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Brooklyn Renovation Contractor You Can Trust

Brooklyn Renovations Done Right, Start to Finish

From brownstone gut renovations to kitchen and bathroom remodels, we handle every trade under one roof so you’re not chasing three contractors across three schedules. We’ve been doing this work in Brooklyn for over a decade, and we know what these buildings actually require.
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NYC DCWP Licensed Contractor

We hold NYC DCWP Home Improvement Contractor License #1302135 verifiable on NYC.gov and required by law for residential renovation work in Brooklyn. Any contractor working in New York City without this license is working illegally.

MWBE Certified Business

We are a government-certified Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWCERT2018-1752) a verified credential that holds us to a higher standard of accountability.

OSHA Construction Superintendent Certified

Our OSHA certification goes beyond the minimum license requirement, ensuring every job site is managed safely and professionally from day one through final walkthrough.

Over a Decade in Brooklyn

More than ten years of completed renovations across Brooklyn's prewar apartments, brownstones, co-ops, and commercial spaces institutional knowledge you can't fake.

Brooklyn Home Renovation Company

One Team. Every Trade. No Runaround.

Brooklyn renovation is not like renovation anywhere else. You’re dealing with buildings that are sometimes over a hundred years old, co-op boards that require stacks of paperwork before a wall comes down, DOB permits that take time to navigate, and in many neighborhoods, Landmarks Preservation Commission rules that govern what you can and can’t touch on the exterior. Most contractors know how to build. Fewer know how to build in Brooklyn. At New Era Development Group LLC, we’ve been doing this work in Brooklyn for over a decade. We handle framing, flooring, electrical, plumbing, and finishes and we manage the regulatory side, too. Whether you’re combining two apartments in a Park Slope co-op, gutting a kitchen in a Crown Heights brownstone, or building out a commercial space in Williamsburg, we’ve handled projects like yours before.
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Brooklyn Remodeling Contractor Benefits

What You Actually Get When You Hire Us

A finished space that matches what you envisioned without the chaos, the delays, or the contractor disappearing mid-project.
  • You get one point of contact from the first walkthrough to the final inspection no juggling multiple crews.
  • Your co-op board paperwork and DOB filings get handled correctly the first time, not reworked after a rejection.
  • You'll know your contractor is legally licensed to work in New York City not just licensed somewhere, but here in Brooklyn, specifically.
  • Your brownstone or prewar apartment gets renovated by a team that understands what those buildings actually involve structurally and legally.
  • You receive fair, honest pricing upfront the kind multiple clients have called out by name in their reviews.
  • Your building neighbors and management stay out of it we work cleanly, quietly, and within your building's required hours and rules.

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Brownstone Contractor Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn's Housing Stock Demands More Than a General Contractor

Brownstones are Brooklyn’s most iconic structures and some of its most demanding renovation projects. A building constructed in 1895 in Fort Greene or Bed-Stuy comes with lead paint, knob-and-tube wiring, cast-iron plumbing, and a facade that may fall under LPC landmark protection. That’s not a scare tactic. It’s just what these buildings are. If your contractor doesn’t know that going in, you’ll find out the hard way usually through a stop-work order or a failed inspection. We list brownstone renovation as a named service for a reason. We know what these buildings require: EPA RRP protocols for lead paint disturbance, updated electrical and plumbing systems that meet current code, and where applicable, the LPC Certificate of Appropriateness process for any exterior work in a designated historic district. Neighborhoods like Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and Clinton Hill all have landmark protections that affect what you can do and how you do it. We’ve navigated all of it.
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Co-op Renovation Contractor Brooklyn

We Stay With You Through the Approval Process

One of our clients hired us to renovate a co-op apartment on the fourth floor of a hundred-year-old walk-up in the middle of summer. Before we could touch a single wall, they needed board approval, a signed alteration agreement, our insurance certificates in the exact format the building required, and a DOB filing. That process took nine months. We stayed with them every step of the way and the moment the approvals came through, we were ready to start. That’s not an unusual story for Brooklyn co-ops. It’s actually pretty common. What’s less common is a contractor who doesn’t disappear during the wait. We know what co-op boards need, what DOB filings require, and how to prepare documentation that doesn’t come back rejected. If you’re renovating an apartment in Brooklyn whether it’s a gut renovation, a kitchen remodel, or combining two adjoining units the approval process is part of the job. We treat it that way.
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Free On-Site Estimate

We walk your space, ask the right questions, and give you a clear, honest estimate no obligation, no pressure.

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Scope, Permits, and Approvals

We handle the DOB filings, co-op board documentation, and any permit requirements before a single tool comes out.

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Build, Finish, and Hand Off

Our team manages every trade from framing through finishes and we don't leave until the space is exactly what we agreed on.

Brooklyn FAQs

Common Questions About Our Service

Yes and this is one of the most important things to verify before signing anything. New York State does not have a statewide general contractor license. Licensing is handled locally, which means a contractor licensed somewhere else in New York may not be legally authorized to do residential renovation work in Brooklyn. In New York City, any contractor performing renovation work valued at $200 or more is required to hold a NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Home Improvement Contractor license. You can verify any contractor’s license directly on NYC.gov. Our license number is 1302135 look it up.
Co-op board approval is a process that happens before any construction begins in Brooklyn, and it can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months depending on the building. Typically, you’ll need to submit a formal alteration agreement, a detailed scope of work, your contractor’s certificate of insurance (with specific language the board requires), and sometimes a DOB filing or engineer’s sign-off. Boards can and do reject contractors whose paperwork isn’t in order which delays your project and can cost you money. We’ve been through this process many times across Brooklyn’s co-op buildings, and we know how to prepare documentation that gets approved, not sent back.
In most cases, yes. The NYC Department of Buildings requires permits for any work that goes beyond purely cosmetic updates painting and flooring don’t require permits, but structural work, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and anything that changes the layout of your space almost certainly does. This applies whether you’re in a brownstone in Bed-Stuy, a prewar co-op in Park Slope, or a condo in Williamsburg. Unpermitted work isn’t just a legal risk it can surface as a serious liability when you go to sell the property. We handle the permit filing process as part of our standard scope of work.
Quite a bit, depending on the building’s age and condition. Most Brooklyn brownstones were built before 1940, and many before 1900. That means there’s a real possibility of lead paint, which requires EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) certified contractors to handle legally and safely. Knob-and-tube wiring and cast-iron plumbing are common in these buildings and typically need to be updated to meet current code. If the brownstone is in a designated historic district Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, Carroll Gardens, and Park Slope all have landmark protections any exterior work requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission before you can proceed. We’re familiar with all of it.
We cover the full scope of residential and commercial renovation work. On the residential side, that includes gut renovations, kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, brownstone renovations, apartment combinations, basement remodeling, home additions, and window replacements. We also handle commercial buildouts including salon spaces. Every project involves the full range of trades: framing, flooring, electrical, plumbing, and finishes. We work across Brooklyn’s neighborhoods, from Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights to Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Cobble Hill, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and beyond. If you’re not sure whether your project falls within our scope, call us and we’ll tell you honestly.
That’s one of the most common fears people bring to a first conversation with a contractor and for good reason. Cost overruns are a real problem in this industry, and they usually happen for one of two reasons: the original quote was intentionally low to win the job, or the contractor didn’t do a thorough enough walkthrough to identify what the project actually required. We give free, on-site estimates that account for what we actually see in your space. Multiple clients have specifically called out our fair and honest pricing in their reviews not because we’re the cheapest option, but because what we quote is what you pay. If something unexpected comes up during construction (which can happen in older Brooklyn buildings), we communicate it immediately and clearly before any additional work proceeds.