Our own Wasder has sent in his notes and photos on what he calls "the great experiment in cutting monthly outlay while increasing living space." If you have a tale-of-the-interior, let us know. Hey Brownstoners: I spent the first half of this year trying to figure out how to get my growing family more space while at the same time reducing my monthly outlay. My family and I have been living in a two-bedroom coop on Clinton Ave and wanted to stay in the neighborhood, but we had clearly outgrown our apartment and houses in Clinton Hill are quite expensive as you have seen documented here. Anyway, after reading (but not posting) on Brownstoner for many months I joined the conversation. To my surprise, there were many people like myself who were similarly trying to expand their living space without putting themselves in the poor...
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