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Steve Coleman, a freelance corporate-events planner”specializing in “sales meetings, not parties,” he notes”and his partner, hairstylist Michael Wang, have lived in a duplex condo in Williamsburg since November 2007. Their 625-square-foot back yard was originally the concrete pit you see here, but, says Steve, “we always knew we wanted more. The trees were beginning to outgrow their pots, and we knew we needed to take action.” Photo: Steve Coleman