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  • Anything
    Suing a coop for failure to fix roof?
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Hi All, I'm a shareholder at an HDFC coop. The roof is old and the board (both old and new) have been talking about repairing it for about 3 years now. I live on...
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  • Sales
    Skewed inventory
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    From Corcoran Q12015 Sales report: There is very short supply in the co-op market and in small-scale units. 95% of all home purchases in Manhattan take place below...
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  • Rentals
    421A Building - Short-Term Extensions
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    I can't seem to find any information governing a short-term extension for a building governed by the 421A rent stabilization. I'm moving across the country and...
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  • Sales
    load bearing walls in tenement/walk up
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Is there any 'easy' way to determine which are load bearing walls when you're looking at a walkup tenement buildings in the city? e.g. early 1900s vintage. Would...
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  • Anything
    building at 185 West Houston Street
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Some of these room counts are off. The kitchens in this building except for one line do not have windows. I see they are being counted as rooms. Why is that. ...
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  • Sales
    Need help for estimating gut renovation costs
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Dear community members, I am looking to purchase a small 1 bedroom apartment (400sq ft) in Manhattan which needs complete gut renovation. In particular, the kitchen...
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  • Renovation
    Looking for contractor estimating quote
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    I am in contract on a 2br/1bath coop in Queens. I am looking to remodel the bathroom with a sense of budget. The bathroom is about 100sqf. The unit will be vacate...
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