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The great majority of brownstone listings that I’m finding in Park Slope (especially the rail-road type of apartments available in 6 or 8 unit brownstones that have 2 identical L/R units per floor) have only 1 bathroom, even the ones that are rather big and can accommodate 3 bedrooms. So I guess it may be rather difficult (or impossible) to create a second bathroom or half-bath, unless you own a duplex unit and you can put it directly below an existing bath. Is that so? What about buying a 1st Floor unit, with a non-occupied basement underneath, so that you have easy access to the pipes and you’re not bothering/endangering anybody with the construction. Would that make it possible? Is there any specific type of brownstone/townhouse that would make it less difficult? How much would it cost, ballpark? Thanks a lot.