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someonecalleddob
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 9 months ago
DOB/DOF lists me as a 3-family (C0) but Title Search say its 2-family
The Department of Building and Finance have tagged as a 3-family. I am paying twice as much in taxes as the 2-family comps on my…
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mikeyd91180
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 10 months ago
coop shareholder - no cooking gas for over 7 months now!
Hi All, I purchased a coop in a walk up and found out that gas pipes in the kitchen had leaks. It is the coop’s…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Wires on Back of Brownstone
We live in a co-op and have the garden apartment and full view of the back of the building, with its many working and non-working…
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wjbehrle
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
FS: Apartment Sized Vintage Brookline Stove
A couple years ago I removed this stove from my mom’s apt. It had been working really well (great burners!), but then the igniter went…
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WRPListings
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Retain common hallway in garden rental?
We will be renovating the garden level of the townhouse that we are buying to make it into a one floor rental unit (it’s currently…
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jjq
in Tile 12 years and 9 months ago
Fire-Proofing Exposed Beams In Basement
Can anyone recommend an approved clear-coat product, or a company that sprays exposed wooden beams to improve the “burn time” of the beams? The DOB…
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slopegirl
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
Help! need an architect for a brownstone reno
We’ve lived in our building for eight years but it hasn’t been touched since the 60s. Needs things like insulation and (maybe) new windows, plumbing,…
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dmdesmond
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
Sidewalk - Expedited repair?
We need some work done to our curb cut and sidewalk. The permitting and process is pretty convoluted for the curb cut , landmark approval,…
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ccnyc
in Exteriors 8 years and 9 months ago
Building a small doghouse/playhouse in Brooklyn front yard?
The guys in my family are building a little “doghouse”/playhouse out of lumber. It’s a great project but now the youngest wants to put it…
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alacrete92
in Exteriors 8 years and 9 months ago
Shared responsibility for fire escape between buildings
I live in an owner operated coop brownstone and we shared a back balcony/fire escape with the neighboring building. We want to perform maintenance on…
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beau-guest
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
We have termites. Ugh!
Hi – Does anyone have a recommendation for someone to help get rid of termites in our wood frame house? Need asap. Thanks!
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emmajacob
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
Sub-contractor mechanic's lien
I’ve paid my GC for the full contract, but currently have $10K left in our retainage. The GC hasn’t come back to finish the job…
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grjtydqxuv
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
Building a guest house in the backyard of a Park Slope brownstone
Hi, I’m wondering if DOB would likely approve plans to build a 16×20 structure in the backyard of my extra-deep townhouse lot? I have available…
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smadargolan
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
Marble supplier
We need a number of various but small(ish) pieces of marble – door sills, bath niche sills, etc. Any recommendations?
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jvanhorn
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Allow tenants to have Pets?
Hi everyone, I currently have a no-pet policy for my rental unit. Should I allow my tenants to have a pet? They are asking and…
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cityrat
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
Broker for construction insurance
Can anyone recommend a good insurance broker for construction insurance for a renovation we’re about to do? The company we have our homeowners insurance with…
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joekinde
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Action Over Coverage?
What is action over coverage? And has anyone used a contractor with this policy coverage? I’m looking to have my facade re-do and my insurance…
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ko.michele
in General Discussion 8 years and 9 months ago
Wildly different roofing estimates
I recently got 2 roofing estimates and they are wildly different. It’s for a detached townhouse in Brooklyn with a main pitched shingle roof, a…
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