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General Contractor Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn

Bed-Stuy Buildings Deserve Someone Who Knows Them

From 100-year-old brownstones to co-op gut renovations, we handle the full scope licensed, OSHA-certified, and based right here in Brooklyn. We’ve spent over a decade opening walls in these buildings and learning what’s actually behind them.
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Fully Licensed and Verified

We hold DCA NYC License #1302135 a number you can look up yourself on the city's database before you sign anything.

WBE Certified Contractor

We're a Women's Business Enterprise certified company, License #MWCERT2018-1752 a formal NYC certification, not a self-applied label.

OSHA-Certified Superintendent On-Site

Every project runs under an OSHA-certified NYC Construction Superintendent the credential that keeps your job site safe and code-compliant.

A Decade of Brooklyn Renovations

Over ten years working on Brooklyn's most complex buildings means fewer surprises, smarter planning, and a crew that knows what to expect behind the walls.

Home Renovation Bedford Stuyvesant

Bed-Stuy Has a Specific Kind of Building Problem

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn has the largest collection of intact Victorian-era architecture in the United States roughly 8,800 buildings constructed before 1900. That’s not a fun fact. It’s the reason renovation work here is genuinely different from anywhere else in the city. These buildings have been patched, modified, and partially updated by a rotating cast of owners and handymen over 12 decades. Every wall you open is a question mark. We’ve been doing this long enough to know what those question marks usually look like and how to handle them without derailing your timeline or doubling your budget. Whether you’re renovating a brownstone on Hancock Street, finishing a basement off Nostrand Avenue, or updating a co-op kitchen in a fourth-floor walk-up, we bring the same level of attention to every project: full scope management, all permits pulled by us, and direct communication from start to finish.
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Brooklyn Construction Company Results

What You Actually Get When You Hire Right

A renovation that finishes on time, passes inspection, and doesn’t leave you managing problems six months later.
  • You never have to deal with the DOB we handle all permit applications, filings, and inspections ourselves.
  • You get a written, itemized estimate upfront so there are no vague numbers that balloon into change-order surprises later.
  • Your co-op board's alteration agreement requirements get handled by a crew that's done this before and knows what boards expect.
  • You work with a team that has actually opened 100-year-old walls and knows how to adapt when the building doesn't match the plans.
  • Every trade plumbing, electrical, carpentry, tile, drywall, painting is managed under one roof, so you're not coordinating five different vendors.
  • You can verify our license numbers before the first call, because we list them and they're publicly searchable.

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Brownstone Renovation Bedford Stuyvesant

Old Buildings Require a Different Approach

Most contractors can handle a standard renovation. Bed-Stuy brownstones are not standard renovations. When you’re working on a building that went up in the 1880s or 1890s, you’re dealing with original masonry, aging joists, decades of patchwork plumbing and electrical, and facades that have been through more freeze-thaw cycles than anyone can count. Add in the fact that many properties in Bedford Stuyvesant sit within the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District which means exterior modifications require Landmarks Preservation Commission approval and you quickly realize that the wrong contractor doesn’t just slow things down. They can create problems that cost more to fix than the original renovation. We’ve renovated pre-1900 walk-up co-ops, gut-renovated brownstones from the studs out, and handled everything in between. We know how these structures behave. We know what to look for when we open a wall. And we know how to plan for the unexpected without treating every surprise as an excuse to revise the contract.
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Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling Bedford Stuyvesant

From Kitchen Remodels to Full Gut Renovations

We handle the full range of residential and commercial construction in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. On the residential side, that means kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, basement finishing, home extensions, full gut renovations, new construction, foundation work, framing, tile, carpentry, drywall, painting, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. On the commercial side, we’ve completed office buildouts, restaurant renovations, retail spaces, salon renovations, and medical office projects. What that breadth means for you is simple: you don’t need to find a separate contractor for each phase of your project. We manage every trade, coordinate every timeline, and stay accountable for the finished result. Whether you’re updating one bathroom in a Bed-Stuy co-op or doing a full renovation of a multi-story brownstone on Decatur Street, the process is the same a detailed written scope, clear communication throughout, and a crew that shows up and does the work.
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Free On-Site Estimate

We walk the property with you, assess the scope, and ask the right questions before we put anything on paper.

