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    Two year leases with an escalation clause?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    See subject. I want to know how many of you signed (OR WOULD) sign a 2 year lease with an escalation clause which would increase the rent $100/mo in the second...
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  • Services
    conEdison bill for an empty apartment
    Updated over 15 years ago
    I just received my conEd bill for my empty apartment. It's over $40, with 108 kWh used. Just curious, is conEd this expensive? My summer bill in NJ was only $30! I...
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  • Sales
    Wall street bonuses DOWN = Hamptons prices down???
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Does anyone else think that Hamptons real estate is going lower given wall street bonuses are going to be down 20-30% this year? How much effect does wall street...
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  • Sales
    Is Central Harlem the ghetto?
    Updated over 15 years ago
    I just found out that my mother-in-law, who just visited us from the Midwest, is telling family that I live in the ghetto. To people who live in NYC, is this the...
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  • Sales
    Kitchen designer/architect
    Updated over 15 years ago
    Any suggestions on a good designer/architect who specializes in kitchens? We are not doing a gut reno but our space needs some tweaks (moving the fridge, for...
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  • Anything
    Child Proofing Elevator in Loft
    Updated over 15 years ago
    We have a loft where the elevator opens up on the apt - not unique I know but we also have a toddler who is just about tall enough to press the elevator button. Any...
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  • Sales
    National Shadow Inventory
    Updated over 15 years ago
    "The 7-Million Housing Shadow Inventory Could Trigger A Price Avalanche" "If you look carefully at the distressed property figures for the top four metros, you'll...
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