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hello, I am just wondering if it's legal to convert studio into two bedrooms for apartments in Manhattan? If so, do you know any good company that do so? Thanks
Ummmmm....even if it was somehow legitimate to do that...dear God why? The average studio is small enough. How tiny would these rooms be? They'd probably make a prison cell look spacious.
First, you probably have to own the apartment, which means it must be a condo. If you don't own it, you will need permission of the landlord/co-op board. Then, regardless of who owns it, there is all sorts of business about getting permits, because you can't do any construction in NYC without a permit. You'll probably need to do some electrical work, so that both rooms have enough outlets, etc.
And if my experience as a tenant at the mercy of contractors is any indication, the work will probably take about 3 1/2 years. Seven days out of ten, contractors have emergencies on other jobs.
This is a major headache for many reasons. I'd just as soon sleep on the floor.
But why not just get a one bedroom and have one person stay in the bedroom and one in the living room? I just don't think that in most lower-priced neighbhoords that the difference between the rent on a studio and a one bedroom is that substantial. i.e. in some Queens neighborhoods a studio might cost $1100 and a one-bedroom $1300-$1400
hello, I am just wondering if it's legal to convert studio into two bedrooms for apartments in Manhattan? If so, do you know any good company that do so? Thanks
its not legal....to do so without filing at the department of buildings would be illegal work done without a permit. you would be changing the certificate of occupancy for the building by increasing the habitable room count of the building.
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I had one of these walls built last month. They are great and look like a real wall but are not screwed into the floor or ceilings so there is no damage to the apartment when the wall is taken down. Here is a site that list the top companies in NYC.
[url=http://www.pressurizedwallcompanies.com]Pressurized - Temporary Wall Companies in New York[/url]
All you have to do is get approval from your building to have a wall built. The good thing is that if you get a roommate and then they move out you can just have the wall taken down. Most of the companies listed will do this for free. The walls cost about $1,000 . My rent was $2,300 for my one bedroom. Now with the new wall I only pay $1,200 and my roommate pays $1,100 so I made the money back in just 1-month.
In response to the other posting regarding the certificate of occupancy. Since the pressurized walls are temporary they do not require a change in the certificate of occupancy. I live in a building that requires your blood just to get the toilet fixed so they would have never allowed me to have a wall built if there was a problem.
its not legal....to do so without filing at the department of buildings would be illegal work done without a permit. you would be changing the certificate of occupancy for the building by increasing the habitable room count of the building.
People put up walls all the time. It doesn't change the C of O. But it is nearly impossible with a studio. With a large one bedroom you can often wall of part of the living room into another bedroom.
People put up walls all the time. It doesn't change the C of O. But it is nearly impossible with a studio. With a large one bedroom you can often wall of part of the living room into another bedroom.
people put walls up all the time but that doesnt mean its legally right to do....i explained why previously.
aside from the certificate of occupancy issues, LL's often take tenants to court for putting put illegal partitions in their apartment because usually people to that to create an additional room to rent it out.
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I took a wall down in a apt in NYC and ohhhhhhhhhhhh was it a mess and I did not ask for permission...lucky the guy who owned the apt was very cool and liked it down.
its not legal....to do so without filing at the department of buildings would be illegal work done without a permit. you would be changing the certificate of occupancy for the building by increasing the habitable room count of the building.
This is not TRUE! I just had one done for my apt. It is a temporary partition nothing is affixiated to my walls floors or ceiling, no damage will be done to the apt. Therefore no permit has to be pulled from the DOB its just like buying a piece of furniture. The landlord stated this information to myself personally.
I just wanted to say manhattanpressurizedwall.com did a fantastic job in my
Apt. and I am very happy with the work performed.
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