custom built-ins

Nothing "always" adds value. If millwork is very, very topnotch flawless work, then odds are it will add value if done thoughtfully in a non-taste-specific way. If work is at all shoddy or weirdly personalized, many buyers will want to just rip it out and see it as a negative.

Didn't you get enough input on your last identical post?
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/25727-custom-built-ins

ph, I think peanut accidentally posted two threads at the same time.

My bad. I was seeing what the threads were while I was away and must have come across this orphan of a "double posting" while not realizing the first one was already dealt with. Apologies.