3 Bedroom?
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over 5 years ago
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Discussion about 210 West 16th Street PENTHOUSE
Can the two back bedrooms really be listed as bedrooms? They have pretty low ceilings...
Tough to say without more info.
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2006 New York Code - Minimum Dimensions Of Habitable Rooms
§ 27-751 Minimum dimensions of habitable rooms. Habitable rooms shall have a minimum clear width of eight feet in any part; a minimum clear area of eighty square feet and a minimum clear ceiling height of eight feet for the minimum area, except:
(a) A room which complies with the requirements for natural light and
ventilation and in addition has an opening of not less than sixty square
feet into an immediately adjoining room may have a minimum floor area of
seventy square feet and a least horizontal dimension of seven feet;
(b) A dining space which has legally required ventilation, and in
which the window has an area of at least one-eighth the floor area of
such dining space;
(c) One-half the number of bedrooms in a dwelling unit containing
three or more bedrooms may have at least minimum dimension of seven
feet;
(d) A room in a class B multiple dwelling as defined in section four
of the multiple dwelling law which may have a minimum floor area of
sixty square feet and a least horizontal dimension of six feet.
Tenant, Listing standards virtually do not exist despite what the law may say when it comes to rentals. In this case, they will pass off as bedrooms if you have windows and enough width (at least 8 feet) which is more than 7 foot high. Legally for bedrooms with sloped ceilings, it is a very complex calculation. Hard to say legal or illegal without precise measurement and calculations.
When it rains the water comes off the roof of that building in sheets. You practically have to walk in the street to avoid it.
Better than the John Hancock in Chicago where ice falls from the top of the building and can be lethal
You're thinking of the killer scaffolding. So far no killer ice there AFAIK.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-03-10-0203100406-story.html
I lived there years ago, and it was killer ice. They used to block off the side walks around the building because of the sheets of ice falling off
The nice this winter nailed a car parked nearby. Even with that risk, I wish 90th floor studios in NYC went for $1500/month like at the Hancock.
They are definitely bedrooms in a sharehouse hamptons rental. :)
I spent a number of childhood years in an attic room like those (much smaller though), and loved it. My current house has a similar finished 'attic' space (again, smaller), which is used as library/craft room, storage, and emergency extra bedroom, and once you get used to where the angles are, it's just fine. In line w/ 300's comment, you really have to see and measure the space for yourself. Kids will be happier there than adult pro league basketball players. These rooms wouldn't put me off considering it -- that open kitchen though... :(
I wonder if they solved the Central Park Tower falling ice problem yet?