What bessie2 said, you need to check the HPD site http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/home/home.shtml ... click on "open violations"

this just happened to me. i got a notice in the mail of a violation from 1998, way before i owned the house and the violation was weirdly worded. of course it was supposed to be fixed within some crazy time period like 2-3 days of when i received it. of course, i wasn't able to a) decipher what the violation meant in order to get it fixed, b) take care of it in that ridiculous timeframe. so i ignored it and low and behold about 2 weeks later, a surprise inspection from HPD!

the inspector was actually really nice, explained to me what it was (there used to be an illegal apt in my basement. i'd had the kitchen taken out when i bought the place, but apparently that wasn't enough.) he could see it was just being used as storage so i think he gave me a break. anyway i took care of it the next day, removed any semblance of plumbing/gas line ...

they haven't come back for a second inspection yet, but i imagine its going to be any day now.

Posted by: greenwoody at October 23, 2009 7:59 PM in response to 20-y.o. HPD Violations

What's the square footage? Rental income? Is there a backyard? What's the state of the house in general?

Posted by: greenwoody at September 14, 2009 12:15 PM in response to Price in Greenwood Heights

I meant "waived" not waved ...

Posted by: greenwoody at September 10, 2009 10:29 AM in response to HPD Violation Explanation

I walked past it yesterday ... had a sign in the window that said "South". I presume that is the name of the place ...

Posted by: greenwoody at July 22, 2009 3:03 PM in response to StreetLevel: New South Slope Bar on Tap

yea i hear you. i did a lot of the work on my kitchen myself with the help of a couple of friends and a professional plumber. didn't cost a ton but looks like it did.

you can email me at zfarha AT gmail DOT com

Thanks!

Posted by: greenwoody at July 16, 2009 12:03 PM in response to Labor Cost for Bath Reno?

dylanfan, i'd be interested in the reference you mention. in a similar boat to poster, but my bathroom is not that complicated or high end, although i am swapping out a tub for a shower ... would you mind posting the reference info here?
Thanks

Posted by: greenwoody at July 16, 2009 11:33 AM in response to Labor Cost for Bath Reno?

yes, I'm not sure how removing a tub affects plumbing? shower head stays in the same spot, as does drain in the floor ...

Posted by: greenwoody at June 30, 2009 11:47 AM in response to Bathroom renovation questions

thanks all ...
what needs filing with the DOB if I am not moving any plumbing?
thanks

Posted by: greenwoody at June 29, 2009 11:23 PM in response to Bathroom renovation questions

Kensingtonian,

Would love to get your guy's info ... and hoping 10k for both materials and labor (although I know I am looking at about 5k for materials alone) ...

Thanks

Posted by: greenwoody at June 29, 2009 11:09 AM in response to Bathroom renovation questions

Are you REALLY complaining about a free concert in the park???
The money goes to the park so they can have this event every year.

Wow the sense of entitlement some people have. Amazing.

Posted by: greenwoody at June 10, 2009 10:52 AM in response to Pay Concerts in Prospect Park

it's pretty easy to make one yourself ... they have all the supplies at home depot/lowes ... cut the frame down to size and add the screen mesh

Posted by: greenwoody at May 26, 2009 10:11 AM in response to screen door recs for narrow door

I used Red Hook Marble in, well, Red Hook ... I got a honed black granite counter top. they came out and measured, made a template and came back and installed it a week or two later ... they were great

http://www.redhookmarble.com/

Posted by: greenwoody at March 19, 2009 5:15 PM in response to Marble Countertop Source

Seems a bit un-neighborly of you ... I doubt people will climb down the fire escape to hang out down there and it seems like it would be a bit obnoxious to wave around some note from your landlord. If someone wants to use the space when you aren't around, seems to me like you could just tell them that you put a lot of time and effort into the place and that you want them to treat it with respect. Most people will, unless you live in a building with a bunch of drunk college students.

In any case i guess you can be expected to be treated in kind if you are out there making noise past a certain hour or having party, your neighbors could be equally inhospitable.

Posted by: greenwoody at March 19, 2009 1:09 PM in response to Garden Party?

hot water

Posted by: greenwoody at December 9, 2008 1:18 PM in response to Hot water heat sloshing sounds

yes, walked by it the other day sign says to check out:
http://www.rootscafebrooklyn.com/

there you have it

Posted by: greenwoody at December 8, 2008 3:32 PM in response to Roots cafe on 18th and 5th?

