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September 3, 2009
New Construction Turned Rental
I think there may have been a thread about this recently but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone point me to the link, or tell me about the new buildings that have cropped up in Park Slope that have turned into rentals? Any leads would be appreciated...Thanks!
July 6, 2009
Sterling Place
Anyone else notice they finally fixed some of the sidewalk in front of the Vermeil at Sterling Place? Think it will be enough to close a $1.1 mil three bedroom? Has anything sold in there recently or at 145 Park Place? Those places seem to be just sitting..
June 2, 2009
Loan Origination Fee
Ok, so I've read some conflicting information and i'm hoping someone can help me sort it out. Is a loan origination fee 1)just a fee a broker/bank charges for processing the loan or 2)mortgage points (discount points) that bring down the interest rate of the loan? I can't seem to figure this out by looking online. I think they are two different things and that the origination fee is just the fee charged for services. but alas, i'm confused.. Anyone?...?
March 31, 2009
follow up on comments
Did I miss it, or was there ever a follow up from Mr B about commenting on the site, the frequent posters, and the like? Anyone? I'm curious to hear.
March 17, 2009
The Vermeil/133 Sterling Place
Does anyone know what is going on with the Vermeil, at 133 Sterling, in Park Slope/Prospect Heights border? There were a number of apt still available and then they just took it off the market. does anyone know why? Also, does anyone live there and if so, what do you think? Thanks.
February 28, 2009
How much money will I lose?
So I own shares in a co op for a studio that I bought in Dec of 2007. I am considering selling the apartment in the next year, (less than two years since I bought it). Let’s say hypothetically I bought it for 250,000 and sold it for 300,000. I am wondering how much the NY State capital gains tax rate is and how much I would save if I waited two years. I have tried googling this topic and reading previous posts and I’m seriously confused. Any help would be greatly appreciated...Also, could I avoid the capital gains tax if I bought a new property within 12 months after making a profit? Thanks and Mr B, feel better soon!
January 22, 2009
Haven't Received Rebate Check
I still have not recieved my rebate check. I'm a homeowner in Brooklyn Heights and am wondering if anyone in the neighborhood has. I know this was asked in late Dec but now it's late Jan and still nada. I contacted the NYC Dept of finance via NYC.gov to no avail. Anyone had to contact them to get the check? Who did you call and did it work?
October 19, 2008
i'm so sick of these roaches
So i've lived in NYC for the past 11 years and i've never had a roach problem. I moved into a relatively large co-op in brooklyn heights in jan. There was a roach problem when i moved in but i refinished the floors, renovated the kitchen and painted the whole thing (well, it's a small studio but still)..intially the roaches were gone, for a least a good 6 months. needless to say, they have returned. primarily in two sizes, tiny tiny baby sized roaches or a bit smaller than an inch. it's a big building where an exterminator comes once a month but i don't want those chemicals in my home. I put down boric acid and roach motels. i was sitting here reading brownstoner contemplating writing for advice or moral support and literally, tonight about one minute ago, a roach walked across my laptop screen. it sort of put me over the roach edge and i decided to write. thought? ideas? how do i get rid of these f#$@ers? i can't take it anymore.
July 1, 2008
Raising the Rent - backdating..?
So I've been having a debate with my boyfriend who is a bitter renter. His lease ran out two months ago, and the landlord finally sent him a new lease. The lease states that his rent is going up by $150 a month, and they are backdating the lease to two months ago, when the previous lease expired. If they landlord did not send the lease until this month, does he need to pay the extra $150 a month for the past two months, when the lease was not sent to him? Personally, I think it's absurd since the landlord was remiss in sending the lease on time. He does not want to argue over $300 and have a negative relationship with his landlord, so he feels he should pay the amount. Is this legal? Does he have any recourse? Plus raising the rent by $150 a month is a lot of money, do landlords have a limit to how much they can raise the rent if it's not stablized or controlled?
signed,
bitter renter's girlfriend
Author's Comments
quote: "your kind"
who says that, are you kidding me?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 29, 2009 10:44 AM in response to Open Thread
thanks for the sympathy/story, CHiller. it does suck to go through. ugh. i was hoping to cruise into the weekend without too much drama but not today.. :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 29, 2009 10:01 AM in response to Open Thread
CarGar! i think i need a ride on your helicopter to take me away!
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 29, 2009 9:52 AM in response to Open Thread
i just f'ed something up today at work that impacts people's lives and i feel sh!tty about it. man, i hate when that happens. and now i have an irate client to deal with and that is no fun. luckily it's temporary and can be fixed, but it's not an ideal situation to say the least. sigh. i guess i'm going to be a sorry sack today.
happy thursday everyone! hope your day has started off better than mine. :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 29, 2009 9:50 AM in response to Open Thread
THL, sorry just being silly and using one of shillstoner's lines...i don't really think it's inappropriate..
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 1:36 PM in response to Open Thread
watching cable tv in a brownstone is not period appropriate.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 1:32 PM in response to Open Thread
"One more stupid comment in the "Copter Rage in Brooklyn Heights", and I'm going on a tirade!!!
