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Hello Keritusa, Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by our open house. I just happened to see your post after not checking here for a long time. I agree with you with...

The initial purchase price of an apartment does not determine the market value of the apartment when it is put up for sale. All sellers are looking to receive a market price for their apartments wh...

======================================== OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY - 10/12 - 1:00-3:30pm. 407 Park Avenue South, #18B ======================================== We have re...

Hello, Wonderful job on the renovation! Did you mention where you bought the cabinets? Are they walnut veneer? What did you do with the floor? Any chance there is another un...

Hey DeeCee, You're entitled to your opinion but I do not agree with you. You don't need to be nuts or extremely wealthy to buy this apartment. As others have pointed out, this apartment is...

Hello, That's cool if you can find it in the Brooklyn store. They didn't have it in stock when we were trying to get it. The cabinet and drawers next to the table are part o...

A few more comments on the kitchen. This is a kitchen that can be used for cooking! My wife cooks almost every night and the fact that this kitchen has a window and a lot of counte...

Hello, The table is UTBY bar table from IKEA http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69843456

Hello, A few links regarding the dining room table and chairs that I built. The design for the table is from Kim Carleton Graves's book: "Dining Tables". See this link ...

Hello GV10003, Thanks for the kind words. We'll see what the market brings us. Yes, post some before and after pictures. I would love to see what you have done with the 1000 sq feet. Remem...

Hello DeeCee, Brooklyn is Brooklyn. Manhattan is Manhattan. ;-) Neither is better, they're just different. People enjoy living in both places. Whoever buys has to come up wi...

Hello Sfdoddsy, Yes, you are right, there is too much going on for it to be considered minimalist or Pawsonesque. Unfortunately, real life intruded on the minimalism. The apartment used to ...

Hello GV10003, Enjoy your apartment! Thanks for posting the details so people reading this thread get a little more information regarding the cost of living in Manhattan. Your place sounds ...

The building is stable and well run. We have an excellent management company. The maintenance is due to the underlying costs in the building. The price reflects the maintenance. My maintenance has ...

======================================== OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY - 9/21 - 11:30am-2pm. 407 Park Avenue South, #18B ======================================== We are havi...

If the maintenance were less, the price would be higher. See my previous posts on how this is a tradeoff. If the maintenance were a deal breaker for everybody, our building would be standing empty ...

The building is strong financially. We have good reserves and we have recently refinanced the mortgage on the building, thereby saving a lot of money. While I cannot guarantee anything about what w...

Thanks for the support caw261. Yes, the price takes into account the higher maintenance cost. I can't begin to tell you how many Upper West Side apartments I have looked at that wer...

Hejiranyc, You meant "Look out below!" I think you meant to say: "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" ;-) While I agree that these look like frightening ...

Owner again. Namaka, I made that dining room table and the four chairs for my wife. The table and chairs are made out of black walnut. It was a lot of work and is not for sale...