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kevinye

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Can I build a 4 unit condo on this lot?

Hi everyone, I am considering bidding on a vacant lot in Crown Heights(Brooklyn) with the intention of building a 4 unit condo on it. I…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

kevinye

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Can I build a 4 unit condo on this lot?

Hi everyone, I am considering bidding on a vacant lot in Crown Heights(Brooklyn) with the intention of building a 4 unit condo on it. I…

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cbry

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

1- Family to 2-Family Conversion

Hello, I’m in the process of purchasing a single-family home in Queens. I would like to convert the property into a two-family residence. There are…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

jeanna

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Architect/Structural Engineer to rebuild garage

Hello! Let me preface this by letting you know I’m a newbie around here! We recently purchased a historic home in the Stapleton Heights historic…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

cbry

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

1- Family to 2-Family Conversion

Hello, I’m in the process of purchasing a single-family home in Queens. I would like to convert the property into a two-family residence. There are…

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flyingfish

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Going price for Commercial Design/Build?/Need someone good and affordable!

A friend is planning to put together a music school in Brooklyn – either Gowanus or Prospect Heights. The Space will be 2000-3500 Sq. feet.…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

jeanna

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Architect/Structural Engineer to rebuild garage

Hello! Let me preface this by letting you know I’m a newbie around here! We recently purchased a historic home in the Stapleton Heights historic…

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guikazoid

in Construction 10 years and 9 months ago

How many additional stories can I build?

How do I determine how high I can build?

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

flyingfish

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Going price for Commercial Design/Build?/Need someone good and affordable!

A friend is planning to put together a music school in Brooklyn – either Gowanus or Prospect Heights. The Space will be 2000-3500 Sq. feet.…

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jjq

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Excavating Brownstone's Garden Level

We would like to excavate our “Garden Level” basement space in Bay Ridge. Ideally we need to drop the basement floor (yes, it is a…

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bklynattorney

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

estimate on cost of home extension in brooklyn

Hey everyone, I know it is somewhat difficult to give a random estimation on cost, but I have been speaking to a local architect about…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

ccvle

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Drawing plan??

Does anyone know how to read this drawing?

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

bklynattorney

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

estimate on cost of home extension in brooklyn

Hey everyone, I know it is somewhat difficult to give a random estimation on cost, but I have been speaking to a local architect about…

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elm_bk

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Building up wih a loft

Hi, Does anyone have any experience with building a loft space on a top floor of a twonhouse? I have a non-landmkared frame house with…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

ccvle

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Drawing plan??

Does anyone know how to read this drawing?

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elm_bk

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Building up wih a loft

Hi, Does anyone have any experience with building a loft space on a top floor of a twonhouse? I have a non-landmkared frame house with…

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suebklyn

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Sealing Stonework

Hi All, Over the weekend we had a flood in our brownstone basement. After working with neighbors and DEP we realized that the source was…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

suebklyn

in Construction 10 years and 7 months ago

Sealing Stonework

Hi All, Over the weekend we had a flood in our brownstone basement. After working with neighbors and DEP we realized that the source was…

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pneumatictubes

in Construction 10 years and 8 months ago

R4 Zoning - Building Extension Question

We are looking to buy a 3 family, 3 story house measuring 20 x 45 on a 20 x 153 lot. It’s zone R4\. We…

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Updated 10 years and 8 months ago

saurabh

in Construction 10 years and 8 months ago

Renovating a Coop

We recently got a coop in les and worked with an architect to see what is possible with building codes, coop rules, etc. I want…

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Updated 10 years and 8 months ago

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