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I am looking to list my coop for sale. Need to find out what the official footage is. Would the coop management company know? Or is there a website where I can find the official measurements for the apt? I can find the data for the entire building, but not the apt itself.
There is a website called StreetEasy.com that does list apartment square footage. Another is apartments.com. The secret is to look for another apartment in your same building that is on the same line, (i.e. 3E, 4E, 5E, etc.), where someone had previously rented it or that is up for rent. Most of those ads show square footage.
There is a website called StreetEasy.com that does list apartment square footage. Another is apartments.com. The secret is to look for another apartment in your same building that is on the same line, (i.e. 3E, 4E, 5E, etc.), where someone had previously rented it or that is up for rent. Most of those ads show square footage.
Good luck!
Won't work because they all lie. Info from those listings would be very unreliable.
I am looking to list my coop for sale. Need to find out what the official footage is. Would the coop management company know? Or is there a website where I can find the official measurements for the apt? I can find the data for the entire building, but not the apt itself.
If you got a mortgage when you bought the apartment the bank did an appraisal where the appraiser came and measured the apartment . The exact measurements would be in the appraisal which you should have a copy of because you paid for it.
If you don't have an appraisal ask the management company.
It could also be in the original offering plan/prospectus which you must have a copy of.
Try seeing if your building happens to be in the Columbia real estate brochures. If you can find your floor plan, it will be easier for you to calculate your square footage without having to measure everything yourself. But don't forget to include internal square footage --that is the space that's between the interior walls. At least I'm pretty sure that measurement would be added to any total interior square footage measurement. https://nyre.cul.columbia.edu/
My apartment is in the brochures, so that's how I did it. I did include a few extra inches for each room to incorporate the space between the walls. For example, it says my living room is 12'6" wide, so I calculated it at 12'9" (or something like that). I think my estimate was pretty accurate, although it certainly wasn't "official." Also I never used it for anything except my own knowledge, so there were no consequences of being wrong.
But don't forget to include internal square footage --that is the space that's between the interior walls.
And don't forget to add your share of the hallways, elevators, emergency stairs and the lobby.
I believe the interior wall square footage is 100% ok (and expected) for measurements for residential apartments and houses. Your second point is only for commercial real estate.
If you have a link that states otherwise, please post it.
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