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What comes with every NYC Design Build project?

Experience. Our leadership team is comprised of individuals with anywhere from a decade and a half to multiple decades of NYC specific construction and design credentials. We have performed several hundred renovations individually, and well over a thousand collectively. This means that we’ve seen just about every rodeo in town, and have collaborated with an absurdly broad spectrum of architects, expeditors, designers, engineers, tradespeople, and technicians of every stripe. This level of industry and geographically specific depth and breadth allows us to navigate the “challenging” nature of building in this great city.

Knowledge. We simply could not carry out the volume of quality work that our team has completed through the years without maintaining a tenacious curiosity about the industry we work in. While we keep our boots dirty by necessity, we are also seen as leaders and mentors in our field. This is why internationally based architects looking to execute projects in NYC and television shows with celebrity designers based outside of NYC, have solicited our expertise to put projects together within the five boroughs.

Transparency. At NYC Design / Build we believe that obscurantism is icky. So we don’t engage in it. Abiding by the baseline expectations of NY laws regarding renovation and construction practices simply does not ensure that clients and homeowners will be dealt with in an equitable and dignified way. To that end, we believe in detailed scopes of work, maintaining and sharing meaningful and accurate production notes, sharing of trade discounts and pass-through pricing on finished materials.

Commitment. Our leadership team is comprised of native New Yorkers and New Yorkers by choice. While some of us were born and raised here, others chose this great city to build their lives, raise their kids, and after many decades, simply cannot imagine calling any other place on earth: “home.” With that comes a level of investment in our craft which parallels our desire to carry on working in this great city. Cut corners, rack up violations, agitate building management companies, disrespect the DoB, fall out with local vendors, suppliers, and fabricators, and see how long you last in this town! We’re here for the long haul, and we design and build accordingly.

Service. Everyone at NYC Design / Build, from your project foreman to your designer, to the principal owner of the company, will know the ins and outs, and details of your project. This seems like a no-brainer, right? Well, there are as many ways to structure and scale a design/build firm, as there are design/build firms in existence. In some firms, there are layers of administrators and managers between company ownership and the jobsite. While those models are not without their merits, we believe that the myriad benefits of keeping a “lean and mean” team are too great to ignore. By keeping a more streamlined model, not only do we greatly reduce unnecessary costs, which allows us to punch above our weight from a cost to quality standpoint, but perhaps more importantly, our organizational structure ensures that everyone on the team understands the specific details of your project. It means that the person responsible for your DoB approvals, finished materials selections, and actual day-to-day operations will be well within reach and able to get you information in real time.

Sustainability. Many design/build firms in NYC advertise a commitment to sustainability. Some of those firms might even be earnest in those claims. Stating that you’re “interested” or “committed” to sustainability is easy. Building systems within your organization, so that you can actually -deliver- on those interests and commitments is a whole other ball of wax. While there are a handful of large construction companies in NYC with serious expertise in the utilization of sustainable materials and construction practices, and while there are an even greater number of architects similarly qualified, NYC Design / Build is the only boutique design/build firm in NYC with verifiable systems in place to meet every possible client need in this area. If you’d like a detailed PDF breakdown of what we’re able to do in this sphere, just ask, we’d be happy to get that right over to you.

Excellence. While arriving at aesthetically beautiful results from a materials, composition, and functionality standpoint isn’t easy, it’s just part of the story. The design/build process is just that, a process. It requires accurate and expertly composed estimate and scope generation, prudent and tactful pre-construction procedures, building approvals, mobilization, a sophisticated approach to DoB filings, and an appropriately toned voice when corresponding with building management and shareholders, if and when necessary. At NYC Design / Build, we strive to exceed our own, elevated benchmarks in each and every facet of this irrefutably dynamic enterprise.