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How To Renovate Your Co-Op in NYC

How To Renovate Your Co-Op in NYC

If you own a Co-Op apartment or are planning to purchase one in NYC, you may need to perform some remodeling. So, the question is, can you renovate your Co-Op in NYC, and what steps must you take to do so? You can renovate your Co-Op apartment as long as you abide by...

How to Achieve a Marble Look with Porcelain

How to Achieve a Marble Look with Porcelain

Marble can be a very beautiful material but is expensive and has some shortcomings. Marble look porcelain can be one way to achieve a marble look without using marble. Porcelain is a manufactured material that comes in tiles or large format slabs, which can look like...

NYC Apartment Renovation & Walkthrough, UES

NYC Apartment Renovation & Walkthrough, UES

There is a lot of work that goes into renovating an apartment in NYC. Along with all this work there are many decisions and details to be figured out. In this post we will be looking at an apartment gut renovation we completed in Manhattan on the Upper East Side. We...

Letter of No Objection NYC DOB

Letter of No Objection NYC DOB

The New York City Department of Buildings or DOB issues Certificates of Occupancy to identify the legal use of a given property. This practice began in 1938, meaning buildings built before 1938 are not necessarily required to have a Certificate of Occupancy. In cases...

What is a Habitable Room?

What is a Habitable Room?

If you have encountered the term habitable room or habitable space, you may be wondering what that actually means. Habitable space commonly used in buildings codes. Building codes are complicated and have many terms that must be understood to properly assess the...

Modern Gray Bathroom Design Ideas

Modern Gray Bathroom Design Ideas

Gray is a popular color for bathrooms for many reasons. We find that gray is an easy color to work with especially considering the growing trend of not using natural materials for bathroom walls and floors and the growing trend of using porcelain tiles. Gray is a...

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