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PHOENIX FALL HOME SPECIALLandmarks Fails ToMake Atkins%u2019 DecisionChanging th e ex terio r of a building in Ne w York City can be a com plicated and lengthy p ro cess if the p ro p erty has been designated an h isto ric lan d m ark . All changes m a d e to th e building m u st be a p %u00adproved by th e C ity%u2019s L an d m a rk 's P re s e rv a %u00adtion through its C ertificate of App ro p riaten ess P rocess.F or B rooklyn H eights resid en ts C harlotte and B ern ard A tkins, the process sta rte d ten y ears ago w hen they first applied to the Com m ission to rem ove a bay window from th eir property. They w ere tu rn ed down. At the m ost re c e n t m eeting of th e C om m ission on S eptem ber 30, no fu rth e r p ro g ress w as m ad e on th e A tkins%u2019 effort to change th e back windows of th e ir p ro p erty a t 162 Colum bia H eights facing the Brooklyn P ro %u00adm enade.The A tkins%u2019 m o st re c e n t application to th e Com m ission included se v eral different elem ents. This tim e around they applied for th e legalization of window s th a t they h ad rep laced w ithout the perm ission of the Com %u00adm ission and for w hich they h ad received a violation. They also su b m itted p lan s to change the w indow s on th e ground floor of th e p roperty, to rem ove th e b ay window, and to co n stru ct a deck.Lillian A yala from the L an d m ark s P reserv atio n C om m ission said th e decision on the changes h ad been held over a t th e la st m eeting because th e subm itted plans needed to be clarified. She added th a t th e designs for the new window s h ad receiv ed a favorable response from se v eral of the com %u00adm issioners. %u2014 L.K.Help For HeatingThe Fifth Avenue C om m ittee, a non-profit neighborhood developm ent and housing organization, is now offering resid en ts in th e P ark Slope a re a the opportunity to sav e m oney on hom e heating fuel by joining a city-w ide fuel buyers group th a t offers discount prices on all g ra d e s of fuel oil.The organization is ANHD F u el, a division of the A ssociation of N eighborhood H ousing D evelopers, w hich offers savings on oil through group p u rch ases of fuel from m a jo r suppliers, delivered d irectly to ANHD Fuel m e m b e r%u2019s hom es. F o r first tim e oil buyers, a $15 m e m b ersh ip fee is re %u00adquired. As of S eptem ber 11, #2 fuel w as being sold a t $.67 a gallon; p rices a re ad ju sted daily by ANHD F u el according to m a rk e t conditions. B rochures and applications for th e fuel b u y er%u2019s group a re av ailab le from th e Fifth Avenue C om m ittee. The com pany sells #2, #4 and #6 g ra d e s of top q u ality fuelthroughout N ew York City, and fuel will be p u rc h a se d th is y e a r through the P e tro , B elcher, E m p ire , and South C arolina com %u00adp anies.T h ree tv p es of paym ent m eth o d s a re offered to m e m b e rs, th e m ost p o p u lar is to m a in ta in a deposit roughly equal to th e cost of a tan k fu l of oil; fuel is d eliv ered w ithin two w orking d ay s by calling ANHD and can also becom e au to m atic over a period of tim e. H om eow ners and a p a rtm e n t building m a n a g e rs can also choose th e bu d g et plan w hich estab lish es a fixed p a y m e n t each m onth, based on p ast fuel usage a n d ANHD F u e l%u2019s e stim a te of oil p rices d u ring the h eatin g season; deliveries a re au to m atic. The th ird option is to buy fuel a s needed by sending a certified check or m oney o rd e r at le ast tw o w orking days before a d elivery is req u ired .F o r fu rth e r inform ation, co n tact th e Fifth Avenue C om m ittee at (718) 965-2777.House Sale* Are UpT he N ew Y ork S tate A ssociation of R e a lto rs (N Y SA R) released its m onthly hom e sa le s d a ta for A ugust, rep o rtin g a 4.7 p e rc e n t in c rease in A ugust, 1986 sa le s com %u00adp a re d to the sa m e m onth la st y e a r. Sales activ ity (existing single fam ily hom es sold) w as 6,043 co m p ared to 5,769 hom es sold in A ugust, 1985.%u201c H om ebuying continues above la st y e a r %u2019s p a c e a s fav o rab le in te re st ra te s re m a in s ta b le ,%u201d according to C h arles M. S taro , asso ciatio n executive vice p resid en t.A ugust, 1986 m o rtg ag e in te re st iS ie s stood a t 10.01 p ercen t, 2.2 p e rc e n t below th e 12.03 p e rc e n t ra te in A ugust, 1985. The A ugust, 1986 ra te w as 4.41 p e rc e n t below the 14.42 p e rc e n t ra te during th e sa m e m o n th in 1984.T o tal d o llar volum e also in c re a se d com %u00adp a re d to th e sa m e m onth la s t y e a r. The A ugust, 1986 d o llar volum e of tra n sa c tio n s w as $574,682,368 %u2014 28.6 p e rc e n t above th e v olum e of $446,753,943 for A ugust, 1985.T he sta te association re p o rte d th a t a v e ra g e hom e p rices also in c re a se d in A ugust co m p ared to the a v e ra g e during the sa m e tim e la st y ear. The A ugust, 1986 selling p ric e of a n existing hom e statew id e w as $95,099 (including Long Isla n d ). The a v e ra g e p rice of an existing hom e u p state in A ugust 1986 stood a t $68,997 (not including Long Island).%u201c B ecau se in te re st ra te s h av e m a in ta in e d a ste a d y pace during th e la st y e a r, m a n y h o m eb u y ers h av e en tered th e m a rk e t inc re a sin g d em an d to levels not seen over the p a s t eig h t o r nine y ears. As a re su lt, the m a rk e t h a s experienced a n a tu ra l reactio n to th e g re a te r d em an d an d th a t is a n inc re a se in hom e p ric e s,%u201d S ta ro noted.ArONELOCKSMITHS, INC.624-0711W e%u2019re Number 1 forSecurity and Service24-Hour Emergency ServiceAlarms %u2022 Door Buzzers %u2022 GatesFREE ESTIMATES485 Court St. (corn. 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ServiceSteve %u2022 (718)495-9725If you've got a home-related craft orservice business that people shouldknow about, call Lydia R u r l e y at718-643-1400 and find out how youcan become a Neighborhood ServicesAdvertiser every week.Help for Your House is AvailableEvery Week of the Year In The PhoenixNeighborhood Services Classified Ads.O ctober 9, 1985, PHOENIX, Section II, Page 13