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delphinez

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

FSBO Advice - Park Slope Brownstone Co-Op

Hello, I am looking for any advice, experiences, tips etc. for selling property without a broker involved. We’d probably be shelling out roughly 40K if…

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faithful2

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Do I Need to Get This Electrical Issue Checked?

My home’s electrical was done when we renovated in 2007\. For a while now, I notice that when we turn the switches on or off,…

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ilikeslices

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Buying a Parking Spot in a Condo I Don't Live In

I’m interested in purchasing a garaged parking spot in a condo on my block. The spots were given to owners with the purchase price of…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

bedstuybrownstone

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

saw a (lost?) siamese cat

Saw a cat on Hancock between Malcolm X & Stuyvesant. Did anyone lose a Siamese cat?

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bedstuybrownstone

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

saw a (lost?) siamese cat

Saw a cat on Hancock between Malcolm X & Stuyvesant. Did anyone lose a Siamese cat?

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sqhaexgkh

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Final Construction Inspection

Does anyone have experience interpreting what this means? (reasons for failure?) I don’t understand all of the short hand/acronyms 001 CELLAR NOT COMPLETE PROVIDE FIRE…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

terryhoppy

in About Brooklyn 12 years ago

adding another level

i would like to add another level to my 3 floor brownestone; i have space between the roof and the top floor ceiling. is it…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

tinkerertrue

in About Brooklyn 12 years ago

recommendation of mason to do patchwork on spalled bricks?

we have a few (and very few) barely spalled bricks on the backside of our brownstone we want patched with repair mortar. only. that’s it.…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

lulu0527

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Brick cleaning

Looking for a contractor/mason to clean the front of my brick house.

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

sqhaexgkh

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Final Construction Inspection

Does anyone have experience interpreting what this means? (reasons for failure?) I don’t understand all of the short hand/acronyms 001 CELLAR NOT COMPLETE PROVIDE FIRE…

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basementbound

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Water mains leaking

Water from my neighbor’s house is entering my basement. It looks like a mains problem in front if his house. Tree roots?? Can anybody recommmend…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

ilikeslices

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Buying a Parking Spot in a Condo I Don't Live In

I’m interested in purchasing a garaged parking spot in a condo on my block. The spots were given to owners with the purchase price of…

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someonecalleddob

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Description of DOB inspectors

Can someone describe for me what the DOB uniform looks like? Do they have a uniform? Do they drive a van that says DOB on…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

hullsean

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago

new landlord - resources & howto?

Hi all… Am really enjoying this forum. Lot of great help from folks out there. So thx in advance. I’m about to purchase a multi-family…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

someonecalleddob

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Description of DOB inspectors

Can someone describe for me what the DOB uniform looks like? Do they have a uniform? Do they drive a van that says DOB on…

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basementbound

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Cert of Non Harrassment

Can anybody recommend an architect & expeditor who has worked with SRO conversions?

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

basementbound

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Cert of Non Harrassment

Can anybody recommend an architect & expeditor who has worked with SRO conversions?

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YoungJean

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Broker Recommendation, or How I Sold in PLG and Bought in Park Slope

Everyone I know who is looking to buy or sell in Brooklyn goes to Erin and Ari of Housebywe, so when it was time for…

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scottross

in About Brooklyn 12 years ago

Sprinkler system requirements for a 3-family in Brooklyn

Hey, Can someone please distill for me the sprinkler system requirements for 3-family residential-only home? What exactly needs to be painted red? Do I need…

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Updated 11 years and 11 months ago

basementbound

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Water mains leaking

Water from my neighbor’s house is entering my basement. It looks like a mains problem in front if his house. Tree roots?? Can anybody recommmend…

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