Ditmas Estates LLC

September 2010 - Posts

• Little extra money, and a lot of projects

  When you purchase a new house the buyer is often short of extra cash. Here are my priorities before moving into a house. 1) The Roof If the roof leaks badly it can very quickly comprise the structural integrity of the structure. 2) Termites Termites work Read More... Posted Saturday, September 25, 2010 1:36 PM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments Filed under: Buyer Information, Brooklyn NY

• How long do home systems last?

  The new home owner is often terrified by essential systems in their home that have limited life expectancies. Knowledge is the best way to assuage these fears. Knowledge is also one of the best ways to calculate the time and cost to replace a major system. Read More... Posted Saturday, September 25, 2010 1:34 PM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments Filed under: Buyer Information, Brooklyn NY

• Popular for a reason

  Shanghai Joe’s 9 Pell Street New York , NY 10013 212-233-8888 Getting into Shanghai Joe’s often takes a wait of an hour or more and you can not make reservations in advance. Somehow they have managed to shoehorn about 100 plus patrons into Read More... Posted Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:57 AM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments Filed under: Chinese, restaurant review

• A Good Start --Oxcart Tavern

  OxCart Tavern 1301 Newkirk Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 718 284 0005 It is really kind of unfair to review a restaurant on its second night, but I was hungry. Oxcart does not yet have draft beer, liquor or credit card machines, but this will come and there Read More... Posted Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:54 AM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments Filed under: restaurant review, tavern

• Detached single family w/legal office in prime midwood

  THIS DETACHED IMMACULATE SINGLE FAM HOUSE HAS 5 BDMS PLUS, A KITCHEN W/2 SINKS AND 2 D/WS,THERE IS A LEGAL FULL HOME OFFICE W/PVT ENTRANCE, A GARAGE W/PVT DWY,AN EXTRA LG LOT OF 5200 SF PLUS, WITH A FAR OF 0.6 Asking $ 999,000 for more info see www.ditmasestates.co Read More... Posted Thursday, September 09, 2010 7:53 PM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Brooklyn NY Attachment(s): frt.jpg

• Prime Pasta

  Prima Pasta 5821 Avenue T Brooklyn, NY 11234 718 209 1030 A local Brooklyn standby earns its reputation the hard way, day after day with inexpensive, but good Italian food. Upon coming to your table a large never ending basket of piazza bread arrives. Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:35 PM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments

• Ess, Mein Kind

  Mill Basin Kosher Deli 5823 Avenue T. Brooklyn NY 11234 718.241.4910 Kosher deli’s are almost an endangered species, basically because they have gotten a bad rap--- All that salt and fat…oy While still a carnivores delight the Mill Basin Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:35 PM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments

• No Kibble Here

  Bunny Chow 74 Orchard Street New York, NY 212 260-5317 We may not think of it as such, but South Africa is a melting pot. There are English, Dutch, Native Africans and Indians. Remember, Ghandi got his start here and a Bunny Chow draws from all these Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:33 PM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments Filed under: restaurant review, south african

• Will I be happy in my new house?

  There is no guarantee that you will be happy in your new house or neighborhood. Indeed, although I have no psychological training, I know from first hand knowledge that happiness comes from within not from physical objects, money, houses etc... However Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:30 PM by Dan Shapiro | 0 Comments