Cost of Brownstone Facade Restoration


Different RE brokers have told me that the cost of a brownstone facade restoration is about $100K. Is this accurate? I also later found out that a place I saw had had its facade re-done, but that it was a cheap imitation brownstone material. Anyone know about this?

Categories: Facade
By Emily14 | 09/21/2007 4:50 PM | Comment

Independent Verification of Certificate of Non-Harassment


Anyone know what city website I can use to verify if a property has a certificate of non-harassment? I can’t do it on DOB. (And like the previous poster, sorry if it’s really obvious…)

By Emily14 | 09/21/2007 11:08 AM | Comment

Dearth of brownstone listings


Any thoughts on the low brownstone inventory? I haven’t seen many nice properties come on the market since before the summer. I’m sure the current market and mortgage crisis effects on Brooklyn nabes have to do with it, but when do you expect inventory to increase?

Categories: Listings
By Emily14 | 09/18/2007 3:32 PM | Comment

60 St. Mark’s Avenue Listing


Just wondering what people thought about this new listing in Park Slope, although isn’t it really Prospect Heights? Would the construction chaos from AY affect your quality of life if you lived there? It seems kind of close to the construction site. It looks pretty nice on the inside, though, and it’s a 1 family configuration.

http://brooklynproperties.com/house160.htm

Categories: Listings
By Emily14 | 09/12/2007 5:43 PM | Comment

Most Recent Sale Price Information?


Is there ANY way to find out the most recent sale price for a property when it’s listed as “not available” in public records? I’ve tried ACRIS and Property Shark and many properties feature the sale date and new deed/owner but say that the most recent sale price is “unavailable.” Is there any other source for a price search? I am trying to find the most recent sale price on a property I am interested in–it was last traded less than 1 year ago.

Also, how/why are some sale prices kept private while others are public? How does one go about keeping your purchase price private?

Categories: Real Estate
By Emily14 | 09/08/2007 9:05 PM | Comment