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« Second Floor | Main | Basement (Garden) Floor » June 7, 2005First (Parlor) Floor
Given our less than solid financial footing these days, we wanted to create as much flexibility in the layout as possible. We couldn't bear to part with the entire parlor floor and its 14-foot ceilings, so we're keeping the front as part of our owner 3.5 floor unit. The rear of the parlor floor will be rented as either a home office/studio to the Garden floor renters or separately. We put a bathroom in so that it could also be rented to an au pair or maybe a student from nearby Pratt (as it turns out, our sister may rent it). But we didn't want to put in a kitchen because that would have bumped us up from a 2-family to a 3-family and created additional code issues. Obviously, the dream is to take over the whole floor and put the kitchen in the rear with a deck and stairs leading down to the garden. In the meantime, the extra $700-800 a month will come in quite handy. We are also postponing doing any serious restoration work on the floor (i.e. moldings, ceilings, etc.) until we do take it over for ourselves. The front parlor, in the meantime, will serve as a home office/studio for us. Posted by brownstoner at June 7, 2005 7:35 AM CommentsI notice you mentioned code issues that you would have if you put in a kitchen. I am in the process of purchasing a 4 story 2 family that currently has three kitchens which I know must be a violation. Do you know where I can find information about the code and what is necessary to change the co to a 3 family? Any help would be appreciated. Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2005 9:31 AM Big stuff is fire code (need fire escape or sprinkler for 3-fam) and handicapped access. Posted by: Brownstoner at June 7, 2005 9:58 AM I dont undrstand how one more kitchen would change it two 3 fam. Is it illigal to have more then one kitchen in the apartment ???? Posted by: malymis at June 7, 2005 11:23 AM Why would you put your kitchen on the 2nd Floor and not the parlor floor?? Doesn't make sense. Posted by: Anonymous at June 7, 2005 6:09 PM We aren't putting the kitchen on the parlor floor YET because we are renting out the rear of the parlor floor for the next few years...At some point, that's where we plan to put it. Posted by: Brownstoner at June 8, 2005 8:59 AM To answer an earlier post, Yes, it is not legal to have two kitchens in one apartment. This comes up a lot when someone buys ajoining apartments and combines. They have to get rid of one of the kitchens. Most turn them into either another bathroom or a laundry room because the water connections are already there. Posted by: anon at June 8, 2005 3:25 PM It's illegal to have more than one kitchen per apartment. Posted by: Anonymous at June 8, 2005 3:26 PM 3 kitchens means 3 family in the code. However in 1905 my single family house was built with a second kitchen on the top floor. It was small but it was there. Posted by: Tom at June 9, 2005 9:50 AM |
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