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July 9, 2008
Central Air repair
My GC used a hvac company named Air Con. They made mistakes in the installation and the owner is a nasty guy. I had All HVAC look at the system and to perform some minor repairs and the estimate was very high. Any other recommendations for service?
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A minor point. What is the deal with 2 sinks in the bathroom. Who uses the 5th and 6th burner on these new stoves. Once a week my spouse and I find ourselves brushing our teeth at the same time. We spit in the same sink.
Posted by: carroll2stones at November 1, 2007 8:11 PM in response to Inside Third & Bond: Week 12
I walk by this house every day and I went to an open house. The construction began years ago and not much has happened in the past 6 months. Like another poster noted, there are broken windows and a long punch list. The addition to the house adds nothing to the interior. It is an odd layout. A couple of months ago they added landscaping after the condos had been on the market for more than 1 year. They have made odd choices. They could start by fixing the windows.
Posted by: carroll2stones at November 29, 2007 2:29 PM in response to 14 Months Later, Still No Buyers for 45 Third Place!
I would expect that most people who would visit this site would be in favor of saving details in a brownstone. I understand that people have a right to change the inside of their building as the owner of my brownstone did by removing marblee mantles in the 60s so the sofa would be flush against the wall. It kills me that people are still doing this kind of thing. It seems like brownstoner's post was reasonable. Why does this site interest all of these hostile people cheering on the gutting of old houses.
Posted by: carroll2stones at December 10, 2007 12:46 PM in response to 303 Park Pl: If You Don't Like Old Houses, Don't Buy One!
Lately people have been paying over 2 million for duplexes in Carroll Gardens so why not 2.8 for an entire house. In April 2007, someone paid 2,010,000 for the 4th and 5th floor duplex at 100 2nd place, no elevator. A recent condo of the day, 378 Clinton Street, also sold the 4th and 5th floor duplex for 2.1. Granted that these houses are 25x50, but I would think most people would want an entire house. Last April, 86A 3rd place sold for 1.8. It is 13x40 and makes 40 2nd place feels like a mansion in comparison. (I have been in both).
Posted by: carroll2stones at January 15, 2008 2:03 PM in response to House of the Day: 40 2nd Place
2:06-you say that inventory is starting to grow. Corcoran lists 3 brownstones in all of carroll/cobble and brown harris lists 2. I would hardly call this a glut. I think prices are crazy but don't argue that inventory is high.
Posted by: carroll2stones at January 15, 2008 2:22 PM in response to House of the Day: 40 2nd Place
You get what you pay for. 949 is relatively cheap and yes tiny. The Degraw street house is not on the best part of the block but the price reflects it. Last summer a 2 family on Degraw between henry and clinton went for around 3.2 million. So many posters want to educate others with statements like "too close to the BQE." I wouldn't expect it to be on the prime part of the block at 1.64.
Posted by: carroll2stones at October 19, 2007 4:50 PM in response to Open House Picks: Houses