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Figuring Square Footage

  Gross vs. Net Square Footage. I'm looking at an apartment in NYC that a professional floorplan sketch measures at 1700 interior square feet and 1000 exterior square feet.

From the gross figure, how can I arrive at the net Square footage, which I believe is the true sellable figure? Thanks.
 
  I'm trying to picture that exterior square footage -- is it balcony, deck, patio?  At any rate, it sounds as if you'd be buying 1,700 square footage of heated living space.
    Edith
Originally published on December 7, 2007
 
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