What gives some buyers pause is that homeowners must pay annual dues to the Sea Gate Association to cover security, street maintenance and park upkeep, which are 13 percent of assessed home value and comparable to one's property tax bill.
According to Sam Buffa, founding partner of F.S.C. Barber, which has an outpost on Valencia Street, the upkeep of Mr. Lee's mustache is most likely fairly intense.
Then, as chairman of the town's community safety partnership, he began addressing crime, antisocial behaviour, and wider issues such as the cleanliness of streets and the upkeep of housing estates.
The Wall Street Journal commented that the upkeep was probably pricey, but we have a feeling it has something to do with being closer to a certain love interest.
Each owner pays a monthly maintenance fee for the upkeep of the streets, beaches and common areas and the signs that proclaim: "Private Property, No Trespassing, No Soliciting, No Loitering".
Here we'll use an adjusted FFO measure favored by real estate research firm Green Street Advisors, which subtracts building-upkeep costs from FFO.
Fewer stores Upkeep of ageing high street stores is a big cost for retailers, who prefer shiny, purpose-built shopping centres and retail parks with parking directly outside.
Once the gilded retreat of the Vanderbilt family, Sea Gate, like other gated communities in New York, preserved its exclusivity with the promise that the residents would assume the costs of community upkeep, maintaining their own streets, parks and sewer systems and even fielding the distinct Sea Gate Police Department.
The nine historic ships that have largely defined the South Street Seaport are rapidly deteriorating because of inadequate upkeep, the museum says.
Potholes and trash mar the streets — the budget has little room for regular upkeep.
On Independence Street, Ms. Pouyamehr has long been tired of the upkeep on her aging home and wants to move.
