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Restoring a brownstone facade in Manhattan

A contractor-first view of Manhattan facade, masonry, restoration, and renovation records, organized around verified work at specific buildings.

Catalog contractors
14Offer this work + have local records
Service-specific records
5Contractors with a matching local project
Confirmed buildings
6Projects naming this work type
Last checked
2026-09-22Company official checks

LOCAL SCOPE CONTEXT

What to check for restoring a brownstone facade in Manhattan

This page exists because at least three catalog contractors offer the service and also have address-specific work in the borough. The service-specific count below is narrower.

The Manhattan records in this catalog divide into two practical building groups: prewar apartment and taller facade programs, and townhouse or rowhouse work. The recorded addresses reach from Greenwich Village and SoHo to the Upper East and Upper West Sides, Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Washington Heights, so one borough label does not imply one construction system.

For brownstone facades, require the bid to distinguish patching, resurfacing, and rebuilding, and to define substrate preparation, color, texture, profiles, and curing.

The current intersection lists 14 contractors that offer this work and have separate local evidence. Within that set, 5 contractors have this service named on projects at 6 confirmed buildings, including recorded townhouse, brownstone building types and named brownstone, wood, brick, stucco materials. These are catalog observations, not a description of every building in Manhattan.

See the complete Manhattan contractor hub for other services, companies, and local building context.

Local context source: Historic District Maps for Manhattan

ADDRESS-SPECIFIC DOB SCOPES

Compare the recorded work, not just the service label

These selected records name both a business and a specific scope at an exact address. Each summary separates what DOB records from questions to ask about your own project. They are not contractor endorsements or independently verified completed-project case studies.

  1. 118 West 12th Street — Localized brownstone repair with brick, coping, and flashing

    Recorded business: Burda Construction

    Recorded scope. The BIS filing describes brick repointing, coating removal, and repair of cracked brownstone at the front door. It also names coping removal, two new courses of brick, flashing, and new stone coping. The matching EW permit row identifies BURDA CONSTRUCTION CORP under GC license 0003407 at BIN 1010576.

    For your comparison. For a similar project, ask for the front-door stone repair, brick repointing, coating removal, and roof-edge or coping work to be mapped and priced separately. Require the proposed flashing tie-in and stone-coping details, and clarify which conditions need investigation before a fixed quantity can be quoted.

    Evidence limits. The job filing reports Signed Off and the selected permit row reports Issued in 2001. Neither proves workmanship, current contractor qualification, or a project-specific LPC approval for this Greenwich Village Historic District property.

    DOB job 102358235 · Permit EW, document 01, sequence 01 · Issued · Recorded status: Issued (BIS permit row); job filing Signed Off · Record rechecked

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  2. 121 Waverly Place — Brownstone resurfacing alongside brick pointing and windows

    Recorded business: Naim Construction

    Recorded scope. DOB NOW names NAIM CONSTRUCTION LLC under GC license 622703 for exterior facade renovation at BIN 1008950. The filed description includes brick repointing, brownstone resurfacing, and new front-facade windows. It does not divide those activities into quantities or specify a resurfacing material or layer thickness.

    For your comparison. Separate the brownstone areas from brick joints and window work in each proposal. Ask for a condition map, treatment boundaries, mortar and resurfacing specifications, window-interface details, and an approved mockup before comparing prices for this combined scope.

    Evidence limits. DOB NOW reports Signed-off, which is an administrative status. The record supports the named business and filed scope but does not independently establish the final installation method, quality, or suitability of the same treatment for another building.

    DOB job M01149787-I1 · Permit M01149787-I1-GC · Issued · Recorded status: Signed-off · Record rechecked

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OWNER GUIDES

Use these guides to define and compare the brownstone facade restoration scope before reviewing the local contractor records.

Complete guide · 10 sourcesBrownstone Facade Restoration in New York City

Plan a NYC brownstone facade restoration around documented conditions, compatible repairs, approvals, mockups, budget drivers, and verified records.

Focused guide · 4 sourcesWhy Brownstone Facades Deteriorate in NYC

See how water, salts, freeze-thaw cycles, bedding planes, movement, corrosion, and incompatible repairs damage NYC brownstone facades over time.

Focused guide · 5 sourcesBrownstone Patching vs Resurfacing vs Rebuilding

Compare brownstone patching, resurfacing, stone replacement, and rebuilding by condition, scope, mockups, budget drivers, risks, and NYC approvals.

