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zoningexpert
in Conversion 11 years and 8 months ago
convert a 2 family and store to 5 family on a small lot
Has anyone approved recently a ZRD1 for this issue?
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zoningexpert
in Conversion 11 years and 8 months ago
convert a 2 family and store to 5 family on a small lot
Has anyone approved recently a ZRD1 for this issue?
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samg
in Conversion 11 years and 9 months ago
Converting 2 family to 3 family in Williamsburgh
We have a 2 family house with the top floor rented out. I would like to redo the basement and rent it out as well.…
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samg
in Conversion 11 years and 9 months ago
Converting 2 family to 3 family in Williamsburgh
We have a 2 family house with the top floor rented out. I would like to redo the basement and rent it out as well.…
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minoush
in Conversion 11 years and 9 months ago
cost of adding second floor to one family in Astoria
Hi everyone, I am interested in buying a 1 family property in Astoria and add a second floor to create a 2 family, Is that…
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minoush
in Conversion 11 years and 9 months ago
cost of adding second floor to one family in Astoria
Hi everyone, I am interested in buying a 1 family property in Astoria and add a second floor to create a 2 family, Is that…
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crownheights2013
in Conversion 11 years and 10 months ago
English basement - add above grade addition in back to legally rent - viable?
We are considering purchasing a house with an Eng basement. In the front of the house the basement is more than 50% bellow grade and…
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crownheights2013
in Conversion 11 years and 10 months ago
English basement - add above grade addition in back to legally rent - viable?
We are considering purchasing a house with an Eng basement. In the front of the house the basement is more than 50% bellow grade and…
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emery
in Conversion 12 years and 7 months ago
Warehouse conversion advice...
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/510ecd5662a9c-.jpg Im considering purchasing a 3500sq ft single story warehouse building in Brooklyn and converting it to a single family house. It’s roughly a 40×80’…
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emery
in Conversion 12 years and 7 months ago
Warehouse conversion advice...
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/510ecd5662a9c-.jpg Im considering purchasing a 3500sq ft single story warehouse building in Brooklyn and converting it to a single family house. It’s roughly a 40×80’…
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asimplenoise
in Conversion 13 years and 4 months ago
Converting a 'so-so' 3 family to a 1 family
Was wondering if anyone could help me understand a range of cost to convert a row house set up as 3 apartments into a nice…
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lmbzfksl
in Conversion 12 years and 8 months ago
Sprinklers
Hi , do you need to install sprinklers when converting an SRO to 2 family? I don’t know the width of the street but would…
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lmbzfksl
in Conversion 12 years and 8 months ago
Sprinklers
Hi , do you need to install sprinklers when converting an SRO to 2 family? I don’t know the width of the street but would…
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crownheights2012
in Conversion 12 years and 9 months ago
Tax implications of converting from 4 family to 2 or 3 (Bedsty)
We are considering a multifamily (4 family) which we would like to convert to a 2 or 3 family. Taxes are currently quite high as…
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crownheights2012
in Conversion 12 years and 9 months ago
Tax implications of converting from 4 family to 2 or 3 (Bedsty)
We are considering a multifamily (4 family) which we would like to convert to a 2 or 3 family. Taxes are currently quite high as…
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zucchini88
in Conversion 13 years ago
Converting a single family to a 2-family
I am looking at a single family home in Brooklyn and may want to convert it to a 2-family home in the future. I know…
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zucchini88
in Conversion 13 years ago
Converting a single family to a 2-family
I am looking at a single family home in Brooklyn and may want to convert it to a 2-family home in the future. I know…
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AsherBenjamin
in Conversion 13 years and 1 month ago
4 Family to 1 Family C O O Advice
We’ve owned our legal 4 Family house since the 90’s but have never had tenants and have always used it as a Single Family. Over…
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