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New luxury rentals vs 3 family home rental units
I am considering the purchase of a 3-family landmarked building in the Bedford Historic District, near Fulton St. There are a handful of high rise…
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alexisf
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Any idea what's causing this noise and how to stop it?
There is this annoying dripping sound coming from inside the heat pipe in my bathroom. It’s an old 1929 co-op building and the super is…
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mstamib
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Professional Advice on Legality of “English Basement”?
Hi everyone-We have an offer out on a 3-story 2-family home. The house is currently configured as an owner’s duplex over a garden-level 1-bedroom English…
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cate
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Marmoleum vs. tile floor in bathroom
We would like to change the flooring in our bathroom. It is currently sheet vinyl over a wood subfloor. We are considering Marmoleum or unglazed…
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someonecalleddob
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
NYC 's proposed property tax overhaul
RE: https://nypost.com/2020/01/30/the-winners-and-losers-of-nycs-proposed-property-tax-plan/ Can someone with some knowledge of what is being proposed shed some light on what this would mean for your every day homeowner?…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
clothing hanger pole paint is chipping
any suggestions for this besides painting it again? If I paint it again I feel it will evulventualyl start chipping when I slide my hangers
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
clothing hanger pole paint is chipping
any suggestions for this besides painting it again? If I paint it again I feel it will evulventualyl start chipping when I slide my hangers
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homely
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Seeking Successful Property Tax Challenge
I challenge my property tax every year and lose, so this year I plan to take it to the courts. Anyone have experience with this.…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Snow preparation
Any recommendations on which brand of salt/ice melt and shovel to get (especially for stoop and sidewalk)? Also any tips and things in general that…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Tax implications of **wildly inaccurate Alt2 reno estimate?
Hi All – I know there are some very detailed and lively discussions about tax implications of Alt1 and Alt 2 permits. I have a…
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homely
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Will DOB let a neighbor put a construction fence on my property?
A neighbor is putting up a full-width extension, or trying to. I notice that on the DOB Now website, they have applied for a fence…
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RobertGMarvin
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Water Dripping Through Skylight During Heavy Snow
Facebook sent me a “memory” today of a post I put on our neighborhood [PLG] page four years ago. I thought it might be worth…
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elizabethJane
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Need Recommendation for Paint Stripper off-site
I don’t know if this service exists — I am looking for someone to come to my house in Brooklyn, remove some closet doors and…
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nednedx
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Home Insurance agency recommendation
Hi, looking for homeowner insurance recommendations for a BK brownstone
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Suing the developer due to smell and other issues
We purchased a gut-renovated wood frame townhouse in Crown Heights in November. Unfortunately we have two major problems ostensively related to the neighbor’s townhouse immediately…
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jaywhy
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Need someone for in wall speaker wiring and an ethernet jack
Hi- I want to run speaker wire from my amp through the walls to the speaker location. I also want to pull a cable run…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Buying a BK townhouse that was renovated without permits
We have been looking for a townhome in Bed Stuy, Crown Heights or Bushwick and literally everything we see has something wrong most of the…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Using a B2 - 2 Family as a single family or converting with DOB
We are looking to buy a home in Bushwick that is currently classifed as at B2-2 Family home with the DOF – the home does…
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