Open house checklist: How to size up a co-op or condo at a glance

Buying a coop or condo in New York City is never a simple … to act fastwhich these days means making an offer based on what you can see at a showing or open house where other interested buyers are chomping at the bit  The volume and activity …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 1, 2021 - 9:30AM
What you need to know about replacing the wood floors in your NYC apartment or house

… are worn or waterdamaged beyond repair you may be wondering what kind of job it is to replace them  Replacing the floors … wood floors in a NYC apartment or house Read on   … Whats the difference between solid and engineered wood … … who plans to be there for a while and might be better off buying solid wood he says adding that P C Wood Floors has a …

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 12, 2020 - 9:00AM
What you need to know about buying a 'junior four' in NYC

… not as inexpensive as a true one bedroom In this weeks Buy Curious Allison Deutsch of BOND New York Tania Isacoff … Warburg Realty and Michael J Franco of Compass  break down what you need to know about junior fours including whether … or two How are they priced … The reality … When you buy a junior four you get the functionality of a twobedroom …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |January 30, 2020 - 9:00AM
Before you buy a post-war apartment, read this

… for 2018 with additional reporting … If youre planning to buy chances are a postwar or two will show up on your list … Michelle Sedlitz of  Citi Habitats Heres a closer look at what to expect when buying in a postwar … What exactly does postwar mean … …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 3, 2018 - 2:00PM
A $2,500 studio in a Flatiron co-op with a Mad Men vibe

… the edge of the West Village and Gramercy which means what you lose in square footage youll make up for in well …  sponsored Mad Men apartments what you need to know before buying in a postwar … Improve … Small Spaces … Buy … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … Small Wonder … …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 10, 2015 - 1:38PM
Tricks to sell a retro apartment—for $1,000 or less

… a broker with Coldwell Banker Bellmarc Group concurs I tell buyers not to do a renovation unless the situation is so … apartment from aging to aging gracefully The key is to make buyers feel like they could move in today and tackle … light into the apartment and letting buyers imagine what theyd do after moving in … Focus on the fixtures … …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 9, 2014 - 8:59AM