I hope that all those great stores on 7th will move down to 5th! Send more dunkin donuts and subways to 7th (they are the only one's who would be able to afford the rent).

Ill gladly rent my 5th ave store to a cool mom and pop shop!

Posted by: landlord at May 23, 2008 2:14 PM in response to Slippery Slope: Two Down on 7th Ave.

$2500 is a little high for the area. Rent for 275sq ft on 7th should be around $90/sq foot...or in your case around $2075/month. The yearly increase of 5% can be negotiated and so can the rent. I am sure that the landlord does not have a lot of interest in a space thats only 275sq ft. Also demand at least 7 years on the lease. Like you said, its not worth all the work and the initial investment if you have to leave in 3 yrs. Depending on the buisness I will give out a 12 year lease. This is in prime pk slope.

Posted by: landlord at May 31, 2008 11:09 AM in response to Slippery Slope: Two Down on 7th Ave.

I recently replaced the sewer line from the building to the street main sewer. The old line was made of clay as well. even though I replaced the line, the sewer still backed up to my basement!

Posted by: landlord at June 29, 2008 2:59 PM in response to park slope sewer system

1:40 email me your contact info at pharmd718 at yahoo and ill get you the info about the park slope apartment

Posted by: landlord at July 3, 2008 2:18 PM in response to Bushwick (safe?)

I hope it gets built

Posted by: landlord at July 3, 2008 3:44 PM in response to City Planning Facelift for Slope's J.J. Byrne Park

I don't know what tax break the other landlord is talking about. Any tax benefit would be much less then the rent he could get.
I own a commercial property in park slope and its to my best interest that the buisness is successful, even if it means asking below market value rent. This is especially true if its a unique buisness that draws foot traffic to the area.
If too many stores remain closed it will greatly decrease the foot traffic to the area. In return it would be much harder to rent the store when you finaly decide to rent it out.

Posted by: landlord at July 26, 2008 10:55 AM in response to The Tea Lounge Bids Adieu

It can be the sewer in the corner of the block. Your drain should be able to handle the load even during a heavy rainfall. If the main sewer is blocked then you will have water pooling up.
A few times I had the same problem and simply went to the corner sewer and cleared out all the garbage on top of the gutters and the water receded very quickly.
The last time the water backed up I did not see any garbage on top of the corner sewer, but I saw a lot of mud inside. I called 311 to complain and they came to clean the sewer. I called back to check up and they confirmed that the sewer was clogged and they fixed it.

Posted by: landlord at July 27, 2008 9:42 AM in response to heavy rains = leaks

I am glad that they don't have retail space on the ground floor. As a commercial property owner in park slope I would prefer to have these new residents walk up to where my building is.
Increased traffic=more buisness=good rent.

Posted by: landlord at July 27, 2008 2:51 PM in response to Signs of Life at the Novo

Sedonie - I have a brownstone with an old hatch as well. Who did you get to install the hatch? how much was it?

thanks

Posted by: landlord at August 3, 2008 6:29 PM in response to roof hatch security?

once I called a landlord who owns a building next to mine in park slope and pretended to be a potential tenant to find out what rent he was charging.

He said that he wants 2 months security, 1 month rent, and 1 month finders fee BECAUSE HE IS ALSO A BROKER!

Now that is greedy scum!

Posted by: landlord at August 6, 2008 8:51 PM in response to Spiking Broker Fees in Williamsburg

You might want to try a call to a PS local: Bob's Pest Control & Exterminating, 718-768-6430

Posted by: vinca at August 8, 2008 1:06 PM in response to Hoping for good exterminator recommendation

I think you can probably do a little deductive reasoning to help you narrow it down.

- Run the shower with the drain covered. If it doesn't leak, it's in the drain system, not the supply system (seems like that's the case since both shower and toilet cause leak, and you state it's during flushing the toilet, not filling)

- If it's in the drain system, and both the toilet and the shower leak, then you can look downstream of whichever device is closest to the main sewerline. In other words, if the shower is upstream of the toilet, but you get a leak from both sources, the leak is at or downstream of the toilet. Vice versa for shower. It's possible to be in between the two, but highly unlikely if the rest of the DWV system is installed correctly.

- Where does the sink drain? If it's downstream of the other two, and it doesn't leak when used, then the leak is between the sink and the other two sources. If the sink is on a different drain line, then it wouldn't be leaking for the same reason.

- Where is the water coming out in the kitchen? If it's already damaged the sheetrock in the kitchen, pull that out to see if you can see the leak. Either way, you're probably going to replace the sheetrock unless the leak is fairly minor and recent. Sometimes leaks come out and follow a beam to a different exit point, or follow electrical conduit to exit in a fixture. It seems to me that if you've already finished the bathroom (assuming tile on floors and wall), you'll want to try to access the drain from below. The kitchen ceiling is easier to patch than the tile floor.

Does that help at all?
Dan B

Posted by: dbarufaldi at August 8, 2008 2:41 PM in response to leak detection

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Posted by: curiositykilledthecat at August 8, 2008 3:22 PM in response to Hoping for good exterminator recommendation

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Posted by: Susan Elkins at August 8, 2008 10:02 PM in response to Hoping for good exterminator recommendation

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Posted by: Wasabisnack at August 9, 2008 8:36 AM in response to Hoping for good exterminator recommendation

21 Century Pest Elimination is fantastic - fantastic. The guys are thorough and they give a 3 month, bug free guarantee. They also tell great stories about eliminating mice/bugs from the stars' homes! Nice guys, great service.

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Posted by: Wasabisnack at August 9, 2008 8:36 AM in response to Hoping for good exterminator recommendation

Your gutters and leader may be undersized and improperly pitched. Water getting into the wall in and of itself is not a problem, so long as there is a way for it to get out. Generally these older walls had open mortar joints to allow water to travel out; stuccoing them over meant that the water was trapped inside. On the other hand, some walls were built solid and relied on the integrity of the wall itself to keep out water.

Water damage in the walls will evidence itself; if the stucco is in poor condition, rip off a section and check the condition of the mortar; if there is white powdery stuff, water is getting in but it's not the end of the world, but if the mortar is sandy, you should do some serious investigation

Posted by: Ettuluna at August 9, 2008 9:05 AM in response to heavy rains = leaks

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Posted by: tinmouse10 at August 10, 2008 11:31 AM in response to Hoping for good exterminator recommendation

There's a garage at the bottom of that block - northeast corner of 2nd and 4th Ave - see if they'll rent you a bike space. Definitely don't leave your bike on the street there. Nice area, yes, and therefore an easy target.

As for insurance, we really like Gil Reitman. An insurance guy of the old school. He deals with various companies but is very familiar with nyc housing (as opposed to just calling Geico direct, who clearly had no idea what a coop is when I called about insuring ours. I imagine it's a little easier with condos, but still, great to have someone local).

Posted by: hangonsloopy2 at August 11, 2008 12:54 PM in response to Advice for condo buyer

Oops, forgot the contact for Gil:
http://www.reitmaninsurance.com

Posted by: hangonsloopy2 at August 11, 2008 1:45 PM in response to Advice for condo buyer