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afrodytka8585
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 2 months ago
ISO Landscaper on a tight budget
I am looking for a good landscaper to help fix up our back garden and is willing to work on a low budget. We are…
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jaimekarate
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 2 months ago
LOOKING FOR A COOP MANAGER/ PROPERTY MANAGER
LOOKING FOR A COOP MANAGER/ PROPERTY MANAGER Hi All, Any recommendations for a property manger (super) for a small 6 unit Coop Brownstone in Fort…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Egress
I would like to use part of the cellar as recreation room for 1st floor apartment. There is a hatch with ladder down to cellar…
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billcash
in Taxes 10 years and 2 months ago
Tax impact of SRO conversion
Hi, I am considering the purchase of a 2-family townhouse (tax class1) that is being converted from a SRO (tax class2). The house has been…
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8104012
in Renovation 10 years and 2 months ago
Paying for small renovations
I’m looking to spend around 15k-25k on various renovations including A/C installation and maybe some maintenance work in the kitchen, new appliances and what not.…
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jty2
in Renovation 10 years and 9 months ago
Excavation to fix basement flooding
My brownstone in Brooklyn has been having problems with flooding in the basement during heavy rains. I have a contractor that wants to dig out…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Improving French through the Art
Hello, My name is Aurélien, a 32 year-old French visual artist living in New York. I propose an original method to learn and perfect French:…
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peaceout
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 2 months ago
Recommendations for Kitchen Counter Installers And thoughts on granite?
Any recommendations for kitchen counter installers in or around Brooklyn? Thinking of honed granite, or limestone. Lots has changed since we used Corian which was…
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amwoah
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 2 months ago
Letter of Consent from Wells Fargo
Our coop recognition agreement requires a letter of consent from Wells Fargo if we are to take out a HELOC. We have been struggling for…
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xchx
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 2 months ago
FOR SALE: Large Wall Mount Ikea Hemnes Medicine Cabinet
We bought this medicine cabinet for our renovation and it turned out to be too big. We already put it together. It costs $140, asking…
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xchx
in Roofers 10 years and 2 months ago
Green water mystery
My bathroom was just renovated, and now when you fill up the tub the water has a greenish tinge. It happens whether you use hot…
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yum54
in Permits 10 years and 2 months ago
Need rec for a professional with asbestos, ACP21 and DOB work permit knowledge
I’m in the middle of renovation, and the company I hired to do asbestos abatement didn’t do the paperwork they are supposed to do. They…
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miss718
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 2 months ago
Condo Conversion: anyone do one?
I told my sister I would ask here. She’s an empty nester and is thinking about turning her brownstone into 2 condos. She’s meeting with…
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jaimekarate
in Property Management 10 years and 2 months ago
LOOKING FOR A COOP MANAGER/ PROPERTY MANAGER
Hi All, Any recommendations for a property manger (super) for a small 6 unit Coop Brownstone in Fort Greene? We are in need of someone…
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xchx
in Roofers 10 years and 2 months ago
Getting plaster dust off wood floors
A contractor didn’t put down paper before popping some holes in the wall, and now my wood floors are dusty. Sweeping and mopping still left…
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ps158
in Roofing 10 years and 2 months ago
roof tear-off: how disruptive to top floor?
Sorry for the stupid question, but when you do a tear-off, how exposed is that top floor? We have tenants up there, and I’m wondering…
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soundhoner
in Taxes 10 years and 2 months ago
Income Tax Deductions / 2-Family
For an owner-occupied two-family house (one duplex and one simplex, three floors, with half of the duplex occupied as this is how it was when…
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ladybug
in Co-Op Related 10 years and 2 months ago
Recommend a laundry room service provider
Hello, We are looking for a new service provider for our co-op’s laundry room. The building has around 70 units. Has anyone had a positive…
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