The Luxury of a Manhattan Pied-à-Terre Just Got a Lot More Expensive
Keeping a place in the city has never been an easy or cheap proposition for out-of-towners, but it has now become a good deal more costly, after state legislators declined to extend a long-standing tax abatement to pied-à-terre owners.
The State Legislature, when it resumed after the New Year, voted to extend the co-op and condo tax abatement—which has been received by nearly all co-op and condo owners—through June 30, 2015.
However, the new extension applies only to primary residences (granted, one can get the abatement on up to three residences in one building, so the law is not completely insensitive to the needs of the well-to-do)—but it is the first time the benefit has been restricted based on residency since it was enacted in 1996. Read More
