what exactly is a hand held shower head? In simplest terms, it’s a flexible hose attached to a shower head. It gives you the freedom to hold the shower head in your hand and move the spray wherever and as needed. Summarily, shower heads come in essentially four different configurations: Fixed shower heads consisting of a singular head permanently affixed to the wall about six or seven feet over the bathtub floor, attached to the water feed pipe coming through the wall. [ 923 more words ]

Hand Held Shower Heads First of all, just what exactly is a hand held shower head? In simplest terms, it’s a flexible hose attached to a shower head. It gives you the freedom to hold the shower he…

07/24/2018

Who needs seated showers? Stand-up showering, like stand-up comedy, is not something that everyone is properly equipped to do well. If you fit into one of the categories below, you probably should not be taking stand-up showers and should consider seated showering as a practical alternative: you’ve recently injured your leg, hips or back you have mobility or flexibility issues… [ 1,117 more word ]

Who needs seated showers? Stand-up showering, like stand-up comedy, is not something that everyone is properly equipped to do well. If you fit into one of the categories below, you probably should …

02/12/2018

GRAB BAR INSTALLATION GUIDE Introduction Did you know that your bathroom is the most dangerous room in your home? Hard, slippery surfaces and obstacles to step over or around make for a risky, treacherous combination. Older folks particularly are at risk for bathroom falls, having poorer sense of balance, reduced mobility and diminished strength. In fact, the CDCP (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) reports that 81% of bathroom injuries occur because of slips and falls, and an NIA (National Institute on Aging) study reveals that about 25% of elderly folks over the age of 65 slip and fall in bathrooms per year. [ 1,371 more word ]

GRAB BAR INSTALLATION GUIDE Introduction Did you know that your bathroom is the most dangerous room in your home? Hard, slippery surfaces and obstacles to step over or around make for a risky, tre…

08/18/2017

Aging in Place: An Overview I. Prologue America is aging. The birth rate in this country has declined precipitously since 1960, and, compared to 1970, today people are living about five years longer on average. The U.S. Census Bureau forecasts that the number of folks 65 or older will total nearly 73 million by 2030, more than doubling since the year 2000, and will constitute about 20 per cent of the population by then (and a much larger percentage of the voting population.) [ 1,512 more word ]

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Aging in Place: An Overview I. Prologue America is aging.   The birth rate in this country has declined precipitously since 1960, and, compared to 1970, today people are living about five years lon…

02/03/2017

Top Deal! Spacious UWS 1BR condo, excellent condition, high floor, CP location, low maintenance

12/15/2016

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