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Anyone knowledgable about the IAI process for renovating a rent-stabilized apt?

We are renovating a vacant rent-stabilized apartment in a small building and wanted to get advice on the IAI process. We consulted DHCR and got…

Queen Size Mattress and Box Spring for Sale

Queen Mattress and Box Spring for Sale $300 OBO Crown Heights between Utica and Schenectady near St. John’s Park Selling our plush-style queen size mattress…

Queen Size Solid Pine Bed for Sale

Queen Size Solid Pine Bed for Sale $200 OBO Crown Heights between Utica and Schenectady near St. John’s Park We’re changing bed sizes and are…

Mantels, Summer Covers, and a Mirror Still Available

Cycling this back through to see if anyone is interested… They all appear to be mahogany or oak, but a trained eye would know better…

outdoor stairs

What is the best wood to use for outdoor steps to a porch that will be painted? One contractor says pine and another says ash…

Two Massive Homeless Shelters Opening in South Slope--Meeting on 5/1

The city struck a deal to turn the two massive new construction buildings at 535 4th Avenue and 555 4th Avenue (from 14th Street to…

Roofer recommendations

Hi all, does anyone have any roofer recommendations? We need to repair or replace our flat roof before solar panel installation, and we’d like some…

Ductless permits needed

Do I need to get DOB permits for two 36000 BTU compressors servicing about 7-8 units? Companies have told me different things. I assume if…

Japanese knotweed

My husband and I looked at a potential investment property in Fort Greene this morning. When we went out to look at the big, tri-level…

Cost to evict month to month tenant in brooklyn

Hi, how much should I expect to spend to evict my month to month no lease tenants. Reason I want them out is because they…

What wood to use on Parlor floor

We are about to replace our parlor floors. Originally I wanted to do an exact duplicate of what we currently have to maintain the look…

Required height of handrails - exterior staircase

Anyone know how high DOB requires handrails for a short exterior staircase? I need new handrails for a exterior front door staircase…. 4 steps. I…

engineer to assess building/roof/leaks

hey – can anyone recommend an engineer who specializes in roofing and leak investigations? we need someone to assess our building as a whole and…

Need a good demo company for 2200 SF frame house in Brooklyn. Any suggestion?

Walls with decades of layers of paint - scrape/sand/patch/paint or skim coat?

We’re renovating an apt that has layer upon layer of paint on the walls. In some rooms there is even paint OVER woven wallpaper (whyyyy???).…

2 fam home being used as 1?

A home I am looking at is currently set up as a 1 family home with the 3 bedrooms on the 2nd floor and living/dinning/kitchen…

Split a Brownstone?

Looking to purchase a 4 story Brownstone/Townhouse in Brownstone BK (Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Fort Greene, etc) with another buyer. Two floors each. We have…

Contractor Recommendation

I wish to recommend J.D. Interiors Inc for the excellent work they have done for me over the years–from steel beam work (removing brick load-bearing…

Contractor Recommendation

I wish to recommend J.D. Interiors Inc for the excellent work they have done for me over the years–from steel beam work (removing brick load-bearing…

Basement Hatches?

Wondering where folks get their front and rear flat basement hatches these days, and what I might expect to pay for them. Have seen a…