My husband remodeled our small bathroom by himself. It took him a month; some contractors gave us 2 weeks estimate(including demolition).
All material including tiles (floor + walls) + toilet + glass vanity + shower cabin was total $6000
Our bathroom picture is here: http://www.all-bathroom-vanities.com/mosivaseclan.html
Regarding to clean line of vanities I love this line: http://www.all-bathroom-vanities.com/dosiva.html

Posted by: LanaR at August 20, 2009 4:20 PM in response to Bathroom renovation questions

HPD has been in the midst of a Violation Reissuance Program for the last few years. By their regulations, violations “travel” with the building, not with the owner, so the current owner becomes liable for any violations previously issued. HPD considers Class C violations immediately hazardous and gives owners 24 hours to correct them (and/or can make the repair themselves and fine the owner in the extreme). You can view your violations and certain other information by clicking on the second to bottom link of this page: http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/owners/owners.shtml
BTW, if you self-certify that the violation has been corrected, there's still a good chance that HPD will visit your building and check the cure themselves.
For more information, also see these links, which include phone numbers and/or offices that you can call and visit:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/owners/violation-reissuance.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/about/anti-aban-offices.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/about/faqs.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/downloads/pdf/code-enfor-booklet-single-pg-10-25-06-blue-ver.pdf

Posted by: vinca at September 10, 2009 10:48 AM in response to HPD Violation Explanation

It's my experience that it doesn't matter what you do. That violation will probably stay on the hpd database coming in and out of your building's file for another hundred years.

Posted by: Minard Lafever at September 10, 2009 2:09 PM in response to HPD Violation Explanation

your house and windows and doors sealed up at one time probably because it was vacant or abandoned.

Posted by: diego at September 10, 2009 2:10 PM in response to HPD Violation Explanation

i paid those suckers to come and inspect the whole building. i had a hard time finding one key for one of the imots. during the inspection, he went to other units. I found the key for that unit, when he was at another unit.

he saw it, but the report i got back from those clowns months later, he said he didn't get access to that unit. he did get to see it, but i guess guy was too lazy to correct it on his paper.

lousy lazy sob.

Posted by: armchairwarrior at September 10, 2009 4:20 PM in response to HPD Violation Explanation

YOu can contact the HPD Neighborhood Preservation dept.
They will work with you for free to remove the violations.
Now agreed that HPD is full of hacks no offense but you wont have to pay.
give it a try

Posted by: 646 at September 10, 2009 5:17 PM in response to HPD Violation Explanation

Right, sorry.

3 floor and basement/cellar.
1800sf
getting $2,900 for 2 rentals
owner apt (1st fl) has exclusive yard and could get up to $1600 rented

House is in pretty good shape. boiler/heater 3 yrs old, roof w/in 10 yrs old. Apts 2 and 3 just renovated. hall/stairs just renovated. apt 1 not recently renovated but still move-in

Posted by: greenwood slope at September 14, 2009 12:22 PM in response to Price in Greenwood Heights

You could probably list it at $900-950K and see what sorta traffic you get. There is a house I went to see on 18th btwn 5th and 6th that is 3 floors and about 1900 sqft and they are asking $700K and I thought THAT was way tooo much money for the shanty shack (am not suggesting your house is like that, but your apt by your own admission doesn't seem to have been recently renovated.) and when you say the top units have been renovated, what exactly does that mean?
Also there is a nicely renovated house on 22nd and 6th avenue I think on the market for 825K however it's a single family, but it's 3 floors....

How many br's does the owner apt have? How many bathrooms? Can the first 2 floors be used to create an owners duplex easily and keep the top floor as a rental?
Is it on 6th avenue or 19th street and is it btwn 5th and 6th or 6th and 7th?
all these details can change the asking price by a few thousand up or down...
imo.

Posted by: gemini10 at September 14, 2009 2:38 PM in response to Price in Greenwood Heights

Thanks again.

The renovations were top to bottom.

How many br's does the owner apt have?
one

How many bathrooms?
3. 1 each apt

Can the first 2 floors be used to create an owners duplex easily and keep the top floor as a rental?
Not sure

Is it on 6th avenue?
Yes, btn 19th and 20. coffee shop, Lot 2...

Just keeping tabs on the local market? or are you looking?

Posted by: greenwood slope at September 14, 2009 4:54 PM in response to Price in Greenwood Heights

Looks like more of an investment prop than a home. 3 floors, 1800 sft total. So the owner's apt is 600 sft? Not many people are gonna be cool with that. But all it takes is one to disagree :-)

Posted by: denton at September 14, 2009 5:58 PM in response to Price in Greenwood Heights