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What Is a Maisonette Apartment?

What Is a Maisonette Apartment?

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 21, 2023 | General Architecture, Lofts, Multifamily Residential

What is a Maisonette? A Maisonette apartment is a residence on the ground floor of a multifamily building with an entrance accessible directly from the street. If the apartment is also accessible from the lobby and has a separate and private sidewalk entrance, it is a...
NYC Residential Property Development Checklist

NYC Residential Property Development Checklist

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 10, 2020 | Multifamily Residential, New York City, Property Development

Property Survey Environmental Site Assessment Easements Deed Restrictions Previous Air Rights Deals Grandfathered Conditions Landmark Violations Underlying Zoning District Commercial Overlay Special Zoning District Small Zoning Lots Year of Apportionment Sliver Law...
Kitchen vs Kitchenette

Kitchen vs Kitchenette

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated May 14, 2021 | Apartment Renovations, Multifamily Residential, NYC DOB

A Kitchen is a room for cooking and preparing food that is 80 square feet or more and a kitchenette is under 80 square feet according to the New York City Building Code. There are different code requirements for kitchens and kitchenettes. New York City Building Codes...
Bedroom Codes NYC Habitable Space

Bedroom Codes NYC Habitable Space

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 14, 2020 | Apartment Renovations, Multifamily Residential, Property Development, Renovations

The New York City Building Code and the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law set standards for habitable room requirements including: room sizes, window requirements, egress, and relationship to other spaces within the dwelling unit. Habitable Spaces cover Kitchen,...
Bathroom Renovation Codes NYC

Bathroom Renovation Codes NYC

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 30, 2023 | Apartment Renovations, Multifamily Residential, Renovations

A bathroom in a multifamily building must comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act and be an accessible bathroom if the apartment is in an elevator building or on the ground floor of a walk up building. A bathroom renovation in NYC most likely will need to...
Combining Townhouses NYC

Combining Townhouses NYC

by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 14, 2020 | Multifamily Residential, Property Development, Townhouses / Brownstones

You can combine two adjacent townhouses in New York City. Combining Townhouses is an involved process requiring applications from many City Agencies including DOB Alt 1 filing a DOF Lot Merger, and multiple other filings dependent on individual circumstances.   Filing...
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