THIS IS NYC, NOISE IS EVERYWHERE."
I find really loud noises annoying. This argument comes up all the time on here..."if you don't like corn stalks on the sidewalks, this is nyc..." i don't really think it's an actual argument. It basically says, if you don't like something you should leave, instead of stand up for yourself and what you feel is appropriate, or try to work out a compromise. I don't get it, why should I leave just because I don't like something, or just suck it up and deal with it?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 12:27 PM in response to Open Thread
driving a hearse without a license?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 11:14 AM in response to Copter Rage in Brooklyn Heights
has anyone ever been to sedona, AZ? I'm going to tuscon in a few weeks and a friend suggested that I HAD to go to sedona. Do you think it's worth a four hour drive? and just for those who are concerned, I will NOT be staying in a sweat lodge. thank you.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 11:11 AM in response to Open Thread
jester, did you get cited for public dancing, ala Dirty Dancing?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 11:06 AM in response to Copter Rage in Brooklyn Heights
Snappy, sorry to hear about your grandmother. :(
CarGar, you better look out, Snappy looks like she is trying to wrench "most moving post" or something like that, that you won a while back...I seriously got teary eyed when i read that post Snappy!
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 11:04 AM in response to Open Thread
there was one flying around brooklyn heights this morning that almost put me in a rage! I have noticed an increase in them lately.
Personally, if it is flying around because there is a high profile "terrorism suspect" at one of the courts, like a few weeks ago, that is fine with me. BUT, a tourism helicopter brings out my coper rage, for sure. I am already annoyed enough with those hideous double-decker red buses that charge around the heights, being a menace to bikers and pedestrians, now I have to add helicopters to the list?...not to mention the unnecessary pollution caused by these tours... I am most definitely against these.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 26, 2009 10:50 AM in response to Copter Rage in Brooklyn Heights
and arkady, i love xanadu! my sister and i used to fight over the record from the movie when we were kids. olivia newton john was my hero!
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 5:13 PM in response to Open Thread
but! before i leave, dittoburg - sear the meat first then cook it for around 2 hours in liquid (wine/stock/or both). i think the searing is an essential part of the stew. then just throw in everything but the kitchen sink and cook it on simmer. :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 5:12 PM in response to Open Thread
nice one snappy! how about kittopia?
ok guys, it's friday and i'm outta here! have a wonderful weekend all!
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 5:10 PM in response to Open Thread
ps, i'm curious, has anyone else given their apartment/home a name?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 5:05 PM in response to Open Thread
Car Gar - i have been drowning in work. Sept/Oct is busy season for me. i will email you! i promise. will set up an account and everything this weekend. i'm sorry i didn't make it out to see everyone again and meet some new faces, like TITS. ;)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 5:04 PM in response to Open Thread
arkady - i couldn't make it out in the COLD and RAIN! i'm not tough in rough weather conditions. i stayed in and made beef stew, it was delicious! but i am sorry i missed the gathering. seems like it was fun and full of a little drama too. thanks for asking :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 5:02 PM in response to Open Thread
nice! now i can go home from work and have a restful weekend.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 5:00 PM in response to Open Thread
ooo, i want 500!!
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 16, 2009 4:58 PM in response to Open Thread
thanks arkady. :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 7, 2009 1:02 PM in response to Open Thread
lol, do it snappy! did you see the article in the times a few months back about the grown men in japan that sleep with japanimation style dolls that are like body pillows! snappy, yr just like them! only not like them at all. ;)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 7, 2009 12:52 PM in response to Open Thread
snappy, i once took a poster (that was prob copyrighted) to kinkos and made it into a placemat (place-mat? arkady!?) for my niece. They had no issues coping it and shrinking it.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 7, 2009 12:47 PM in response to Open Thread
LOL, nice on bxgrl, i'm glad i haven't been on the receiving end of yr mercurial temperament ;)
and THL, there are so many horrible euphemisms for things like firing people, or other stuff, like acts of war. for example "friendly fire" WTF? language can really be used to distort.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 7, 2009 12:09 PM in response to Open Thread
and eek, sorry M4L, that sounds like a bad situation to be in...i remember the first time someone explained to me what it meant to be "made redundant"....shiver...
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 7, 2009 11:54 AM in response to Open Thread
LOL, rob and ENY. rob, somehow i thought you might understand that...and ENY, good point. actually the woman who was being pissy, isn't my boss, she's more a co-worker and there was just a misunderstanding. we are actually good friends, but this was the first time we had a misunderstanding about something at work and she acted like a jerk. blah. what a stinker. it's sort of disappointing for someone to act rude or mean they could just as well explain themselves more clearly.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 7, 2009 11:51 AM in response to Open Thread
rob, i agree with you on the affluent issue. i too thought it was weird when i read that in the new directory section.
in other news...grr, i'm grumpy today. this person i work with didn't explain a task to me with enough detail, and then she got all pissy at me because i didn't do what she wanted. i don't mind being told to do something over if it's not right, but don't treat me like an idiot, because i'm not!! i hate when ppl act like they are the only one who can do something right and like yr an idiot when you don't understand something.
oh, and i agree with everyone, that CarGar post *was* moving!
