What You Need to Know About Renovating a Home in Brooklyn

Whether you live in a house or apartment, have never renovated or need a refresher, get answers to your questions about home renovation at the next Brownstoner Home Events panel.

“What First-Time Home Renovators Need to Know” will cover:

• When you need an architect
• How to determine the scope of work
• Contracts and what you need to know about them
• Money-saving strategies
• What is a gut renovation and when is one needed
• Adding value when you renovate
• Renovation financing options

Panelists are Anna Karp, chief operating officer and co-founder of Bolster; Donald Brennan, real estate broker with Engel & Volkers; Kristen Chuber, senior director of marketing at Paintzen; Michael Petri, owner of Petri Plumbing & Heating Inc.; and Jim Hill, architect and principal of Urban Pioneering Architecture.

The event takes place Wednesday, June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brooklyn Historical Society. Drinks and light bites will be provided by Oaxaca Taqueria. Tickets are $10.

Sponsors are Bolster, Engel & Volkers, Gotham Brokerage, Kaiyo, Paintzen, Petri Plumbing and Urban Pioneering Architecture. Park Slope Parents is a media sponsor.

To learn more or buy tickets, click here.