MAY 2026

Seward Lane. More than just connecting the Building #3 / #4 courtyard to East Broadway, opening a "Seward Lane" can improve our neighborhood and our experience living in it.

Lobby Renovation — 2004! Back in 2004 or 2005, SPC engaged some leading design firms to propose these redeisgns of our lobbies.

Election Corner is Back! SPBuzz has collected SPC election-related info from 2004 to the present day, and in the course of doing so, has investigated issues and engaged in many other initiatives aimed at raising the level of discourse with regard to the issues we face. Credentials are being shared with neighbors through a variety of trusted community channels, but if you can't connect, please contact me for more info.

An SPC Idea Bank. How can SPC keep track of good ideas for future reference?

The Gas Outage: One Year In! Five days after publication of this article, Management produced an extraordinary Update that included specifics of pressure tests, status of DOB inspections, and an approximate timeframe for restoring service based on timeframes we've observed for the building's other sections!

Stepping Up Communication @ SPC. We've got all the tools for great communication and engagement... We should put them to better use.

Breaking News: The SPC Website is Awful! Not withstanding that the back-end of our co-op's information architecture is very complex, we should still expect far superior Shareholder-facing content on our portal. SPBuzz reviews all the content available on our portal and documents significant problems with it.

SPC History Rhymes. A long view of the Lobby Project in the context of SPC's History, and a contemplation of measures that would ensure a better process and better results for large capital projects going forward.

Open Letter to SPC Board of Directors. An email to the Board calling for an improved process for establishing lobby renovation plans.

SPC Directors Call(ed) for Community Engagement! Past statements by sitting Directors were explicitly in favor of community-involvement in major decisions.

SPC - Deciding our Future. Presentation made to Board of Directors to propose process of community engagement for large projects in the wake of the failed Air Rights Referendum.

Know Your (Air) Rights! Post-mortem analysis of the failed Air Rights deal.