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sterlingbk
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Lost Stock and Lease Certificate
In the process of selling our co op – the bank lost our stock and lease certificate. Our lawyer ordered a new one and it…
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outout1234
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Landscape Designer Recommendation
We are planning to renovate the exterior of our masonry townhome in Crown Heights and are looking for someone to work with us and our…
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pdqmail
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Figuring out property tax after Tax-Abatement runs out?
Hi everyone (happy Monday!), My apartment’s tax abatement is set to run out in a few years and I’d like to figure out what my…
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awerde
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Excellent handyman needed
Hi, our longtime handyman is MIA and I need to find a new one who can help with a variety of tasks in our rental…
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deva
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
High Taxes for Brownstone -- How Do I Change It
I am paying almost $20k for standard 4 family in Clinton Hill. Seems like a very high number. Is there a service I can hire…
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aqueenlee
in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago
Wood Cornice repair
Last Friday, the storm caused 2 large chunks of my cornice to fall off. I called Landmarks to obtain recommendations for stabilizing the remaining piece…
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rgh718
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Lead abatement records
Hello all hope all is well. Have a quick question. I’m in the process of shopping for home insurance. I was told by a broker…
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namahs
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Escrow for DOB violations during closing
Current situation for us is that we are 2 months into the executed contract. Since day 1, we notified the seller to address the 2…
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Artificial grass
We’re looking to have dog-friendly artificial grass installed in our backyard. Couple of questions for people who’ve done it / know about these things: The…
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michaelmcginn
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Bluestone patio joints
We just had a new bluestone patio put in with a sand set. They installed properly and used regular sand in the joints. However it…
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100Brooklyn
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Marble or Quartz
I’m trying to decide whether to go for the carrera marble countertop or the marble looking quartz that everyone is recommending.
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nrosemarie
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Ductless air conditioning
Hello, has anyone put this system into their brownstone? Our house is 17×60 and the bid is $130K, which seems excessive. Can anyone offer a…
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ryanj.young
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month ago
Anyone have Mitsubishi Hyper Heat?
A contractor is proposing replacing our old radiator steam heating with this new system. Anyone have experience with it?
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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 1 month 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 1 month 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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slopegirl
in General Discussion 8 years and 1 month 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 1 month 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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