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Period-Inappropriate Windows
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT underway at my building in Cobble Hill — our former family home, now rented out to another family. I’m replacing three top-floor windows at the rear of the house — two in the master bedroom and one in … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, MANAGING RENTAL PROPERTY, RENOVATION
Tagged 1850s, aluminum clad, arched, Cobble Hill, contractors, Dykes Lumber, fanlight, insulated, Marvin, millwork, mullions, replacement windows, six over six, two over two, windows
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Prospect Heights Landmark District Shell 499K
IF LOCATION REALLY WERE EVERYTHING in real estate, what’s left of this 1850s frame house on lovely Carlton Avenue would have been snapped up long ago — maybe a couple of years back when when the asking price was 899K, … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 1850s, Carlton Avenue, frame, Prospect Heights, shell
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