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  • Renovation
    Architect Insurance?
    Updated about 9 years ago
    I understand that GCs and sub-contractors must have insurance. What about architects? I'm considering an architect who is a one woman show and she does not have...
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  • Renovation
    Loft stairs
    Updated about 9 years ago
    Currently I have stairs that go across my living room and up to my bedroom. I wanted to put these stairs in <a rel="nofollow"...
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  • Renovation
    Estimating costs and best process
    Updated about 9 years ago
    Hi, looking to bid on a 2000 sq ft apartment in manhattan. In my view, the kitchen needs a full rehaul (not relocating taps / burner ). The apartment has 2...
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  • Renovation
    When to hire an interior designer?
    Updated about 9 years ago
    I'm just about to start the process of a gut renovation to my apartment. The architect will be surveying in 2 weeks and start drawing. While the architect can...
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  • Anything
    Retail faces a bleak future in NYC
    Updated about 9 years ago
    "There’s nowhere to go but down,” Cushman &amp; Wakefield’s Steven Soutendijk told Crain’s. “Rents got too high too fast.” <a rel="nofollow"...
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  • Sales
    Listing/Price Cuts/Contract/Closing
    Updated about 9 years ago
    Anyone have an idea what the average time span is for a listing in Manhattan from listing date to contract to closing. Also at what point are asking price cuts...
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  • Sales
    Sale at 201 West 89th Street #7G
    Updated about 9 years ago
    I am the listing agent: Flip tax is 10% of profit, not 10%. SF representation shown is from a prior listing; my firm, Upstairs Realty, is making no SF representation....
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