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ADA Ramp for Daycare
Does anyone have experience getting a waiver from the Mayor’s office for an ADA ramp requirement when changing cofo use for a daycare? We plan on having the day care center in the basement, which is about 3 feet below grade. Unfortunately the front of the brownstone does not have sufficient space for the ramp.
Thanks
02/26/2010 6:32 PM
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Architect on Record
I am looking for a licensed architect who can be the architect on record for an Alt 1 filing. Will have the filing set complete. Please let me know if there are any recommendations for anyone who could do it for $2-$3K.
Thank you
02/26/2010 9:29 AM
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DayCare Center – COO
I would like to convert and renovate the garden level of our townhouse into a daycare center COO. Can anyone familiar with article 47 advise on how to set up the space so that there are two exits on the same floor to the street, one with a firewall?
02/24/2010 5:29 PM
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2 Family units on one floor
Hi,
We are buying a 3 family 4 storey house (cellar, basement, first, second, third floors) house and intend to convert it to a 2 family. We would like to use the triplex and front room of the garden level for ourselves and rent out a studio in the back of the garden/basement level.
Can anyone advise if we have to actually configure the front room to give exclusive and designated access from the parlor floor? Or is it possible to just use the common stairway, lock the door and say its a shared space with the studio apt?
Can anyone advise
02/23/2010 9:12 PM
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Interior Designer Rec?
We are gut renovating a 4 storey brownstone, working with an architect to create a filing set and would like to work with a very reasonably priced interior designer to help with kitchen, bathrooms etc. Any recommendations would be helpful.
02/12/2010 10:41 PM
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Penny Tile
Does anyone have any experience with using penny tile in the bathtub/shower areas? Would the grout attract mold in the long run?
We are embarking on a gut reno soon and like to use this and other small tiles for all the bathrooms.
02/08/2010 11:40 AM
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Adding Detail to Parlor – Cost?
About to start on a gut reno and would like our parlor to look like this.
There is currently no detail in the house. Am very new to this. Any idea on what it would cost as we are already on a tight budget or whether its even possible?
02/07/2010 6:06 PM
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Can GC work from Filing set?
Hi,
We’re trying to speed up our gut reno since we have a hard stop end time to meet.
Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced GC who could give a ballpark bid and start work from a filing set? I plan to be pretty hands on, already know what I want the kitchen and bathrooms to look like and can order all appliances, fixtures, flooring, tile and ikea cabinetry.
I need the GC to coordinate, order the rest and execute on the project.
02/07/2010 5:40 PM
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Rate Check?
Hi,
We have excellent credit >750 and are looking for a first time home purchase mortgage for a 1MM loan on a 1.4M purchase. Its a 3 family building and we’ve been quoted 4.5% on a 7yr and 5% on 10yr arm. We’re closing in a month and wanted to check if anyone has seen anything better on either arm rate.
Thank you
01/30/2010 11:46 PM
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MEP & Structural Engineer
Hi,
Doing a gut reno of a 4 storey brownstone and looking for an MEP engineer to do the drawings for m,e,p and also a structural engineer to look at cellar excavation.
thanks
01/27/2010 9:25 PM
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