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  • Sales
    Upper Manhattan - Harlem
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Anybody living/know about 145th - 150th between Adam Clayton Powell and Frederick Douglass blvd. I'm thinking of moving into this area and would like to hear your...
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  • Sales
    Can I buy second apt 2 years later and rent 1st?
    Updated over 13 years ago
    If practical, I want to buy a co-op apartment in Manhattan now for primary residence, and if my personal situation changes, buy a slightly bigger place say 2 years...
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  • Financing
    Home Equity Loan on a Co-op
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Can one take a home equity loan on a co-op after closing? Let's say co-op requires 20% down, which you put in. After closing, can one go ahead and take a home equity...
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  • Renovation
    Brownstone facade repair
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Have a turn-of-century sandstone facade bldg listed, that is flaking and chipping. Anyone with solid experience w this material? Realsellen.com has some photos but I...
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  • Sales
    building at 50 Third Avenue
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Extremely high utility costs. Over $200/month for a studio! Renter pays for gas, hot water, elec, etc.
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  • Sales
    The Bromley
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Hi, The taxes in this building seem higher than the taxes in comparable buildings in the UWS. Does anyone have any idea why? Thanks.
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  • Anything
    J-51 tax abatement
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Hi, I looked on the NYC website and read what this is, but I still don't quite understand it. Seems to apply to commercial updates or rental buildings. How does this...
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