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  • Sales
    Flood Risk in Ground Floor Duplex
    Updated almost 13 years ago
    Hi everyone- We have been in contract for about a year on a new construction ground floor duplex condo in Greenpoint near West Street. There have been a lot of...
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  • Sales
    Air Conditioner Units in Windows
    Updated almost 13 years ago
    I'm wondering what everyone thinks of apartments which have air condtioners in the windows? Do you feel that having these types of A/C units significantly hurts...
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  • Renovation
    Portable AC ?
    Updated almost 13 years ago
    Hi, I am looking for a small portable AC so it can be hidden in a built-in case under a window. Something like height < 24inch, and depth < 12inch.. It seems...
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  • Sales
    Air conditioning
    Updated about 13 years ago
    We are looking to do a gut renovation of a 3 family stand-alone brick house. Trying to decide on either central air conditioning or ductless mini-split. Any thoughts...
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  • Anything
    Central A/C - turn off or leave on at higher temp?
    Updated over 13 years ago
    I'm moving into a new development condo with central air conditioning, and I've been hearing mixed opinions on what's more energy/cost-efficient. When leaving the...
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  • Renovation
    A/C options
    Updated over 13 years ago
    Trying to figure out what options really exist in terms of A/C for a coop apartment other than window units or through the wall units. The coop does allow...
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  • Anything
    Electric bill seems very high
    Updated almost 14 years ago
    1 BR apartment in a 12-yr-old Manhattan building. Con-Ed bill runs $60-70 per month in winter but $300-400 in Summer, mostly due to Air Conditioning. A/C units are...
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