For the past six years, since co-op purchases became part of public record, the rich and famous have had no easy way to buy their co-ops quietly. But now, with co-ops facing competition from the city's new crop of high-end condos (lookin' at you, 15 CPW), more co-ops are allowing purchases by LLCs. Buyers get privacy and, because LLCs can transfer assets or dissolve, an easier way to skip out on maintenance payments. [NYM]
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