Co-Op Electric Key Only


Hey all,

What are the laws regarding key entry? Has anyone heard of a co-op retrofitting their building with an electric key fob ONLY? No physical traditional key. Anyone with laws and NYC code to back it up? Thanks

Categories: Co-Op Related
By sxm | 06/02/2010 11:50 AM | Comment

Antique French Doors – 2 Sets


I am selling 2 sets of French Doors with Transoms which I have salvaged; totaling 4 French doors and 2 transoms with their respective original hardware still attached to them.

They are salvaged antiques, very old, painted white and I’m pretty certain they’re made of pine. I wanted to save them for personal use, but they are taking up too much space, and I want them to have a very good home.

First set measures 83-1/2″ x 24″ x 1-3/8″ for each door. A total of 10 panes per door. The transom on top spans both doors. The astragal is still there. The original ball point hinges are intact. The Flush Bolts are also intact. The original mortise lock and glass knob are intact. The knob actually turns! ALL glass is intact.

The second set measures 83-1/2″ x 32″ x 1-3/8″ for each door. Total of 10 panes per door. The transom on top spans both doors. The astragals are still there. Yes, two astragals, don’t know why. This door has one flush bolt intact. The original mortise lock is intact, but there is no knob. One door has one glass pane broken. The other door has one glass pane cracked. The transom has four of the five glass panes broken.

I can almost guarantee you will not find a complete set like this anywhere, short of demo-ing a house yourself.

All interested, email sale-pdggc-1263345866@craigslist.org.

$500 for each set. Cash only. Pick-up only.

*** visit: http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mat/1263345866.html for a duplicate listing.

The blue tape is there to protect the glass.

By sxm | 07/10/2009 3:46 PM | Comment

Bike Tours??


I am surprised that there was no coverage of the Five Boro Bike Tour. As a site that is bike-friendly, there was no mention of it. I participated in it (first timer), and it was an unbelievable experience.

The Tour de Brooklyn is coming up on the 25th of May and I hope that Brownstoner will have coverage on it.

What do other people think?

Categories: Environmental
By sxm | 05/06/2008 5:09 PM | Comment

DOB question – enlargement and Alt Type II


Hey all,
I have a question for you all. Can a job be a horizontal enlargement and an Alt Type II? I thought that any enlargement is an Alt Type I. I was looking over a neighbors job on DOB, and noticed that it is an enlargement but it is an Alt Type II. Because of the enlargement, shouldn’t they also need an amended C of O?

By sxm | 04/25/2008 12:46 PM | Comment

Finding OLD dob jobs??


Hello Brownstoners,

Where can I find out past DOB jobs for a building? The jobs I am looking for are no longer listed on DOB BIS’s website, but were there less than a year ago. The jobs were signed off about 10 years ago… more or less. I have seen jobs still listed which were over 20 years old. Neighbors building is about 85′ on a 100′ site and have to see if it is legit, and if so, how they did it.

By sxm | 02/11/2008 12:32 PM | Comment

Boiler Room Question


Fellow Brownstoners,

We have a 3-family house that currently uses a GAS boiler. At one point, there used to be a FUEL boiler in the same spot. Look at picture of old plan w/ fuel boiler. My question is, now that that room is a gas boiler, does it still need the requirements of the fuel boiler, ie 4″ CMU walls and 26 ga metal for ceiling. Am I able to take those walls down and open the space up?

Categories: Plumbing
By sxm | 12/28/2007 9:46 AM | Comment

Sprinkler test questions


Hello all brownstoners,

We have a 3 family house which has sprinklers and they need to be tested. Can someone tell me how often these sprinklers must be tested? We are also thinking of taking that test to conduct the inspection ourselves. Has anyone taken this test or have any experience going this route?

thanks to all,
sxm

Categories: Plumbing
By sxm | 10/31/2007 1:05 PM | Comment