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Help needed with understanding the renovation process, permits etc.
Hello dear brownstone owners. This might be an odd question, but we are first time house owners, and in dire need of some advice. I’m…
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parkslopemom
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
GOOGLE WIFI
Anyone using Google’s wifi mesh system in a 3 – 4 story brownstone ? Reviews?
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soundhoner
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Permits for a 2-fam / No CofO? CofO Required?
Hello, I have a two-family in Brooklyn that has no CofO or I-card on record. It’s three stories, with the bottom two floors duplexed (but…
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randolph
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
AirBnB ruling
so this happened yesterday “The New York City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to significantly restrict Airbnb and other online home rental services, joining a…
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kpayton
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Surveyor Recommendations
I have a construction development going up next door to my townhouse. I need a recommendation for a Brooklyn based land surveyor. Also, how much…
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clare
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Over sanded pine floors
We did a renovation a couple of years ago and in the process the old pine floors were over sanded. We didn’t realize it at…
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cleancutmovers
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Financing repairs
I have got to answer a violation for my landmark brownstone exterior and am looking for financing. Would anyone have any recommendations?
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vivian
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Licensed Super Needed- Recommendations Please
Hi all. I am looking for a licensed super to take care of trash, recycling, snow removal, keeping building halls and stairs clean and who…
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vivian
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Licensed Super Needed- Recommendations Please
Hi all. I am looking for a licensed super to take care of trash, recycling, snow removal, keeping building halls and stairs clean and who…
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2345bcde
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Illegal addition
I have someone constructing a huge addition with no permits next to me. They without my consent set up pump jacks and sided the addition…
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Hunt4MiddleClass
in DIY 13 years and 10 months ago
Window A/C Support Bracket Install with Concrete Sill
Hi all – We live on a 3rd floor apartment and just picked up a Friedrich 15,000 BTU window unit. It has a slide out…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Closing on a brownstone with violations?
Hello, I’ve been in the closing process for four months now and it has just recently come up that the owner does not want to…
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bklynbabe
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Mail Slot in Door?
Hi, does anyone know where to find the following items: a through-the-door mail box with a mail slot outside and a box inside with a…
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marmanuke
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Help for reccs for Savant/crestron/control4 integrator
Anyone have an integrated system (lights, shades, thermostat but not security) like savant/crestron/control4, and if so, any reccs on a company to install? On the…
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marmanuke
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Help for reccs for Savant/crestron/control4 integrator
Anyone have an integrated system (lights, shades, thermostat but not security) like savant/crestron/control4, and if so, any reccs on a company to install? On the…
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brooklyn718
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Former Owners Accountability
I purchased a 2 family home. The posting and the former owners listed it as a 9 bedroom. Fast forward 2 years and we had…
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kpayton
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Termites Infestation - Need Extermination Recommendation
We have termites. They reveal themselves for about a week or two in the Spring. The emerge from a seam against the wall in a…
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anotherposter
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Toilet recs needed
Anybody suggest current models that you are happy with? I want something standard, reliable, and no fancy features needed. Extra points if you suggest someone…
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