Thanks everyone. I was getting around 600, counting the bathroom and common areas. The broker referred me to the floorplan, and I'm trying to reconcile it with the Property Shark numbers, which don't match up. And it's true that in person it looks much smaller, 6:11. The price has come down substantially in the last two months, if only because it was very overpriced to begin with. It's a great location though.

Posted by: BKLYN_73 at January 31, 2008 7:22 PM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

Thanks for the replies. I only need to secure a skylight and the front door. It seems that wireless would be the way to go, right?

Posted by: BKLYN_73 at February 8, 2008 2:44 PM in response to Alarms for Apartment Unit?

Thanks Bklyn_Fire_Alarm_Guy--it's a small unit on a 4th floor (top floor), no fire escapes (sprinklers), no domestic help. I'm worried about the skylight and the front door. I would like to think it's nearly impossible for anyone to break in through front windows because of the height (hopefully).

Posted by: BKLYN_73 at February 8, 2008 7:03 PM in response to Alarms for Apartment Unit?

^^ Thanks!

Posted by: BKLYN_73 at February 9, 2008 10:06 PM in response to Alarms for Apartment Unit?

thanks!

Posted by: BKLYN_73 at May 5, 2008 10:24 AM in response to Salvaging Mosaic Tile

641 sq. ft.
People are forgetting to calculate the bathroom and the hallways.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 11:12 PM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

You all botched up the response pretty good

Posted by: Ysabelle at February 1, 2008 12:47 AM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

hee hee hee.

Posted by: guest at February 1, 2008 1:38 AM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

Any quoted sq footage is going to take dimensions from outside of building - and will probably include some common area of current floor.
And that is done in all buildings - even single family homes...
so if want to compare apples to apples - makes no sense to use inside dimensions and then compare that sq footage to another apt. where they are not using inside footage.

Posted by: guest at February 1, 2008 3:39 PM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

approx 611 sq ft. but i would round up to 620 to deal with fractions of an inch.

i calculated the hallways and bathrooms. I also recalculated your error in measurement. Living room is wider than bedroom?

split space into two boxes living room, office and bedroom in one box is (14.5 + 14.3+ 11.1) * 14.4 = 489.6 sq the other small box is 121.68 sq feet

Posted by: funstraw at February 1, 2008 3:41 PM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

I get just about 615 square feet.

A ClintonHillLady

Posted by: guest at February 1, 2008 3:42 PM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

If you're living in the space and want to know if it'll hold all your stuff, its roughly 700sf. (2:47 has the right methodolgy, measure one big box and then other; I approximated.)

If you are a broker, measure from the outside curb to the nearest body of water, then add 15%. That apt. looks to be about 2,500 sf. (Actually, 3:39 is correct, in terms of broker and marketing square footage, but there is no standard apple, so everyone is going come up with different numbers.)

Posted by: WBer at February 1, 2008 4:26 PM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

590 sf including all common spaces, closets, and bathroom, and rounding up.

Posted by: guest at February 1, 2008 6:25 PM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

i got around 780sf; if youre measuring thickness of interior walls at around 5" each as well as partial exterior walls at around 6" each. the REBNY method usually goes to the centerline of a demising wall or to the exterior of a non demising wall , such as an exterior wall.

Posted by: guest at February 2, 2008 8:22 AM in response to Help with calculation of square footage

It is 690 real square feet and 1150 broker square feet.

Posted by: guest at February 2, 2008 11:29 AM in response to Help with calculation of square footage