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Guide to Running a Business from Home
By Victoria Benatar Running a business and working from home is common strategy for people who want to start their own company without investing too much in office space or sacrificing too much time...
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NYC Rooftops: Designs to Maximize Space and Function
By Victoria Benatar Outdoor space is one of the most coveted features of a Manhattan apartment. Whether you have a private small rooftop or a large condo or coop rooftop, it’s worth investing the...
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NYC Residential Real Estate Development 101: Transfer of Air Rights
By David Mansfield, Registered Architect In my last article, I reviewed the concept of air-rights. Hopefully you now have a new-found appreciation of this much maligned feature of New York City real...
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What You Need to Know about NYC Air Rights: Local Architect Explains
By David Mansfield If you own NYC Air-Rights, you’re likely to be the target of a lot of attention from broker and developers, Developers often pursue homeowners with NYC air-rights because they want...
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Lousy or Lacking Closets? Storage Solutions for Your NYC Apartment
By Victoria Benatar Many people living in small NYC apartments do not have adequate sized closets. This presents many of New Yorkers with the organizational challenge of finding storage space in their...
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The Smallest Kitchen in NYC
By Victoria Benatar When I first saw the tiny, narrow galley kitchen pictured at left above, I immediately wondered how in the world I could tackle the problem. It was so cramped and cluttered and the...
View ArticleDemo to Decor: The Renovation of a NYC Brownstone: Redesigning the Garden...
Local architect and historic NYC townhouse expert, Brendan Coburn shows us around the construction site of a Park Slope brownstone undergoing a complete gut renovation. In this episode, he focuses on...
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The Ins and Outs of Combining Units
By Victoria Benatar Combining units is a great way to increase your living space in NYC especially if you have a growing a family or simply would like to make a smart investment for the future and...
View ArticleDemo to Decor: The Renovation of NYC Townhouse: Episode 2: Fixing Up the Facade
In the second episode of Demo to Decor, local architect and historic NYC townhouse expert, Brendan Coburn walks us through the renovation at Park Slope brownstone and highlights several recent...
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Custom Vanity Options in Your NYC Bathroom
By Gary Eisner Once you make the decision to go with a custom vanity for your bathroom, your options are wide open. You can make very specific decisions based on size, material, finish, and function....
View ArticleDemo to Decor: The Renovation of New York City Brownstone, Episode 1
StreetEasy presents the first episode of Demo to Decor: The Renovation of a New York City Brownstone, a series that shadows the gut renovation of a Park Slope brownstone. This episode introduces the...
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Making the Most of Your Space: Staircase Storage Inspiration
By Matt Miller One of the harder, more awkward spaces to design and use is the area under a staircase. Whether you live in a traditional house or a modern duplex apartment, there are plenty of...
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The Brownstone Rundown: Prospect Heights Rowhouse
By Brendan Coburn Rowhouse in Prospect Heights, c. 1890s In this series, local architect and brownstone expert, Brendan Coburn, offers an in-depth look at everything you need to know about historic New...
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The Brownstone Rundown: Italianate Rowhouse in Carroll Gardens
By Brendan Coburn, CWB Architects Italianate Rowhouse Restoration in Carroll Gardens, c. 1860s In this series, local architect and brownstone expert, Brendan Coburn, offers an in-depth look at...
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The Brownstone Rundown: Brooklyn Heights Greek Revival
By Brendan Coburn, CWB Architects Greek Revival Restoration in Brooklyn Heights, c. 1845 In this series, local architect and brownstone expert, Brendan Coburn, offers an in-depth look at everything...
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The Brownstone Rundown: Spotlight on Masonry
By Brendan Coburn, CWB Architects In this series, local architect and brownstone expert, Brendan Coburn, offers an in-depth look at everything you need to know about historic New York City rowhouses....
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Space Saving Tips when Designing a Small Kitchen
By Matt Miller Wouldn’t it be great if we all had as much kitchen space as we wanted? Well, most of us don’t. It can be a huge challenge to cram everything you need into your small apartment’s cooking...
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