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- Allowance
- Alt-1 (Alteration Type 1)
- Alt-2 (Alteration Type 2)
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- Ballpark Estimate
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- Brushed Brass / Champagne Bronze
- Budget Overrun
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- Built-ins
- Certificate of Completion
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- CO (Certificate of Occupancy)
- Condo (Condominium)
- Con Edison Shut-Off
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- Contingency
- Contractor Insurance Certificate
- Co-op (Cooperative)
- Co-op Renovation Rules
- Cosmetic Renovation
- Cost per Square Foot
- Demo (Demolition)
- Design-Build
- DOB BIS vs. DOB NOW
- DOB (Department of Buildings)
- DOBNow
- DOB Permit Status Lookup
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- Dry Over Wet Rule
- ECB Violation
- Expediter
- Finish Schedule
- Floating Shelf
- Fluted Detailing
- Framing
- Full Gut Renovation
- GC (General Contractor)
- High-Gloss Finish
- Hub Self-Service
- Japandi
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- Lead Time
- Level 5 Finish
- Licensed vs. Insured Contractor
- Lien Waiver
- Line Item
- LL11 / Facade Inspection (Local Law 11)
- Local Law 97
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- Marble
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- Mid-Century Modern
- Millwork
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- Noise Mitigation Plan
- Open Concept
- PAA (Post Approval Amendment)
- Payment Schedule
- Pegboard System
- Permit-Free Renovation
- Permit Set
- Pre-Renovation Walkthrough
- Pre-War / Post-War
- Punch List
- Quartz (Engineered Stone)
- Quartzite
- Render (Rendering)
- Renovation Escrow
- Ribbed Glass
- Satin Finish
- Scaffold Permit
- Scandinavian Minimalism
- Scope Creep
- Scope of Work
- Shareholder Approval
- Sheetrock
- Site Safety Plan
- Site Superintendent
- Soft Costs vs. Hard Costs
- Space Planning
- Special Inspection
- Spec Sheet (Specification Sheet)
- Sponsor Unit
- Statement Lighting
- Subcontractor
- Substantial Completion
- Tadelakt
- Taping & Skim Coat
- Textural Layering
- TR1 / TR8 Forms
- Transitional Design
- Turnkey Renovation
- Value-Add Renovation
- Value Engineering
- Walk-Up
- Warm Neutrals
- Warranty Period
- Wet Over Dry Rule
- Wood Veneer
- Work Permit
- Zellige Tile
- Zoning Resolution
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