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  • Renovation
    experience with bolster
    Updated over 7 years ago
    We are considering using bolster for an apartment renovation in Manhattan. We had an initial meeting with one of their architects and contractors and a company...
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  • Renovation
    Lobby is a disgrace
    Updated over 7 years ago
    The lobby has been in a state of disrepair for almost a year!! What's more depressing than coming home to a rundown unfinished lobby? I rented in this building on...
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  • Renovation
    lighting design and installation
    Updated over 7 years ago
    I have a pre-war 1 bed, I'd like to improve the lightning (likely recessed ceiling spots etc). looking for a company to do some design and installation, any...
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  • Renovation
    Lobby is a nitemare
    Updated over 7 years ago
    Lobby has been under renovation since Jan.18 and still is no where near completion. Perhaps that's because they have a crew of 1 working once every other week.
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  • Renovation
    Renovating without general contractor
    Updated over 7 years ago
    Recently bought an apartment on UWS, about 600 sq ft. Need to replace floors, redo kitch and bathroom. Wondering if I could just hire subcontractors myself, am looking...
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  • Renovation
    Owner that damaged my apartment picking contractor
    Updated over 7 years ago
    Hi everyone, I'm in a co-op. About a month ago, the bathroom in the apartment above our bathroom had a leak. My bathroom ceiling (which was renovated less than a...
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  • Renovation
    Do I need a city permit for this?
    Updated over 7 years ago
    On the phone with the architectural firm evaluating my alteration agreement, I heard the architect say "anything beyond a door's width is considered demolition and...
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