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We recently purchased a property that is, according to DOB, a 2-family plus store. The ‘store’ has been used for the past decade, at least, as a studio apartment, which is perfectly appropriate given that it lies within a block of residential row houses. This is to say that it doesn’t look like a store, and would not make sense as a store (either to us or our neighbors).
We’re interested in renovating the studio/store into a proper apartment, and also offically converting the property to a 3-family.
WE HAVE NO IDEA EVEN WHERE TO BEGIN. Advice for books, websites, attorneys, pitfalls, and/or architects would be most appreciated.