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 7, 2009 11:20 AM in response to Open Thread
very true. nice one biff. i knew you were the POTPLUSA for a reason.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 5, 2009 4:17 PM in response to Open Thread
CarGar, i don't understand why you get TKOTD awards. you are the nicest person ever! biff, as president i feel it is your duty to determine why cargar gets TKOTD'ed on the regular. create a widget analyzing the content of his posts?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 5, 2009 4:10 PM in response to Open Thread
for halloween, i once saw a man dressed as a dog with a plastic dish around his neck, like dogs have when they get stitches or something and are not suppose to bite or lick it. it was hilarious.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 5, 2009 4:08 PM in response to Open Thread
bodhi_brooklyn wrote a review about Buddy's Burrito & Taco Bar on October 1, 2009 3:18 PM
i think this place is a dumper.
i agree with THL. it was basically a fun, energetic show. i don't think it will get any awards for play of the year, but it had high positive energy and I liked that.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 1, 2009 1:06 PM in response to Open Thread
oh and as for music, i went to see jersey boys last night and someone i went to high school with was one of the leads in the play! i had no idea. it was cool to see him become successful! also the play was loads of fun, definite recommend to anyone who likes frankie valli
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 1, 2009 12:55 PM in response to Open Thread
oh no! that's terrible news about snappy. i'm so sorry to hear she is not well. please send smoke signals to let her know we hope she feels better soon.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 1, 2009 12:52 PM in response to Open Thread
thanks dibs and THL for the info. i was starting to wonder what was in the water. anyway, hopefully it will blow over and hasn't hurt anyone too much. life is too short for that, in my opinion. :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 29, 2009 4:54 PM in response to Open Thread
can someone tell me what the f has been going on for the past few days? why has this turned into a massive brownstoner fight club?
though honestly, i am disappointed to see people attacking each other and stuff. that bums me out. it's really unnecessary to make personal attacks. it's cool to disagree, i mean life is about disagreement. i like stainless steel appliances and other people don't. but don't attack someone personally. i don't get it. doesn't work for me. i'd just like to say for the record, if anyone wants to hate on me and tell me their name, they can say it to me and i'll be okay with that. but maybe some other people might get hurt or offended when it starts to get personal and that is normal too. who wouldn't get hurt? anyway, i dont' know what else to say about that, except i'm confused why it got to the point of being so nasty.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 29, 2009 4:39 PM in response to Open Thread
DH - did you catch the zombie parade in williamsburg last year? i wonder if they are going to do it again? can't access the zombie site from work,but i did find this:
http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/sunday_afternoo_5.php
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 25, 2009 12:08 PM in response to Open Thread
hahah, thanks guys. that sounds like an excellent plan!
just to weigh in on the hate-monger/Kansas discussion... i am surprised (but not really) that people like that still exist. it is very disheartening and so contradictory, that it is just beyond me. how can you preach hate in the name of god? i know, i know, people do it, and have done it for centuries, but it's so hypocritical. and absurd. it honestly is absurd to me.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 25, 2009 11:40 AM in response to Open Thread
DIBS, can i pay $18 bucks for just the walk through?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 25, 2009 11:14 AM in response to Open Thread
sorry biff, i'm just upset that i'm on the list of shame for not voting. i was just teasing! sarcasm doesn't come through via written word sometimes :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 25, 2009 10:24 AM in response to Open Thread
mom - check your email, i send you something via smoke signal.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 25, 2009 10:14 AM in response to Open Thread
lol. you guys are hilarious for putting this together. can't wait to vote.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 22, 2009 5:08 PM in response to Open Thread
hi CHiller! yes, i need to vote for sure. and i will be at at the awards!! no doubt! i need to know who wins! :)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 22, 2009 5:06 PM in response to Open Thread
oh and snappy i hope you're feeling better from the flu. as for the PLUSA awards, do we have to vote for every category? what if we just don't have an answer for each one? (i know i'm a little late to the awards party but it's been slamming at work lately).
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 22, 2009 5:01 PM in response to Open Thread
i thought re writer was biff...?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 22, 2009 4:59 PM in response to Open Thread
picture reminds me of a buddha head i saw that a tree had grown around in either thailand or cambodia.
pretty amazing..
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 22, 2009 4:42 PM in response to Tuesday Blogwrap
600?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 18, 2009 5:11 PM in response to Open Thread
also, i'd just like to say, i'm not for nor against any blogacide...in the immortal words of Mary J., i'd prefer No More Drama.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 18, 2009 4:33 PM in response to Open Thread
good question snappy, how does one define a blogacide?
ps biff, i'm glad i saved you from TKOTD. the shame!
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at September 18, 2009 4:31 PM in response to Open Thread
sorry biff. you must be slow today. ;)
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 29, 2009 10:48 AM in response to Open Thread