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Renovating against the clock

The story of a bold Park Avenue co-op makeover that met the challenge of strict summer renovation rules

It took several attempts to achieve just the right shade of high-gloss brown on the mahogany panels in the library.
It took several attempts to achieve just the right shade of high-gloss brown on the mahogany panels in the library.

From Luxury Listings NYC: It’s a fact that’s probably well known to any co-op dweller who has had to hire a contractor to sand floors or switch out a sink: Strict renovation rules make the task a lot more difficult.

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So, the challenge that faced renovation guru Lee Stahl almost strains credulity. He was hired to update a 3,800-square-foot Park Avenue pad that hadn’t really been touched since the 1980s. (Think sea-foam green carpets and earth-tone checkerboard shower tiles.) And do it over the course of a single summer. [more]

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