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mark swiss
In Brooklyn Since:
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October 3, 2008

scooter off the street and safe behind bars.

We passed by this house the other day. They had put in some planters and made scooter parking in the front yard. Look like a good ides to us. It’s one answer to parking scooters in Brooklyn.

Author's Comments

Good + Fast = Expensive
Choose good and fast and we will postpone every other job, cancel all appointments and stay up 25-hours a day just to get your job done. But, don't expect it to be cheap.
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Good + Cheap = Slow
Choose good and cheap and we will do a great job for a discounted price, but be patient until we have a free moment from paying clients.
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Fast + Cheap = Inferior
Choose fast and cheap and expect an inferior job delivered on time. You truly get what you pay for, and in our opinion this is the least favorable choice of the three.

Thank you pig three

Posted by: mark swiss at March 9, 2009 7:20 AM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

good
cheap
quick

You can only pick one. When you pick one the others go away.

Posted by: mark swiss at March 8, 2009 12:10 PM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

Why is everybody bitching?
Is this not a beautiful place to live?
Must all the postings be put-downs?

Posted by: mark swiss at November 18, 2008 6:24 PM in response to Closing Bell: 315 Garfield Place, The Movie

This is another one on 18th street and 8th ave.

http://www.monkgc.com/images/houseatnight.jpg

Posted by: mark swiss at October 31, 2008 12:03 PM in response to Your Modern Townhouse Suggestions

I hope all the buildings like this that have been built over the last two years are the last to sell, so that when the next building boom comes along the motto will beautiful buildings sell first ugly building sell last. Of curse this would pre-suppose some decimation on the part of the buyers.
It looks like a bad stage set in a Tudor play.
Architectural illiterates made manifest.
Shelter from the weather.

Posted by: mark swiss at October 16, 2008 1:37 PM in response to The Charming Paint Peeler Reincarnated

What, you are a fool
I would rather have my money in land than in stocks.
Owning land in one of the most desirable cities on the planet is more fun than owning stocks. It is more fun than hording a pile of gold under your bed. but may fun is for asshates. What!!

Posted by: mark swiss at October 3, 2008 9:23 PM in response to Thanks Asshats!

Shahn Andersen another wing nut through back to the NY 1975

Andersen = Pack rat architecture !!
Rarner = Scary and pathetic architecture !!

Rarner and Andersen deserve each other but why do we have to suffer?

SEE Broken Angel project brooklyn

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://emptystreets.net/media/images/20070111_brokenangel_01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://emptystreets.net/blog/%3Fcat%3D3&h=401&w=600&sz=152&hl=en&start=12&um=1&usg=__aIOuaEvwfrHqX_CotuCMuiOwzgQ=&tbnid=D-1rCQpF2Jq3OM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBroken%2BAngel%2Bproject%2Bbrooklyn%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Posted by: mark swiss at September 29, 2008 4:28 PM in response to Atlantic Yards Suffers a Setback

The building can be as tall as the street is wide in this zone on a 20/25ft wide lot. Flatbush Avenue is about 80ft wide.

Posted by: mark swiss at September 19, 2008 10:27 AM in response to Big Plans for 260 Flatbush Avenue

The building can be a tall as the street is wide in this zone on a 20/25ft wide lot. Flatbush Avenue is about 80ft wide.

Posted by: mark swiss at September 19, 2008 10:26 AM in response to Big Plans for 260 Flatbush Avenue

No wonder the courts are clogged. Cutting a few branches off a tree is likely a good thing for both your lawn and the tree. And you got it done for free.
If they had asked you would have let them cut the branches? I think yes.

Posted by: mark swiss at September 19, 2008 10:20 AM in response to Whose Tree Is It, Anyway?

NNo wonder the courts are clogged. Cutting a few branches off a tree is likely a good thing for both your lawn and the tree. And you got it done for free.
If they had asked you would you have let them cut the branches? I think yes.

Posted by: mark swiss at September 19, 2008 10:19 AM in response to Whose Tree Is It, Anyway?

The scale of that little old run down townhouse looks crazy compared to the new building.
It really dose point out how selfish townhouse living is. The new building allows 10 families could live in the foot print of 1 townhouse. No wonder there is a housing shortage in new york.

Posted by: mark swiss at September 17, 2008 12:03 AM in response to Development Watch: 110 4th Avenue Topping Out

7andfive

You seem to be working very hard to make “section 8 recipients” a code word
What is it code word for?

Posted by: mark swiss at August 11, 2008 1:39 PM in response to The Other Side of Demographic Inversion

12:33am

“I hope you Asshats take that bet”

Why do you care what bets the “Asshats” take?
If you are right just sit back and enjoy the show.

But your view "The Great Depressionis" is analogous to not living life because you know you will die one day.

Do us all a solid, be generous, live your life and die happy and leave the “Asshats” to the “Asshats”

Posted by: mark swiss at August 11, 2008 9:49 AM in response to Auction Time for 306 St. James Place

wasder:
You should stop reading this site in regards to buying or owning real estate in Brooklyn. Brownstoner is populated with do nothing own nothing posters. These sour-grape posters are too stunted by anxiety to have bought anything in the past. These sour grapes fools were complaining in 1995 that a brown stone in park slope cost $350,000.00 now they are complaining it cost $1.5M+ they will still be living in there 500sqft studio complaining when a brown stone in park slope cost 5.5M+.
wasder:
Buy the house you need and don’t be side tracked by sour-grape posters who don’t have a pot to piss in.

Posted by: mark swiss at August 10, 2008 10:02 AM in response to Auction Time for 306 St. James Place

Responses to Author's Forum Comments

Installation or Refinishing? You can call me @ (917) 573-3304. I may have the guy for you.

Posted by: alrosariojr at March 8, 2009 12:49 PM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

Hi there,

We're available to arrange an appointment tomorrow (Monday) and give you a free estimate. We're good, quick and affordable.

You can contact us at 914-562-2706 or willianprates68@hotmail.com

Hope to hear from you.

Thanks.

Posted by: Aida008 at March 8, 2009 4:07 PM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

I did a little floor work before moving in and used Unique Home Services. Really flexible, good prices, good work. let me know if you would like their info.

Posted by: dda at March 8, 2009 8:56 PM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

The saying is: Good, fast, cheap.... pick two. Not one.

Posted by: pig three at March 8, 2009 10:43 PM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

Try Carlos from Inti Interior Design & Floors. He can be reached at 646-281-2659.

Posted by: adamkidron at March 9, 2009 1:04 AM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

since you are on 14th street... Ruben will be finishing the floors of my friends new bar tomorrow, if you care to check out his work. It is on the corner of 13th and 8th Avenue (formerly pumpkins). I believe his website is rubensflooring.com.

Ruben worked for Verrazano for several years before starting his own business recently. Therefore, his prices are very reasonable as he is building a client base.

Posted by: southslope at March 9, 2009 1:21 AM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

Thank you pig three

Posted by: mark swiss at March 9, 2009 7:20 AM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?

How funny! I also live on 14th Street, just rented an apartment to new tenats, and am planning on having the floors refinished before they move in. Thanks for posting this and welcome to 14th Street.

Posted by: Turtlejam19 at March 9, 2009 1:05 PM in response to Good, cheap floor guy in slope?