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  • Room for Improvement: Open spaces, another bathroom and a new downstairs neighbor
    by Marjorie Cohen | 2/22/12 - 1:14 PM
    We asked seven New York City-dwellers what the think their apartments are missing, and what they would change...
  • NYC Renovation Chronicles: Seriously blinged-out apartment features (and how you can copy them)
    by Yoel Borgenicht, General Contractor | 2/15/12 - 7:35 AM
    As a contractor working in New York City, I get to see a lot of extravagant homes and furnishings where price...
  • 5 questions to ask yourself before hooking up with your neighbor tonight
    by Leonora Desar | 2/14/12 - 8:09 AM
    “I want to vanish,” I said to my friend Christine, who was crashing on my couch for the week.“Why?  ...
    • Top 10 reasons to soundproof your windows, besides the obvious
  • Living next to the FDR: It's isolated, it's noisy, it's dirty, "it's where we want to be"
    by Allen as told to Marjorie Cohen | 2/13/12 - 1:33 PM
    I always thought of myself as a 72nd & Broadway kind of guy because I lived in the West 70's when I was...
  • Bedbugged! Avoid picking up unwanted souvenirs when traveling
    by Theresa Braine | 2/09/12 - 2:57 PM
    Those of us who follow bed bug news noted the recent discovery of bed bugs at the Ritz-Carlton hotel...
  • StreetNoise: The perfect countertop, the reason why your apt isn't selling, and more
    by Ronda Kaysen | 2/09/12 - 10:21 AM
    You should be so lucky: Stackable vs side-by-side w/d (Brownstoner Forum)Rents are still climbing,...
  • Renovation gifts for neighbors, above and beyond the warning letter
    by Lucy Cohen Blatter | 2/08/12 - 10:26 AM
    Many if not most NYC co-op and condo buildings require residents to send a letter to the neighbors ...
  • NYC Renovation Chronicles: 4 difficult clients - and how not to be one
    by Yoel Borgenicht, General Contractor | 2/01/12 - 12:17 PM
    Just as clients prefer to work with certain types of contractors, contractors prefer certain types of...
  • StreetNoise: UWS condo tragedy linked to dog ban; don't lie to the board about your reno, and more
    by Ronda Kaysen | 1/30/12 - 7:25 AM
    Downtown property manager accused of stealing $260K from co-op (The Lo-Down)"Harassed" by condo board...
  • Then & Now: Despite massive amounts of noise, I still love my rent-stabilized UES apartment
    by Anonymous as told to Marjorie Cohen | 1/27/12 - 7:30 AM
    When I moved into my apartment on 68th Street between Second and Third Avenues, I considered it to be one of...
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