Facade Repair NYC
Facade repair and restoration for NYC apartment buildings, co-ops, and condos. From Local Law 11 repairs to terra cotta, cornices, and balconies, we turn your inspection report into completed work and help get your sidewalk shed down.
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What Does Facade Repair Involve in NYC?
Facade repair is the work of fixing a building’s exterior walls and everything attached to them, including brick, stone, terra cotta, cornices, balconies, and the sealant joints around windows. In New York City, most of that work is driven by Local Law 11, which requires buildings taller than six stories to have their facades inspected every five years and to repair the conditions the inspector finds.
A typical job starts with a report from your engineer or architect, known as a QEWI, listing the facade conditions that need attention. We turn that report into a scope and a schedule, set up the scaffolding and sidewalk protection, carry out the repairs with materials matched to your building, and document the finished work so your inspector can confirm the corrections. The goal is a facade that’s safe, sound, and off the City’s list for the next five years.
Who We Work With on NYC Facade Repairs
Facade repair decisions are rarely made by one person. We work with everyone involved, from the board to the engineer.
Property Managers
Clear scopes, schedules, and updates that make the job easy to manage across your buildings.
Co-op & Condo Boards
Board-ready proposals, insurance certificates, and advance notice for residents.
Building Owners
Straight answers on what’s required, what’s urgent, and what can wait.
Architects & Engineers
Repairs carried out to your QEWI’s report, with photos and records for close-out.
Facade Repair Services in NYC
Repairs listed in your FISP report, from SWARMP conditions to full facade programs, completed before your deadline.
Fast repairs for facades filed Unsafe, so conditions are corrected and the sidewalk shed can come down.
Bulging, cracked, and displaced brick facades repaired and rebuilt on apartment buildings and walk-ups.
Limestone, brownstone, and granite facades repaired and restored to match the original stone.
Cracked, loose, and missing terra cotta on pre-war buildings repaired or replaced with matching units.
Deteriorated and loose cornices secured, repaired, or rebuilt at the top of the building.
Corroded railings, spalled slabs, and failing balcony supports repaired to keep them safe.
Failed sealant around windows and facade joints replaced to keep water out of the wall.
Facade Problems We Fix on NYC Buildings
These are the conditions that show up most often in facade reports, and each one leads to its own kind of repair.
Bulging or Cracked Brick
Brick pushing out or cracking across the facade.
Spalling Stone
Stone faces flaking and breaking away.
Loose Terra Cotta
Cracked or shifting ornament and cladding.
Deteriorated Cornices
Cornices sagging, rusting, or pulling away.
Corroded Balconies
Rusting railings and cracked slabs.
Failed Sealant Joints
Cracked, missing, or shrunken caulking.
From FISP Report to Completed Facade Repairs
Every facade job moves through the same three stages, whether it’s a single cornice or a full building.
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Report Review & Scope
We review your FISP report with your QEWI, walk the facade, and write a scope and schedule your board or owner can approve.
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Permits, Access & Protection
Scaffolding, sidewalk sheds, and the permits they need are arranged before repairs begin.
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Repairs & Close-Out
Repairs are completed with matched materials, and photos and records are provided so your inspector can confirm the work.
Local Law 11 in Brief for NYC Building Owners
Local Law 11, officially the Facade Inspection & Safety Program, is the reason most large NYC buildings end up needing facade work.
Who It Covers
Buildings taller than six stories need their facades inspected every five years by a QEWI.
How Facades Are Rated
Each report classifies the facade as Safe, SWARMP, or Unsafe, based on what the inspector finds.
What It Means for You
SWARMP conditions must be repaired by the date in the report, and Unsafe conditions need protection and repair right away.
Sidewalk Shed Up for Months?
The fastest way to take a sidewalk shed down is to finish the repairs it’s protecting. We scope Unsafe conditions quickly and work to get them corrected.
Why NYC Owners Choose Us for Facade Restoration
Facade work is judged twice, once by your inspector now and again in the next cycle. We do repairs that pass both.
Report-Driven Scopes
Every condition in your report addressed, nothing missed.
Matched Materials
Brick, stone, and terra cotta matched to the original facade.
Clear Paperwork
COIs, permits, photos, and records ready when you need them.
Resident-Friendly Work
Notices and schedules that keep disruption to a minimum.
Facade Restoration Projects in NYC
What Property Managers and Boards Say About Our Facade Work
Facade Repair Across NYC & Westchester
We repair facades on apartment buildings, co-ops, condos, and mixed-use properties throughout four NYC boroughs and Westchester County.
Manhattan
Pre-war co-ops, high-rise condos, and mixed-use buildings.
Brooklyn
Apartment buildings, walk-ups, and brownstone-era facades.
Queens
Mid-rise apartment buildings and co-op complexes.
Bronx
Pre-war apartment buildings and large residential blocks.
Westchester
Facade repairs under local rules, since NYC's Local Law 11 doesn't apply here.
NYC Facade Repair FAQs
It covers repairs to a building's exterior walls and attachments, including brick, stone, terra cotta, cornices, balconies, and sealant joints. On larger buildings, most facade repair follows a Local Law 11 inspection report that lists the conditions to fix.
No. FISP inspections must be done by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector, a licensed engineer or architect. We're the contractor who completes the repairs the report calls for, and we work with your inspector through close-out.
NYC buildings taller than six stories. Their facades must be inspected every five years, and any conditions the inspector finds have to be repaired by the required deadlines.
Public protection, usually a sidewalk shed, has to go up right away, and the conditions must be repaired. Owners can face civil penalties starting 90 days after the initial Unsafe report unless an extension is accepted, so it pays to start repairs quickly.
Yes, that's how most of our facade jobs begin. Send us the report through our quote form, and we'll turn it into a scope, schedule, and written quote.
Yes. Facade work on landmarked buildings and in historic districts generally needs Landmarks Preservation Commission approval, and materials have to match the original. We plan for that review in the schedule.
Yes, we also repair facades in Westchester County. Local Law 11 is a New York City rule, so Westchester buildings follow local requirements instead.