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Written Scope and Plan

You receive a detailed, itemized written estimate no vague totals, no hidden line items that appear later as change orders.

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We Build, You Stay Informed

We pull all permits, manage every trade, and keep you updated throughout so you're never left wondering what's happening on your own job site.

Bedford Stuyvesant FAQs

Common Questions About Our Service

Yes and this is one of the most important questions you can ask any contractor before hiring them. In New York City, most renovation work that touches structure, plumbing, or electrical requires permits from the NYC Department of Buildings. We handle all DOB filings, permit applications, and required inspections ourselves. You should never be in a position where a contractor is asking you to pull your own permits that’s a significant red flag. Unpermitted work in Brooklyn can result in stop-work orders, fines, forced demolition of completed work, and serious complications when you go to sell the property. We handle the paperwork so you don’t have to think about it.
In New York City, working on residential properties requires two separate licenses from two separate agencies a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) license from the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, and a General Contractor registration from the NYC Department of Buildings. We hold DCA NYC License #1302135, and you can verify it yourself on the city’s public database. We’re also WBE Certified (License #MWCERT2018-1752), fully bonded, and carry general liability and workers’ compensation insurance. Before you hire any contractor in Bedford Stuyvesant or anywhere else in Brooklyn, ask for their license numbers and look them up it takes five minutes and tells you a lot.
Yes, and co-op renovations are something we’ve done before including a full renovation of a fourth-floor co-op in a 100-year-old walk-up building in Brooklyn. Co-op renovations come with a layer of complexity that standard homeowner renovations don’t have: your co-op board will require an alteration agreement, proof of contractor insurance, and often approval for the scope of work before anything starts. Work hours are typically restricted, and the logistics of moving materials through a shared building require real coordination. We’re familiar with how co-op boards operate and what they need to see from a contractor. We’ll work within your building’s requirements and make sure the approval process doesn’t become a bottleneck.
Yes. A significant portion of Bedford Stuyvesant falls within the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District or the Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District, both of which are regulated by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission. What that means practically is that any exterior modifications windows, facades, stoops, ironwork require LPC review and approval before work can begin. Interior renovations are generally not affected by landmark designation, so a full gut renovation of the interior of a landmarked brownstone is typically straightforward from a regulatory standpoint. For exterior work, we plan for the LPC review process early in the project timeline so it doesn’t create delays once construction begins. If you’re not sure whether your property is in a historic district, we can help you find out.
The honest answer is that it depends on the scope and the condition of the building and in Bedford Stuyvesant, the condition of the building matters more than almost anywhere else. A straightforward bathroom remodel in a newer building might take two to four weeks. The same scope in a pre-1900 brownstone or walk-up co-op can take longer if we find outdated plumbing, knob-and-tube wiring, or other conditions behind the walls that need to be addressed before the finish work begins. We walk through this with you during the estimate phase including a realistic discussion of what we might find and how we’d handle it so the timeline we give you is based on the actual building, not a best-case assumption. That upfront conversation is how we avoid the timeline surprises that frustrate so many Brooklyn homeowners.
We do. On the residential side, we handle everything from kitchen and bathroom remodeling to full gut renovations, basement finishing, home additions, and new construction. On the commercial side, we’ve completed restaurant renovations, office buildouts, retail spaces, salon renovations, and medical office projects. Bedford Stuyvesant has a mix of brownstone homeowners, co-op residents, and small business owners along corridors like Fulton Street and Nostrand Avenue and we work with all of them. The process is the same regardless of project type: a free written estimate, a clear scope of work, all permits handled by us, and direct communication throughout the build. If you have a project in mind, reach out and we’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit for it.