Habitat (magazine)

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Habitat is an American real estate magazine founded in 1982 and aimed at co-op boards, condominium associations, and related professionals such as attorneys and managing agents. The print magazine concentrates on the greater New York City metropolitan area while its Web site contains features for general-interest co-op/condo directors, residents, and buyers/sellers.

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[edit] Publication history

Journalist Carol J. Ott founded what was then titled N.Y. Habitat in New York City in 1982, for a primary audience of co-op and loft owners/renters.[1] The magazine had evolved from Ott's 1980-82 newspaper, The Loft Letter.[2] Originally bimonthly, it soon became published 10 times yearly, with two double-issues annually. As of 2008, Ott remains publisher and editor-in-chief.

[edit] Editorial and art

Habitat publishes both service articles, such as those detailing how to implement solar or geothermal power, or how co-op boards can attract film companies to shoot at their buildings, with advocacy journalism, such as stories about shoddy new construction and poor enforcement of building codes. Shorter pieces provide updates on co-op/condo legislation and policy trends.

Art contributors include illustrators Danny Hellman, Jane Sanders, and Liza Donnelly. Writers include Jennifer V. Hughes, Renee Serlin, and Frank Lovece. As of 2008, the longtime editorial director is Tom Soter, and the art director is Michael Gentile, the founding art director of New York Press.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Habitatmag.com: "About Habitat"
  2. ^ Habitat, May 2007: Influences: Top 25 People, Events, & Organizations: "Co-op and Condo Publications: Filling a Niche Market", by Bill Morris

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