An apartment renovation two years ago replaced kitchen and bath appliances and upgraded central heating and air-conditioning.
"Everything, from the thermostats to the lighting, including computers, TV, kitchen and bath appliances, can be remotely controlled from outside the home — say, in your car while coming home from work, using your cellphone or P.D.A".
"People are really starting to understand the impact of what a power outage means to them, and it is changing their behavior," says Melanie Tydrich, a senior manager at Kohler, which sells kitchen and bath appliances and standby generators, among other things.
Mr. Tien shuttled Ms. Martin around the city as they searched for materials, and at one point they even visited a local kitchen and bath appliance factory to see if the workers would build an environmentally friendly toilet.
Try to find which bathroom appliance might be the source of wet patches or drips (shower, bath, toilet).
Park Slope $1.495 million 17 Park Place, Brooklyn 3-story 2-family brownstone; primary duplex: 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, commercial-grade appliances; simplex: 1 bedroom, 1 bath; 18-by-100-ft.
It is a good place to look at stainless steel kitchen appliances, bath fixtures and finishes.
C. C. Sullivan, a spokesman for Lucifer (the company of lighting, not the Prince of Darkness), outlined all kinds of spots where traditional elements are disappearing or becoming less obtrusive, including cooktops, kitchen appliances, bath accessories, drawer fronts, baseboards, medicine cabinets and window frames.
Two-car garages, gas fireplaces, two additional bedrooms and a den or three bedrooms and a bonus room are standard, as are two-and-a-half baths and all appliances except refrigerators.
doormen; renovated kitchen with upgraded appliances and baths; hardwood floors, whirlpool bath and steam shower, East River view; health club and pool in building; maintenance $1,813, 65% tax-deductible; listed at $750,000 , 8weeks on market (broker: Heron Residential) WEST MIDTOWN $412,5005299 West 42nd Street (Armory) 800-sq.-ft.
lot; taxes $2,126; listed at $1.25 million, 8 weeks on market (broker: Kline Realty) Queens BAYSIDE $610,00047-14211thth Street 3-bedroom, 1-bath, 66-year-old brick-sided colonial; front porch, dining room, eat-in kitchen with upgraded appliances, renovated bath, finished basement, laundry room; private driveway; 28-by-116-ft.
