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AnnieJ

in Co-Op Related 13 years and 3 months ago

Coop auctions

I’m looking for someone to hire that can help me purchase a specific apartment that will be put into auction in a coop.  Looking for…

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AnnieJ

in Co-Op Related 13 years and 3 months ago

Coop auctions

I’m looking for someone to hire that can help me purchase a specific apartment that will be put into auction in a coop.  Looking for…

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mongaboose

in Decks and Porches 13 years and 4 months ago

Backyard cleanup and resurfacing/paving?

We are looking to have our backyard cleaned up and graded (now a mix of flagstone and bricks around a central, raised Japanese maple) and…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

fastnipper

in Garden Design and Maintenance 13 years and 4 months ago

Local gardeners

Does anybody know or have an experienced Gardener they use to look after garden and pots etc on a regular basis? The garden is done…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

TheBrooklynCarriage

in Garden Design and Maintenance 13 years and 4 months ago

New Garden Design

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f6cd10d1f989-.jpg Hi Brownstoners, We have a great opportunity to design a backyard garden from scratch! Previously the space was a sterile asphalt parking lot and…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

caperdog

in Landscaping 13 years and 4 months ago

backyard stone wall

We’re looking for someone to build a small, stone retaining wall in our backyard. If you’ve worked with anyone great and reasonably priced, please send…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

arewedoneyet

in Garden 13 years and 4 months ago

Backyard help - arborist, soil amendments?, killing weeds, planting plants

We’re running out of things to do with our renovation but we still have a big backyard that’s mostly festered for decades. We need to…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

stickerhappy

in Quality of Life 13 years and 7 months ago

Coffey Park in Red Hook- what's it like living nearby?

Looking at a place in Red Hook looking out on Coffey Park.  What’s that park like during day/night? How’s the location for other things?  Anyone…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

first_time_homebuyer

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 3 months ago

44 S Oxford St.

Does anyone know the history of 44 S. Oxford St in Ft Greene? I’ve been living on the street for a couple of years and…

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samtsegaye

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 3 months ago

Hello - Is there a Fort Greene house tour this year? Any other house tours coming up in Brooklyn? Thanks

Hello – Is there a Fort Greene House Tour this year?  Any other house tours coming up soon in Brooklyn? Thanks

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acalderone

in For Sale 13 years and 3 months ago

B & B Italia Charles Sectional for Sale

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f79c51da0457-.jpg We are selling our B&B Italia Charles Sectional, in pristine condition! This sofa is designed by Antonio Cittero, is a Modern Classic and retails…

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Rehab

in Masonry 13 years and 3 months ago

FREE bluestone in Clinton Hill!

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f78800a218d9-.jpg Help yourself to the pile of bluestone in my front yard at 241 Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill (between DeKalb and Willoughby)! More than…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

brownstonebiff

in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 3 months ago

At what point do you call it quits with your architect?

We closed on our house two months ago, should have started construction already, and we still don’t have permits because we still don’t have a…

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mysteriousbrunette

in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago

Ikea - Traemande

Traemande will no longer install Ikea kitchens in the new york region from the middle of June 2012\.  Their territory is being changed.  Osprey will…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

krohe

in Co-Op Related 13 years and 3 months ago

cooperative purchase

I’d like to own a floor of an historic rowhouse, but I don’t want to buy someone else’s renovations. At the same time, my pockets…

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clintonhillbuyer

in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 3 months ago

Contractors in the Clinton Hill Co-ops

Hi, I own an apartment in the Clinton Hill Co-ops and am looking for a recomendation for a good kitchen contractor and an electrician. I…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

jessenyc

in Doors 13 years and 3 months ago

Anyone a pair of brownstone front doors?

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f78ab753e856-.jpg I have a set of solid wood front doors that I’m looking to get rid of.  Best offer by Saturday gets them. Thanks! Jesse

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

jessenyc

in Doors 13 years and 3 months ago

Anyone a pair of brownstone front doors?

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f78ab753e856-.jpg I have a set of solid wood front doors that I’m looking to get rid of.  Best offer by Saturday gets them. Thanks! Jesse

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brooklynhome

in Garden 13 years and 3 months ago

Need Tips for Ugly Backyard

I would love some ideas on how to spruce up our backyard.  It is small (maybe 17’x25′) completely covered in old, grey concrete and the…

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brooklynbemused

in Decks and Porches 13 years and 3 months ago

12' high deck platform

Hi I am finally ready to get started on a steel deck from my parlor floor (I’ve asked several questions on this topic before) and…

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Updated 13 years and 3 months ago

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