Chase of NY Standard Realty has been great to work with. He organized an impeccably-timed viewing…read moresession for me over the course of one afternoon during which he showed me several apartments, and at each stop he carefully listened to my feedback and adjusted the rest of our viewings accordingly. He prepped me in advance with what materials I would need for the application process so we could move quickly, and when the time came to submit and process the application and complete the lease signing he was responsive and completely reliable. Chase also checked in with me after the lease signing was completed to make sure I got what I needed. He is thoughtful and professional, and he has my highest recommendation. Two thumbs up to Chase from NY Standard Realty!

Chase was a pathetic excuse for a realtor. We saw an apartment, were supposedly the first applicant…read moreand I was told I had the exact credentials for the apartment. I put down a deposit and submitted an application. Then I was told I needed a guarantor so I supplied all my mothers information. Then Chase comes back saying I need another guarantor to make 80x the rent. I supplied another guarantor that had 80 times the rent. This was still not enough and I was being asked for a third guarantor before the management company gave up on my application. This process took over two weeks. What started off as a great application for an amazing apartment became an arduous task with pathetic results. Had chase provided us with the necessary credentials for the apartment our application process would have been sooner. Instead they took forever, barely corresponded in regards to the situation, and let our money flaunted. Do not bother with these realtors. They are an incredibly inexperienced and unreliable real estate practice.

SUFFIX ARCHITECT exceeded my expectations. If you're looking for an architect in NYC for brownstone…read morerenovation, co-op renovation, condo renovation, NYC DOB permits, or building permit approvals, I highly recommend them. Their team handled everything from architectural drawings and DOB filings to construction coordination with professionalism and speed. Their knowledge of New York City building codes and the permitting process made the project smooth and stress-free. One of the best architecture firms in Manhattan for residential renovations and permit expediting.

I hired them for floors but they later painted my daughters bedroom. First they sub the work out to…read moreother companies which is not out of the realm of construction but I was made to believe that it was their staff from their company coming to do the work. Secondly before we could choose the color for the floor in the second room the workman had already used the existing stain from the first room on it. When it was time to paint the subbed the painting out to another company who didn't clean the walls and ceiling after the floors were refinished so the paint started to bubble on my level 5 finished walls.

My wife and I finally decided to buy a home and we wanted to take on a project. Things quickly…read morechanged do to work and we could no longer do the work ourselves and stress was quickly setting in!!! We met and interviewed multiple contractors and everyone of them had some issues we couldn't work with, and the reviews weren't too favorable. We started asking around in our social circles and everyone religiously recommended UPHOUSE. We gave them a call and met with Gary and Max and they were amazing!!! Time frame for the work was great and the one time an issue came up they were very vocal and upfront to let us know what they were and what to expect!!! FULL GUT RENOVATION- and the work was beautiful. Clean up was great also. We are extremely happy we chose to go with UPHOUSE and couldn't be happier with what we got for our money!!!

The company did a great job on brooklyn house of worship and family friend on Bedford avenue near…read moreave z. A commonsense roofer.He gave advice a filling crack in brickwork. may call soon for gutter cleaning.

Very mediocre unenthused service. While I bought with broker Joe B. here years ago with high…read moresatisfaction, I can't say the same of broker Peter H. who gave very very diffident, obviously dismissive service regarding merely submitting an offer. I viewed the property last Sunday and have come to expect such viewing brokers to know nothing about the property which I quickly confirmed by asking about the property condition about which he knew not. It's my customary smoke/litmus test of their knowledge of the property and thus whether they care thus whether they're trustworthy and whether I should trim costs to account for non-trustworthy sales pitches. A mere day later, I called asking for the offer submission method as every broker and their attached office is a bit different about paperwork. I could totally sense he was so totally dismissive as he said that $720k was too low. He said he'd verbally edited it to the stated max of $740k if he ever presented the offer to the seller even though my form wouldn't reflect such a number. I later that day submitted an offer via his emailed JotForm, an online PDF filling service. I called to say I'd done so and to ask whether to expect a response. He said he'd present the offers thusfar that day and so later that evening he'd tell me how to proceed with other offers I'd put on hold for this one. He said nothing that evening, as expected as his word isn't credible, so the next day I called to be sure and he said oh yes of course he didn't really do anything but to expect a no. What kind of a lazy broker says that? To be yet more sure, I quickly edited the JotForm to rescind the offer. I'll send the fixed 3% commissions to another selling broker as my best response.

If you are looking to sell your home in the Midwood/Marine Park area, there is really no one but…read moreLisa Reich. She went above and beyond to make sure my home was sold in a prompt and legally sound manner. From listing the home to closing the home, Lisa did everything in between. She hired a team to clean and fix the front stoop, gathered a stellar team to save and close the deal and kept me in the loop the entire process. I was skeptic about Madison Estates at first but now I know, Lisa really was the best for this house. Thank you again Lisa.

I called them to get some mold remediation done after the initial one did not eliminate all of the…read moremold. They recommended a mold testing person who charged me $500 to take an air quality sample test that said my air was perfectly clean. Well a month later I find the mold in my airducts. The guy they recommended is a scammer. Told me some story about his kid having mold and clearly saw I had air purifiers running and decided to take air quality samples right next to them.... I didn't actually use servpro they seemed like nice people but 2 stars for recommending a loser mold tester who doesn't know air purifiers must be off for 24-48 hours before air quality testing.

Here's the thing with Serv-Pro... If you call them for anything there's a 99% you are already…read moremiserable. So these poor bastards have to service people who are in terrible mood... Every... Single... Time. My situation was no different... Specifically, I had a sewage pipe burst in my basement on the morning of Mother's Day. And This was only about a week after we moved into our new house. My whole family was sitting at our dining room table for a feast I made for my wife when one of my kids noticed looked down our staircase and noticed there was water on the floor in the basement. I went downstairs and there was a lot more than water... There was water, urine, and feces. I was so disappointed, disgusted, and somewhat incensed, so I called ServPro, explained my dilemma, and basically asked them to make everything better. And that is exactly what they did. They sent a team of three men to my house, and they were polite, and efficient, and quick, and everything I was hoping they would be. They left industrial de-humidifiers running for a couple of days after they left, and when I went downstairs 2 days later, my literal "sh!tshow" was remedied. The took away everything that was damaged, they disinfected everything they left behind, and they walked me through how I could go through insurance, if I chose to do it... Which I did... And my insurance company seemed relieved that I used professionals like ServPro to help me with my problem. So here's my point: If you are calling ServPro, chances are you are screwed. But I can assure you that the people who work at ServPro have seen it all and they are uniquely qualified to get you out of whatever pickle you may find yourself in. I will never use anyone else (but I hope I will never need them again). 10 out of 10 from me, or five stars, or thumbs-up... Whatever floats your boat. -Large PS- I was going to post before-and-after pics, but the befores all had feces in them, and I don't want to be known as "that guy" who posts bodily functions on the internet.