The three signature moves that define a quality brownstone restoration are opening the roof, digging out the cellar, and widening the staircase to bring light into the dark middle.

10:56things. The roof, the cellar, and I widen the staircase. So you can kind of tell that I the there's more of a gap because brownstones are notorious for being a little dark in the middle because there's no windows in the middle typically. So I widen the staircase and I put a lot of [music] light and a bulkhead on the top so you get light down the middle and then this is all you

11:17know original. >> Those bricks are those original? >> Yeah. So and this also >> So these bricks are 140 years old. Yeah. >> That's pretty awesome. >> So that's another thing. I expose the brick. So this has sheetrock on it when I buy it. So I ripped the sheetrock down or not sheetrock plaster. But usually the plaster starts cracking and it decays against the >> So 140 years ago it was 1880, right?

11:37Yeah. >> Yeah. Uh >> or 1890. >> Yeah. >> So someone made that in 1890. That's pretty crazy. >> Yeah. Where do you see the the seller? The seller is literally rock, horseair, and mud. >> Let's see it >> is the is the is the way they made these foundations. Anyway, so this is the this is a typical rubble wall, right? So you got um rocks rocks and and then

12:00>> I grew up in a basement like this and it smelled exactly like this. >> Yeah, it's funny. I love it. Um so I wanted to keep all of that exposed. But >> I also think it's important to get as much usable space as you can. As much as this will be finished >> and this is basically free square footage because you know in terms of Flor

12:20area ratio, they don't count a base because it's below grade. So, I try to make it and right now you're not seeing it at the best. Um, I I got to put baseboard on, finish the floor, and and really spruce it up. So, it feels like it's real space. It's not It's not a >> So, how much you think this home will sell for? >> 6'2. >> What type of person would buy this

12:38house? >> What kind of person? >> Like a What would the job be? >> Um, probably like, you know, Yeah, I get a lot of creatives here in Brooklyn. >> Like actors. >> Fort Green. No, more like people like these days in social media and doing some some kind of media business. >> That's crazy. Maybe you'll be buying a $6 million home in Brooklyn. >> So, this is a rental basically. So, you