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Condo owners Jill, a community college professor, and Cy, a non-profit executive, were crazy for their family’s Brooklyn life. But after years of apartment dwelling, they longed to give their daughters, Naomi, 12, and Camille, 6, the experience of living in a house all their own. They found it in the Clinton Hill neighborhood—a 1,920-square-foot brick townhouse. Built in 1899, the home was sorely in need of systems updates, but the couple posted the job on Sweeten, a service that matches renovators with vetted general contractors. They looked to Sweeten to find the right contractor who would realize their townhouse...