For one lucky family they have run of their condo building. Why you say because they the only buyers who was able to move in to Oasis Towers.
For the Vangelakos family of Weekhawken,NJ a New York City suburb has planned to use the Ft.Myer condo as a vacation home. Most of other buyer in Oasis Tower I where the Vangelakos call their home away from home had demanded their money back or to transfer the mortgages to the newer Oasis II building.
Victor Vangelakos the family patriarch tried to make the change and get the difference to no avail. The Vangelakos lender would not make the change, said Betsy Ku Mc Coy Vice President and Corporate Counselor for Related Companies the developer of Oasis I and II.
The Vanelakos kinda like being alone the building but its creepy. The get to us the clubhouse and some of the amenities but they cant watch the huge plasma tv “We haven’t found the remote controls,” Victor said. They also hear intruders in their building especially at night. One evening there were people in the pool area of the condo “and the next day all our chairs were in the pool.”
The family want to move to Oasis II but they are having problem with Related and the Vangelakos has hired an attorney John Ewing of Ft. Lauderdale to help them to leave for the newer building.
“They have the ability to buy him out,” Ewing said. “They can resolve this in a fair way.”
However McCoy of Related blames the lender JP Morgan Chase
“His concerns have not fallen on deaf ears,”McCoy said“What he paid went to our lender, it didn’t come to us.” She also blame the fall in housing market to the troubles.
“We did not foresee, nor did anyone else foresee, the collapse of the real estate business and the concurrent collapse of the lending industry,” McCoy said. “They’re caught and we’re caught.”
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Categories: Silly /stupid stries · economy · finance
The President Held the beer summit at the White House. The president and Vice President Joe Biden hosted Prof. Henry Louis Gates of Harvard University, Jr and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge Police who were involved in the infamous confrontation that happened over three and half weeks ago. The event took place at the Rose Garden of the White House Grounds.
After the summit the Sgt. Crowley held his own press conference. Crowley call the meeting productive, But agree to disagree with Professor Gates. And said Everyone is looking forward.
For his part President Obama call the event “friendly, thoughtful conversation.” President learned that Prof. Gates and Sgt. Crowley has contacted each other several before the meeting.
Said Obama: “I have always believed that what brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart. I am confident that has happened here tonight, and I am hopeful that all of us are able to draw this positive lesson from this episode.”
AP Via Yahoo News
Categories: Crime · Nanny State · Politics · Protests/demonstration · race
The woman who called the police two and half weeks ago held a press conference in Cambridge,MA. During the press conference Lucia Whalen describes the ordeal she has went through since describe the incident involving Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates,Jr and his chauffer/bodyguard and the eventual confrontation with Sgt. James Crawley of the Cambridge Police.
Whalen has received death threats, called a racist since then. An example of the criticism Whalen has experienced:
“Whites like Lucia have bigotry programmed into them,” one Cambridge blogger
wrote. “Her description of the two black males is just so, so bigoted. Not only that, it could have led to people getting shot unnecessarily.”
The problem was she did not give until she was prompted by the 911 opperator and she gave the racial description as Hispanic.
Whalen took pains to avoid race. “People called me racist and said I caused all the turmoil that flowed, and some even said threatening things that made me fear for my safety,” Whalen said Wednesday.
Asked if she would do it again.
“I have had much reflection on that,” Whalen said, “and, yes, I would make the call.”
Categories: Crime · International events · Military/Warfare · Nanny State · Politics · Protests/demonstration
