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IN THIS ISSUE OF THE CHICAGOLAND COOPERATOR Publisher Yale Robbins yale@cooperator.com Executive Vice President Henry Robbins henry@cooperator.com Associate Publisher Joanna DiPaola joanna@cooperator.com Senior Editor Hannah Fons hannah@cooperator.com Associate Editors David Chiu david@cooperator.com Pat Gale patgale@cooperator.com Staff Writers Michael Odenthal michael@cooperator.com Alan J. Sidransky alan@cooperator.com Art Director Shirly Korchak shirly@cooperator.com Production Manager Aetna Dowst aetna@cooperator.com Traffi c Coordinator Victor Marcos victor@cooperatorcom Vice President Advertising Sales Tom Christmann tom@cooperator.com Advertising Directors Peter Chase peter@cooperator.com T he Chicagoland Cooperator is published monthly by Yale Robbins Publications, LLC, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016, (212) 683-5700. President: Yale Robbins, Executive Vice President: Henry Robbins. Subscriptions are available free by request to co-op and condo board members and homeowner associations. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Chicagoland Cooperator, 205 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016. ©Yale Robbins Publications, LLC 2019. All rights reserved. Application to mail Periodicals postage rates is pending at New York NY. FREE Subscriptions for Board Members, Property Managers and Real Estate Decision Makers. To Subscribe, please visit us at: chicagocooperator.com/subscr ibe TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS MONTH’S FOCUS: LANDSCAPING, LAWN CARE & CURB APPEAL/EXPO DEPARTMENTS: 6 PULSE/CALENDAR 7 LEGAL Q&A 11 EXPO PULL-OUT GUIDE 16 MANAGEMENT: MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES PLANNING AND MAINTAINING A COMMUNITY GARDEN By Mike Odenthal Whether a community is surrounded by suburbs or big-city high-rises, a little greenery can go a long way in adding visual appeal – and value. In fact, given the lack of space and the challenge of keeping plants healthy and thriving, urban gardening is perhaps even more valuable. 18 8 FACADE RESTORATION By AJ Sidransky Like people, buildings age. Even under the best of circumstances, weather – particularly water, in the form of rain, snow, and ice – followed by or combined with extremes in temperature can do permanent damage to facades, cornices, parapets and other ornamental features, as well as to rear and side elevations. SPRING MAINTENANCE By Mike Odenthal Spring has arrived, which is good news aft er what has felt to many like a particularly hostile winter. In a community association or multifamily building, spring also brings a number of seasonal maintenance and sprucing-up projects that can vary, depending on the shape and size of one’s particular property. 20 TRENDS: MARKET SURVEY By A.J. Sidransky Aft er many years of expansion and growth nationwide, most co-op and condominium markets saw both turbulence and some overall decline in 2018. Th e market has turned from one favoring sellers to one more hospitable to buyers. Markets like stability – and 2018 was a year marked by uncertainty. 22 CHICAGOCOOPERATOR.COM THE CHICAGOLAND COOPERATOR — SPRING EXPO 2019 5 With spring now in full bloom, this latest edition of Th e Chicagoland Coopera- tor has the information to help you beautify and improve your community when it comes to landscaping and maintaining curb appeal. For starters, we look at what is involved in developing a community garden based on the expertise of management professionals. Next, we explain the factors that cause a building’s exterior to deterio- rate over time along with how to fi x such damages and keep the facade intact for years to come. Finally, we discuss getting your community prepared for spring cleaning and maintenance; experts chime in on how they get that job done. In addition to this new issue, you will get a lot more when you attend Th e Cooperator Expo Chicagoland on Wednesday May 8 at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, where over 150 exhibitors will showcase the latest in building services. You don’t want to miss this action-packed event. For more information, visit www.chicagocondoexpo.com.