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January 13, 2009
contractor recommendation
We are buying a brownstone!
I need a contractor recommendation preferably by a homeowner.
I am a registered architect but am new to NYC and need to get accurate prices for my renovation.
The 3 family house is in need of some work but is habitable. We will convert to a 2 family.
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Hi
You can call our contractor Richard at 646-645-2300. He recently finished work on our home in Ditmas Park and we are very satisfied. Not sure what his schedule looks like, but definitely give him call and you can mention my name
Matt
Posted by: mh at January 13, 2009 2:21 PM
We've used Matt Zocco (MLZ Construction) on two of our houses during the last seven years, and been extremely pleased. 718-966-8859.
Posted by: statestreeter at January 13, 2009 7:47 PM
Interior Alterations
There aren't words to describe the level of integrity, professionalism and skill of these people.
Posted by: superstooper at January 13, 2009 7:58 PM
Chris Marcoux, Quirk Ltd. 718-230-1650. Just completed substantial reno on our house. Very reliable, professional workstyle, excellent work; subs are outstanding.
Posted by: Brooklynista at January 13, 2009 8:57 PM
Can't recommend Matt diFrancesco highly enough. I know the website says green roofs, but he's rebuilding my brownstone and not putting a green roof on it at all. Knows a lot about LEED/green/econerd stuff:
http://newyorkcitygreenroof.com/
Posted by: StuyStone at January 13, 2009 9:09 PM
Try AllRenovation Construction, I hired them in 2006 to gut a 3 family Brownstone in Windsor Terrace. I interview 3 other companies, AllReno was the only company that submitted an itemized estimate. Very professional, customer service conscious and finished my project on time. I highly recommend them. You can reach them at 718-351-4099 or check their site http://www.allrenovation-ny.com
If you need anymore detailed info email me and I'll send you my contact number.
Best of Luck
adamkidron@hotmail.com
Posted by: adamkidron at January 14, 2009 1:25 AM
Hello,
My husband would be happy to arrange an appointment and give you an estimate. He does all the interior renovation (sheetrock/blueboard, plaster, painting, flooring, tile etc...)
Here are 2 recommendations of some work he has done:
http://www.brownstoner.com/forum/archives/2008/03/recommendation_20.php
http://www.brownstoner.com/forum/archives/2008/06/plasterer_paint_1.php
We have other references as well.
Our contact info: 914-562-2706 or willianprates68@hotmail.com
Good luck!
Thanks,Aida
Posted by: Aida008 at January 14, 2009 6:22 PM
I'm starting to feel like a broken record making this rec, but I'm so enthusiastic about it, I jump on the chance to do so: Nick at Transcend Construction. Do a forum search for Transcend and you'll see lots of recs for him. Basically, I just got done with a huge, almost gut, renovation. I hired someone else as a GC, who I ended up not being very happy with, but when we needed a lot of exterior work we found multiple recs for Transcend here so we decided to go with them. After working with SO many folks (GC, plumbers, electricians, etc,), our experience with Nick stands out as AWESOME (ALL the others were poor to just acceptable--I have pretty high standards). Good work, and he's totally honest and fair--you'll never feel like you're being duped in the least, b/c you're not.
Here's a post about some of our experiences/what we learned, including a big rec for Nick: http://www.brownstoner.com/forum/archives/2008/12/our_recent_expe.php
Posted by: tanner at January 15, 2009 5:59 PM
Check out www.fdmnyc.com. My friend was extremly happy with them. Ask for the owner Dave.
Posted by: Peter slope at January 16, 2009 10:56 PM
We had a positive experience all around with Transcend Construction, found here on the forum. They did a great job, had great workers and stuck to their estimate despite some minor changes in scope.
Posted by: windsorterrace at January 17, 2009 9:01 PM
welcome to new york! You can find vetted sources for all types of new york city renovation services in The Franklin Report. They have contractors, painters, designers, all kinds of specialists. It's a great resource for homeowners and a great source of business for pros (I'm a kitchen and bath designer and have found many clients and subs thru it).
It's like a zagats for renovation, all listings are rated by homeowners and clients. In order to qualify for being listed, we must re-qualify every year with new client recommendations.
Check it out:
http://www.franklinreport.com/default.aspx?m=NYC
Posted by: one2one at March 9, 2009 6:25 PM
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