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vvv03

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

ISO of commercial real estate broker in Brooklyn to help a sole proprietor

My husband is looking to open a storefront retail shop in the Prospect Heights/Gowanus/Lefferts area. Our budget is low (under $4K/month) and no real estate…

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Mason Needed

Tried searching the forum archive for masons, but the most recent posts were from 2011 and there were no comments. What happened to the valuable…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

owest

in General Discussion 12 years and 3 months ago

Is this legal?

Neighbor doing a gut renovation and extending the garden level out 8 feet, claims my finishing trim is maybe 1 inch over the party line.…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

owest

in General Discussion 12 years and 3 months ago

Is this legal?

Neighbor doing a gut renovation and extending the garden level out 8 feet, claims my finishing trim is maybe 1 inch over the party line.…

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architerp

in General Discussion 12 years and 3 months ago

ProPress Gun Rental

Does anyone know where I can rent one of these?

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architerp

in General Discussion 12 years and 3 months ago

ProPress Gun Rental

Does anyone know where I can rent one of these?

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cate

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Lead testing

Can anyone recommend someone to do lead testing? I know this is easy to do yourself but so far we have been unsuccessful — can’t…

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sweethome

in General Discussion 12 years and 5 months ago

What do you wish you did differently with your renovation?

We are about to renovate a 2.5 story Victorian frame house. We would love it if you seasoned renovators would share your wisdom with us.…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

leroysnipt

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Suggestion for improving the new Forum format

I don’t know about anyone else but it really is annoying that I can no longer skim through all the forum postings by flipping through…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

summerbrooklyn

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Price this coop!

450 square feet, 500 square foot garden, close to prospect park and grand army subways. What do you think the market price is and do…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

leroysnipt

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Suggestion for improving the new Forum format

I don’t know about anyone else but it really is annoying that I can no longer skim through all the forum postings by flipping through…

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ejalbk

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

RSS for Forum Only?

Before the recent redesign I had the Form updated automatically on an RSS reader. Now I can’t seem to get just the Forum. Anyone know…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

greencat

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Missing C of O?

Hi, We’re in the process of entering into contract on our 4-family house.However the buyer’s bank says they ordered a C of O certificate from…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

Augustiner

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

spam ….

This forum is such a valuable resource for many. But lately there are more questions than replies and it’s taken over by spam and robot…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

SewardWasRight

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Digging up Pottery Shards and Old Bricks in Backyard "Excavation"

Good morning! I have been digging a pit in my Stuyvesant East backyard to install a dry well. I went through a lot of clayey…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

hullsean

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

new property inspection before contract signing

Hi all, I’m new to brownstones. Have agreed on a price for a property. Now need to do an inspection. From my lay persons view,…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

aw

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Opening a skylight

Hi stoners! Does anyone have experience opening an existing skylight? Any suggestions, tips or recomendation for a great contractor who can do this? thanks!

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ejalbk

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Evicting a Subtenant?

A friend of mine has been leasing out his (furnished) apartment since late last year to a family of three. They have not paid the…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

JenKG

in General Discussion 12 years and 4 months ago

Need a contractor for an addition to my townhouse

I am planning to build a two story addition to the back of my townhouse and am seeking referrals for general contractors to take on…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

tangerine65

in General Discussion 12 years and 5 months ago

shared (?) drain in airshaft

our building has air-shafts in the middle of each unit, that we share with the buildings beside us–the L apartment shares with the left neighbors,…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

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