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General Contractor Sunset Park Brooklyn

Your Rowhouse Deserves Someone Who Knows It

Sunset Park’s homes are over a century old. We know what’s inside them and how to renovate them the right way, on time, without surprises.
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MWBE Certified Contractor

We hold New York State MWBE certification a government-verified standard of accountability that most Brooklyn contractors simply don't carry.

Licensed, Bonded, and Insured

Our DCWP license number is 1302135-DCA. You can verify it yourself on nyc.gov no guessing whether your crew is legitimate.

OSHA Certified Job Sites

Every project follows federal safety standards, which matters when your family or tenants are still in the building during renovation.

Over a Decade of Experience

We've been building in Brooklyn for more than ten years, including gut renovations in 100-year-old walk-ups just like yours.

Home Renovation Sunset Park Brooklyn

One Team, From First Sketch to Final Finish

Finding a general contractor in Sunset Park isn’t the hard part. Finding one who actually shows up, communicates clearly, and finishes on time that’s where most homeowners get burned. We handle the full scope: framing, flooring, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and finishes. We also offer design services, so you don’t have to hire a separate architect or designer and then hope the two teams talk to each other. One point of contact. One team accountable for the entire project. We work on kitchens, bathrooms, full gut renovations, brownstone and rowhouse renovations, basement remodels, commercial buildouts, and more across Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and beyond.
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Rowhouse Renovation Sunset Park, NY

What a Well-Run Renovation Actually Feels Like

When the contractor knows your building and keeps you informed, the whole experience changes here’s what that looks like in practice.
  • You get a clear, honest estimate upfront not a low number that quietly doubles before the job is done.
  • You know what's happening on your job site every day, because we communicate the way you'd actually want a contractor to.
  • Your project finishes on schedule, so your family isn't living through a renovation indefinitely.
  • Permits are handled by us you don't take on liability by pulling them yourself.
  • You work with one team from design through construction, so nothing falls through the cracks between vendors.
  • Hidden issues in your older Sunset Park home get handled without derailing the budget, because we've seen them before.

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Kitchen Remodeling Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Sunset Park Kitchens Have Their Own Set of Challenges

The rowhouses along streets like 46th in Sunset Park weren’t built with open-concept kitchens in mind. Most have load-bearing walls where homeowners want islands, galvanized pipes behind the cabinets, and electrical panels that were last updated decades ago. These aren’t dealbreakers but they require a contractor who’s worked in these buildings before, not one who’s figuring it out on your dime. Kitchen remodeling in Sunset Park means understanding the structure first. We assess what can move, what can’t, and what the city will require before we ever talk about countertops. That sequence matters. Getting it backward is how projects stall and budgets blow up. We’ve done enough Brooklyn kitchen renovations to know exactly what to look for and how to plan around it.
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Bathroom Remodeling Sunset Park, NY

Bathroom Renovations Done Without the Usual Headaches

Bathroom renovations in older Sunset Park homes tend to surface the same issues: aging cast-iron pipes, tile work that’s been layered over rather than replaced, and layouts that were designed for a different era. A cosmetic refresh can work around some of that. A real renovation has to go deeper. We handle bathroom remodeling from full gut-outs to targeted upgrades plumbing, tile, fixtures, waterproofing, and finishes. If you’re in a co-op or a multi-family rowhouse, we understand what board approvals typically require and how to keep the project compliant from the start. No shortcuts that create problems when you try to sell or refinance later. Just clean, solid work done by a crew that knows what they’re doing in Brooklyn buildings.
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Free On-Site Estimate

We come to your Sunset Park home, assess the space, and give you a clear, honest estimate no obligation, no vague ballparks.

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Design and Scope Agreement

We finalize the plan, pull the necessary permits, and lock in the timeline before any work begins so everyone's aligned from day one.

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Build, Finish, and Walk-Through

Our crew handles every phase through to completion. We do a final walkthrough together to make sure everything meets your expectations before we close out.

Sunset Park FAQs

Common Questions About Our Service

This is one of the most important questions you can ask and one of the most misunderstood. In New York City, a contractor needs more than a state registration. They need a Home Improvement Contractor license issued by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, separate from any state-level credential. Our DCWP license number is 1302135-DCA, and you can look it up directly on nyc.gov to confirm it’s active. A lapsed or missing HIC license means a contractor legally cannot enforce any contract they signed while unlicensed which puts you in a very difficult position if something goes wrong. Always verify before you sign anything.
Expect the unexpected but with the right contractor, that doesn’t have to mean a blown budget. Sunset Park’s rowhouses were largely built between 1892 and 1906, which means aging infrastructure is the norm, not the exception. Knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized plumbing, plaster walls, and load-bearing configurations that don’t match modern framing are all common discoveries once demo begins. We’ve worked in enough of these buildings to know what’s usually behind the walls and we talk through those possibilities with you before the first nail comes out. An experienced contractor plans for contingencies upfront rather than treating every surprise as a reason to add cost.
We handle permits. This matters more than most homeowners realize. When a homeowner pulls their own permit for contractor work, they take on personal liability for code compliance meaning if something isn’t up to code, it’s your problem legally, not the contractor’s. Beyond the liability issue, NYC’s permitting process involves the Department of Buildings, and depending on your building type or location, there may be additional requirements. We manage the filing, coordinate with the city, and make sure the project is fully compliant from start to finish. You shouldn’t have to navigate the DOB on top of everything else you’re managing.
Renovation costs in Brooklyn vary significantly depending on scope, materials, and the condition of the building going in. Kitchen renovations in Brooklyn typically run $45,000 to $50,000, and bathroom renovations average $40,000 to $45,000 both running 30 to 50 percent above the national average due to labor rates, permitting complexity, and the realities of older building stock like what you’ll find in Sunset Park. We give you a detailed estimate after seeing your space, so you’re working from real numbers tied to your actual project not industry averages.
We offer design services alongside construction, which means you don’t need to hire a separate architect or designer and then coordinate between two teams. That coordination gap where the designer hands off to the contractor and assumptions get lost is one of the most common reasons renovation projects run over schedule and over budget. Working with a single team from concept through completion keeps everything aligned. You make decisions once, with the people who are actually going to build it, rather than playing telephone between vendors. For most residential renovation projects in Sunset Park, our design-build approach gets you to a finished space faster and with fewer headaches.
Both. In addition to residential renovations kitchens, bathrooms, full gut renovations, brownstones, rowhouses we also handle commercial interior buildouts including salons and office spaces. This cross-sector experience actually benefits our residential clients, because the project management, permitting knowledge, and coordination skills required for commercial work translate directly to complex residential jobs. If you’re a Sunset Park business owner looking to renovate your space, or a homeowner with a mixed-use building, we can handle both sides of the project under one contract. Reach out and tell us what you’re working with we’ll let you know exactly what’s involved.