Complete guide · 5 sourcesHow to compare NYC facade contractor quotes

Compare NYC facade quotes by scope, quantities, materials, access, permits, exclusions, schedule, payment terms, and documented project evidence.

Focused guide · 6 sourcesWhat a NYC facade repair scope should include

A useful NYC facade repair scope defines conditions, locations, quantities, materials, access, protection, permits, testing, closeout, and exclusions.

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STRONGEST EVIDENCE

Current records and address-specific DOB work

Their license is current, the legal entity matches the name they trade under, and DOB names them at one or more addresses. Each company row separates two-source matches, DOB-only records and company-only claims.

CompanyWork shownVerified boroughsPublic-record evidence

B&D Construction

Brownstone Facade RestorationStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingLimestone RestorationCornice RestorationGut Renovation

Brooklyn, Manhattan

DCWP match · 3 two-source · 2 company-only

Milestone Restoration Inc.

Brownstone Facade RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingParapet RepairWaterproofingLimestone Restoration

Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan

DCWP match · 16 DOB-only

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PARTLY CONFIRMED

Additional identity or license context

At least one official check is not a current match. A DCWP search with no exact hit is not proof of a violation: HIC requirements depend on the job and building. Read the profile before deciding.

No company records fall in this evidence group.

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READ FIRST

Something in the public record you should read before calling

An expired record, an unavailable register, or another specific conflict needs closer reading. This is not a workmanship score.

CompanyWork shownVerified boroughsPublic-record evidence

AARCO Contracting

Brownstone Facade RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingLimestone RestorationTerra Cotta RestorationCornice RestorationParapet RepairIronwork RestorationWaterproofingFisp Repair

Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens

DCWP expired · 11 two-source · 2 company-only

Black Square Builders Corp.

Brownstone Facade RestorationStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingFisp RepairGut RenovationStructural RenovationHistoric Window Restoration

Brooklyn, Manhattan

DCWP expired · 2 two-source · 4 DOB-only

Burda Construction

Brownstone Facade RestorationStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryHistoric Window RestorationCornice RestorationGut Renovation

Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens

DCWP match · 67 DOB-only

Elite Brownstone Restoration

Brownstone Facade RestorationBrownstone ResurfacingStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingLimestone RestorationCornice Restoration

Brooklyn, Manhattan

DCWP expired · 2 two-source

Empire Construction New York

Brownstone Facade RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingParapet RepairWaterproofing

Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens

DCWP match · 3 two-source · 4 company-only

Excellent Contracting

Brownstone Facade RestorationBrownstone ResurfacingStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingLimestone RestorationCornice RestorationParapet RepairIronwork RestorationWaterproofing

Brooklyn, Manhattan

DCWP match · 3 two-source

Naim Construction

Brownstone Facade RestorationStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingLimestone RestorationTerra Cotta RestorationCornice RestorationIronwork RestorationWaterproofingStructural RenovationFisp Repair

Brooklyn, Manhattan

DCWP match · 3 two-source

Nova Construction Services

Brownstone Facade RestorationHistoric MasonryLimestone RestorationTerra Cotta RestorationCornice RestorationIronwork RestorationWaterproofingFisp Repair

Manhattan

No exact DCWP result · 3 two-source

Progressive Contracting

Brownstone Facade RestorationStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingLimestone Restoration

Brooklyn, Manhattan

DCWP match · 3 two-source

Riya Construction

Brownstone Facade RestorationBrownstone ResurfacingStoop RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingWaterproofingParapet Repair

Brooklyn, Manhattan

No exact DCWP result · 3 two-source

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CompanyWork shownVerified boroughsPublic-record evidence

Shamas Contracting

Brownstone Facade RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingParapet RepairWaterproofingGut RenovationStructural RenovationHvac ModernizationPlumbing ModernizationElectrical ModernizationHistoric Window Restoration

Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island

DCWP expired · 3 two-source · 5 DOB-only

Xinos Construction Corp.

Brownstone Facade RestorationHistoric MasonryBrick RepointingTerra Cotta RestorationParapet RepairWaterproofingStructural RenovationFisp RepairHistoric Window Restoration

Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens

No exact DCWP result · 4 DOB-only

RECORDED BUILDINGS

Buildings where this work type is recorded