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ps158
in Taxes 10 years and 11 months ago
Real Property Income & Expense Statements - Do I need to File This?
I was just on the NYC Dept of Finance website and saw this as one of their main announcements: REAL PROPERTY INCOME AND EXPENSE (RPIE)…
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sqhaexgkh
in Roofers 10 years and 11 months ago
Rowhouse Reno
I am about to renovate a brick rowhouse in Brooklyn. It’s a gut job, so floorplan is pretty much anything we can imagine. Its 16.75…
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ermagod
in Doors & Windows 10 years and 11 months ago
Fire Rated Door Vendor for Boiler Room?
We need a fire-rated (steel encased) frame and door for a boiler room in a multi-family. Any suggestions on a vendor that will supply and…
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esther
in Waste Management 14 years and 5 months ago
Asbestos Abatement
Hello All, Just found out I have asbestos on my roof. Does anyone know a good asbestos removal company? Thanks
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beasty
in Garden Design and Maintenance 10 years and 11 months ago
garden clean up and fence installation
I’m looking for someone to come do a spring clean up in our (Park Slope) backyard, augment some of our plantings and replace the broken…
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newtomehouse
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 11 months ago
Need Stucco-Looking for a Mason
Hello, We recently closed on our first house and are in the middle of a gut renovation. The house has a cinderblock extension (fully permitted/inspected…
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anonlurker
in Lighting 10 years and 11 months ago
Lighting Question
doing a gut reno. what are the requirements for high efficiency lighting? does everything have to be LED or Flourescent now to get proper sign…
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zhoushi
in Building Code 10 years and 11 months ago
Getting Certificate of Correction - 2001 violation fine paid work done to fix
Hi. Thank you, in advance, to those who give me advice. I am about to purchase a property in Bed Stuy as-is. There is an…
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zhoushi
in Building Code 10 years and 11 months ago
Getting Certificate of Correction - 2001 violation fine paid work done to fix
Hi. Thank you, in advance, to those who give me advice. I am about to purchase a property in Bed Stuy as-is. There is an…
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beasty
in Garden Design and Maintenance 10 years and 11 months ago
garden clean up and fence installation
I’m looking for someone to come do a spring clean up in our (Park Slope) backyard, augment some of our plantings and replace the broken…
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ditmasmom
in Doors 10 years and 11 months ago
patio door - in-swinging or out-swinging?
I am working with my architect on my kitchen renovation and we are doing new windows and patio door – she asked whether I wanted…
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ellistom
in General Discussion 10 years and 11 months ago
Natural gas lines replacement
My UWS coo-op supposedly had a leak a month ago. NYFD and Con Ed came out and shut everything down. After 3 days we got…
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jakester
in Taxes 10 years and 11 months ago
Should we expect a tax reassessment after purchase?
We’re in the process of purchasing a 2 family home in bed-stuy. The property has been paying very low taxes (even by Brooklyn standards). I’m…
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anonlurker
in Lighting 10 years and 11 months ago
Lighting Question
doing a gut reno. what are the requirements for high efficiency lighting? does everything have to be LED or Flourescent now to get proper sign…
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chemosphere
in Wood Restoration 11 years and 4 months ago
wood trim/reading a blueprint question
Here’s a blueprint for my 1909 row house. I’m slowly deciphering each and every detail here and matching them up to what remains in the…
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stickerhappy
in Tile 10 years and 11 months ago
Are all subway tiles created (fairly) equal?
Redoing a bathroom with subway tile. Just basic white- nothing fancy and we’re not picky about the shade of white. Is there any reason to…
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greenstuy
in Plumbers and Plumbing 10 years and 11 months ago
Pex for faucet water lines in NYC
Our house is plumbed with copper but the short hoses that go from the faucet to the copper water lines are PEX. Is this to…
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ps158
in Decorative 10 years and 11 months ago
window treatment to ensure privacy but allow light in
Our bedroom is at the front of the house on the 2nd floor – sandwiched between our neighbor’s top-of-the-stoop entrance as well as our upstairs…
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