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delphinez
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 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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bedstuybrownstone
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 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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terryhoppy
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months 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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tinkerertrue
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months 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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lulu0527
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months ago
Brick cleaning
Looking for a contractor/mason to clean the front of my brick house.
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sqhaexgkh
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 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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ilikeslices
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 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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hullsean
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 4 months 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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someonecalleddob
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 months ago
Cert of Non Harrassment
Can anybody recommend an architect & expeditor who has worked with SRO conversions?
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basementbound
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 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 12 years and 2 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 and 2 months 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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