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awerde
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Excellent handyman needed
Hi, our longtime handyman is MIA and I need to find a new one who can help with a variety of tasks in our rental…
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katerina
in Plumbing 8 years and 10 months ago
Sump dry well - pest entry point?
Our old 8-unit apartment building in Park Slope has recently had a handful of pests (waterbugs) and we had an exterminator survey our basement to…
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Lucy
in Renovation 8 years and 10 months ago
25' gut renovation recommendations
We are contemplating a complete gut renovation of a 25′ x 42′ townhouse — three floors + cellar — multi-family to one-family, possible extension, and…
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deva
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
High Taxes for Brownstone -- How Do I Change It
I am paying almost $20k for standard 4 family in Clinton Hill. Seems like a very high number. Is there a service I can hire…
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aqueenlee
in General Discussion 8 years and 11 months ago
Wood Cornice repair
Last Friday, the storm caused 2 large chunks of my cornice to fall off. I called Landmarks to obtain recommendations for stabilizing the remaining piece…
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michaelmcginn
in Exteriors 8 years and 10 months ago
Bluestone patio joints
We just had a new bluestone patio put in with a sand set. They installed properly and used regular sand in the joints. However it…
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rgh718
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Lead abatement records
Hello all hope all is well. Have a quick question. I’m in the process of shopping for home insurance. I was told by a broker…
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namahs
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Escrow for DOB violations during closing
Current situation for us is that we are 2 months into the executed contract. Since day 1, we notified the seller to address the 2…
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Artificial grass
We’re looking to have dog-friendly artificial grass installed in our backyard. Couple of questions for people who’ve done it / know about these things: The…
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michaelmcginn
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Bluestone patio joints
We just had a new bluestone patio put in with a sand set. They installed properly and used regular sand in the joints. However it…
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100Brooklyn
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Marble or Quartz
I’m trying to decide whether to go for the carrera marble countertop or the marble looking quartz that everyone is recommending.
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nrosemarie
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Ductless air conditioning
Hello, has anyone put this system into their brownstone? Our house is 17×60 and the bid is $130K, which seems excessive. Can anyone offer a…
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ryanj.young
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Anyone have Mitsubishi Hyper Heat?
A contractor is proposing replacing our old radiator steam heating with this new system. Anyone have experience with it?
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someonecalleddob
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 10 months ago
DOB/DOF lists me as a 3-family (C0) but Title Search say its 2-family
The Department of Building and Finance have tagged as a 3-family. I am paying twice as much in taxes as the 2-family comps on my…
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mikeyd91180
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 10 months ago
coop shareholder - no cooking gas for over 7 months now!
Hi All, I purchased a coop in a walk up and found out that gas pipes in the kitchen had leaks. It is the coop’s…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Wires on Back of Brownstone
We live in a co-op and have the garden apartment and full view of the back of the building, with its many working and non-working…
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wjbehrle
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
FS: Apartment Sized Vintage Brookline Stove
A couple years ago I removed this stove from my mom’s apt. It had been working really well (great burners!), but then the igniter went…
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WRPListings
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Retain common hallway in garden rental?
We will be renovating the garden level of the townhouse that we are buying to make it into a one floor rental unit (it’s currently…
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