Brick Underground

Property taxes differ depending on how they’re calculated, the commercial tax base in a particular town, and state & local budgetary decisions

A Park Slope landmarked brownstone was bursting with original details, including pier mirrors and stained glass windows, but it was sorely lacking in modernized infrastructure. The top priority of this renovation with Bolster was bringing the home up to code.

Long Island is the fastest moving NYC metro market, according to Douglas Elliman’s third quarter sales market report for Long Island, Hamptons and North Fork, which noted that sales increased annually for the third time in three quarters—and the median sales price hit a record high of $469,000—that metric has been on the rise for the past 26 straight quarters.

The Department of Buildings has launched a new interactive map that shows the location of current building construction projects across NYC where work is allowed outside of normal business hours.

There are plenty of reasons to make the move to the suburbs. Prevu, a tech-enabled brokerage in NYC, Westchester, and Connecticut that helps buyers zero in on the towns that best fit their needs, lifestyle, and budget, recommends what to consider when making the leap out of the city.

Patrick and Julie turned to Bolster to turn their historic brownstone in Park Slope into a home reminiscent of their own childhood homes, providing outside space and more for their children.