Neighbors maintenance of their place

How much does the neighbor’s maintenance (or lack thereof) affect your property if you live in a brownstone? We are looking at a place that is nice in and of itself but the 2 brownstones on either end are in relative disrepair. On one side, the neighbor just can’t afford a facade renovation but it’s not in as bad shape. On the other side, we don’t know the story but the facade is really in bad shape.

I’m just wondering how this affects your property. Are there any structural issues related to general disrepair of neighbors places? How does it affect curb appeal and marketability of your place?

(Many other places on the block look great by the way – it is really only a few that bring it down).

By guest | 10/02/2007 12:16 AM