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  • Neighborhoods
    LIC: The Poor Man's Hell's Kitchen
    Updated over 14 years ago
    This NYT article describes alternate similar-feeling neighborhoods for people priced out of somewhere. Their alternative for Hell's Kitchen is LIC. I thought I'd...
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  • Developments
    ground floor duplex
    Updated over 14 years ago
    i've been seeing a few condo s which have 1 floor on the ground floor,then a staircase down into the what is essentially a basement. any thoughts on these duplexs'???...
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  • Renovation
    Skim Quote Estimate.
    Updated over 14 years ago
    Recently got an estimate to skim coat walls/ceiling in a 1 bedroom on the UWS, approx 700/750 sq feet pre-war building, includes fiber mesh on walls and then complete...
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  • Renovation
    condo reno
    Updated over 14 years ago
    Hello, I have a general question regarding home renovations. I have a small condominium, about 780 sq. ft. I want a total renovation: -new flooring throughout...
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  • Sales
    Is renting really cheaper in this case
    Updated over 14 years ago
    I always shake my head when people assume that it is so much more expensive to buy than to rent. When I hear people argue this, I usually find that the assumptions...
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  • Sales
    Riverwalk Court. I love it.
    Updated over 14 years ago
    This is my first post . Have been reading all threads and comments here. Learnt a lot. Thanks a lot to everyone. Just closed on Riverwalk Court one week ago. I...
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  • Rentals
    More Bad News For Renters...................
    Updated over 14 years ago
    New York landlords will be laughing their way to the bank in 2012. Apartment rents are expected to skyrocket by as much as 12 percent by year’s end, according to a...
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