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We’ve just bought into a brownstone on Henry St in Brooklyn Heights.

I asked at the brief initial co-op interview if there had been discussions about replacing the single pane (and rapidly aging) steel casement windows facing the street.

Indications that people had considered it but no quotes had been obtained etc etc.

After taking possesion of the property on the weekend and having our first real unhurried inspection of the property with an agent hovering (gulp lots of DIY projects in my future…), it’s become apparent that these windows really need replacing now before we move in.

Does anyone have any suggestions for replacement – do you know of any local brownstones that have had these replaced that I might check out from the street view.

If you have had your own replaced – how big a job is it? does it require external scaffolding or can it be replaced from internal access only?

For those of you in a landmark area…. whats the hoops you needed to jump through?

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions,

Cheers,
Dean