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jjbel
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Rooftop Additions
Hi Brownstoners, Need some advice here. I live on the garden floor of a brownstone condo. The top-floor neighbor wants to build a living addition…
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namahs
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
DOB ECB Lien Violation - Retaining wall
We are looking to buy a potential property and noticed that there is a DOB ECB Lien violation opened since 2008 on the property. We…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
The no mailbox issue
Hiya. I know this has been a topic in the past but I feel like I need to bring up another issue regarding my apartment…
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factoryfurniture.info
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Snow Shovel Service Recommendations? Anybody try Foot Soldiers?
I currently use a management company to do snow shoveling duties for my Crown Heights brownstone but I am looking to switch. Any recommendations out…
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stuyheights
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Snow removal in bed stuy
Does anyone have someone they can recommend?
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stuyheights
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Snow removal in bed stuy
Does anyone have someone they can recommend?
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factoryfurniture.info
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Snow Shovel Service Recommendations? Anybody try Foot Soldiers?
I currently use a management company to do snow shoveling duties for my Crown Heights brownstone but I am looking to switch. Any recommendations out…
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quincystreet
in General Discussion 8 years and 6 months ago
Snow Removal
Anyone know a service or a person that I could contract to shovel and de-ice in perpetuity in Bed-Stuy? Tried Foot Soldiers and they use…
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emmajacob
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
GC hell
Long story short, we are at the end of our reno (just 5% retainage left, but that’s about $25,000), and our structural engineer will not…
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storefrontstarlet
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Historic windows (again)
I live in the Jackson Heights Historic District in Queens in a 1924 construction Neo-Georgian house. I priced out most of the major wood replacement…
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storefrontstarlet
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Historic windows (again)
I live in the Jackson Heights Historic District in Queens in a 1924 construction Neo-Georgian house. I priced out most of the major wood replacement…
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peaceout
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Sofa Constructed in the Home for Space Challenged Room?
Hello Brownstoners, Can anyone recommend a furniture company that builds sofas in the home? We are looking to purchase a sofa for the lower level…
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atirah
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Scott Schnall Stop Work Orders
It looks like the original story was taken down, so creating a thread here for people to continue discussing the stop work orders. Here are…
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donkinsella
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Brownstone Renovation - Neighbor Harrassment
I see a lot of posts favoring the neighbor to a renovation however, I’m hoping someone can relate and offer advice to me, the renovator.…
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michaelsaur67
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Big jump in Assessed and Taxable Value for 2-family in Ocean Hill
We received our recent Notice of Property Value, and to our surprise we saw our Assessed Value and Taxable value jump from $ 10,119 to…
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Bklynsolid
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Contractor not honoring warranty
What should an owner do if an exterior contractor’s work completed six months ago is falling off the building and the contracting company refuses to…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Deck on top of existing extension?
We’d like to build a deck out from our master bedroom over an existing 20′ x 10′ extension (which is our kitchen below). The roof…
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BobMarvin
in General Discussion 8 years and 4 months ago
Decorative Ceiling Painting
We’d like to have our parlor floor ceiling painted with sky and clouds. Can anyone recommend a decorative painter who they’ve used and are pleased…
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