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General Contractor Brooklyn NY

Your Brooklyn Renovation Done Right By a Team That Knows Your Building

We’re based in Brooklyn, we know Brooklyn buildings inside and out, and we handle every part of your renovation so you don’t have to coordinate between five different people. One team, one contact, zero runaround.
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Top 1% in New York State

Our BuildZoom score of 120 ranks us in the top 1% of 77,888 licensed New York contractors independently verified, not self-reported.

MWBE Certified Contractor

We hold government-issued MWBE Certification (License #MWCERT2018-1752) a distinction no other contractor in this space prominently carries.

Fully Licensed Across Every Trade

NYC HIC License, Construction Superintendent License, OSHA certification, and NJ Home Improvement Contractor License we're covered for the full scope of your project.

72 Verified Permits on Record

Our permit history shows 72 documented building permits representing over $1.5 million in verified project value public record, not marketing language.

Construction Company Brooklyn NY

A Brooklyn Company That Knows Brooklyn Buildings

We’re New Era Development Group LLC, headquartered at 68 35th Street in Brooklyn. We’ve been doing renovation work across Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and New Jersey and the deep Brooklyn experience matters more than most people realize. Brooklyn’s building stock tells a story: pre-war walk-ups in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, aging plumbing stacks that run through six floors, electrical panels that haven’t been touched since the 1970s, floors that need leveling before a tile can go down. We’ve opened enough walls in Brooklyn neighborhoods to know exactly what’s coming and how to handle it without derailing your timeline or your budget. When you hire us for a Brooklyn project, you get a team that’s already solved the problems your building is likely hiding.
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Apartment Renovation Brooklyn

What You Actually Get When You Hire Us

From the first estimate to the final walkthrough, you stay informed, on schedule, and out of the weeds that’s what our Brooklyn clients consistently tell us.
  • You have one direct contact Michael Palmisano Jr. reachable throughout the entire project, not a rotating cast of project managers.
  • Your renovation gets properly permitted through the NYC DOB, so there are no open violations waiting to derail a future sale or refinancing.
  • Your co-op or condo board gets the insurance documentation, contractor credentials, and alteration agreement paperwork they need handled by us, not handed back to you.
  • You get honest cost conversations upfront, so the number you agree to at the start isn't a moving target by the time we're done.
  • Your project finishes on time multiple independent reviewers have specifically called this out, because in Brooklyn, it's genuinely rare.
  • You get a crew that's clean, detail-oriented, and treats your building and your neighbors with respect throughout the job.

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Co-Op Renovation Contractor Brooklyn

Brooklyn Co-Ops Have Rules We Already Know Them

If you’ve purchased a co-op in Brooklyn, you already know the alteration agreement is its own project. The board needs to approve your contractor before they approve your plans. That means verifying insurance limits sometimes as high as $5 million in luxury buildings reviewing your contractor’s license credentials, and confirming they understand the building’s specific work-hour rules, noise restrictions, and elevator protection requirements. We’ve been through this process. We carry the documentation boards ask for, we know how to submit through DOB NOW (including the 2026 board attestation requirement that now must be completed before a permit is processed), and we don’t put you in the position of chasing paperwork between your board and your contractor. If your building was constructed before April 1, 1987 which covers the majority of Brooklyn’s pre-war co-op stock demolition also requires an ACP-5 asbestos assessment before work begins. We handle that coordination as part of the project, not as a surprise add-on once demo day arrives.
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Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling Brooklyn

Full Renovations, Start to Finish, One Team

Whether you’re doing a kitchen remodeling project in a Brooklyn brownstone or a complete gut renovation of a pre-war co-op, we manage every trade in-house framing, electrical, plumbing, flooring, tile, finishes, and everything in between. You’re not coordinating between a GC and three separate subcontractors who’ve never worked together. Bathroom remodeling in older Brooklyn buildings comes with specific challenges: wet-over-dry rules that govern where plumbing can be relocated, shared building stacks that require careful coordination, and tile work that has to account for floors that haven’t been level since the Eisenhower administration. We’ve handled all of it. The same applies to kitchen renovations where electrical service upgrades, ventilation requirements, and cabinet layout all need to work together before a single tile goes up. We design and build, which means the plan you agree to is the plan we execute.
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1

Free On-Site Estimate

We come to your Brooklyn apartment, walk the space, and give you an honest assessment of scope, timeline, and cost no pressure, no vague numbers.

2

Permits, Board Approvals, Planning

We handle DOB filings, co-op or condo board documentation, and project planning before a single tool comes out so nothing stalls mid-project.

3

Construction Through Final Walkthrough

Our crew executes every trade from demo through finishes, with Michael personally overseeing the job and keeping you updated throughout.

Manhattan FAQs

Common Questions About Our Service

There are two primary things to check. First, the NYC Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) license, issued by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) this is required for any home improvement work over $200, and you can verify it on the DCWP website. Second, DOB registration, which is required for work that involves permits structural, electrical, and plumbing work all fall into this category. For buildings four stories or taller, a Construction Superintendent license is also required. We hold all of these, plus OSHA certification and an MWBE certification that’s independently issued by the city.
Before your Brooklyn co-op board approves your renovation plans, they typically need to approve your contractor first. That means reviewing your contractor’s insurance certificates the board will specify minimum coverage amounts, and in some buildings that can reach $5 million along with their license credentials and familiarity with the building’s alteration agreement. The alteration agreement also sets the rules your contractor has to follow: working hours, noise restrictions, elevator protection, and any building-specific requirements. As of 2026, co-op and condo boards must also provide written attestation in the DOB NOW system before your permit can be processed. We’ve been through this process in Brooklyn buildings across Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights, and beyond we come prepared with the documentation boards ask for.
For most renovation work beyond purely cosmetic changes, yes permits are required. Electrical work, plumbing, structural changes, and anything that affects the building’s systems needs to be filed through the NYC Department of Buildings. Skipping permits might seem like a shortcut, but it creates real problems down the road. Unpermitted work can result in DOB violations, fines, and an order to remove completed work. More practically, open or unresolved permits can block you from selling or refinancing your apartment a problem that surfaces at the worst possible time. We file the appropriate permits for the actual scope of work and close them out properly when the job is done.
Pre-war Brooklyn buildings whether it’s a brownstone in Park Slope, a walk-up in Williamsburg, or a co-op in Brooklyn Heights share consistent characteristics that show up inside the walls. You’ll commonly find outdated or undersized electrical service, deteriorated plumbing, failing connections at shared building stacks, and floors that need significant leveling before finish work can begin. If the building was constructed before April 1, 1987 which covers most of Brooklyn’s pre-war inventory demolition also requires an ACP-5 asbestos assessment before any demo work starts. We factor all of this into our estimates and our timeline so it doesn’t catch you off guard.
The honest answer is that you’re looking for evidence, not promises. Generic claims about quality and timeliness are easy to make and impossible to verify in advance. What you can actually check: a contractor’s verified permit history (ours shows 72 completed building permits totaling over $1.5 million in documented project value), their rating on independent review platforms (we hold a 5.0 on Angi), and what specific reviewers say about their experience. One of our clients described renovating a co-op on the fourth floor of a 100-year-old Brooklyn walk-up in the middle of summer and specifically noted that we communicated well, delivered on time, and came in at fair and honest pricing. That’s the kind of specificity worth looking for when you’re evaluating contractors for a Brooklyn project.
Yes, completely. NYC Home Improvement Contractor licenses and DOB registrations are valid across all five boroughs Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. There’s no separate license for each borough. The permit process runs through the same NYC Department of Buildings system regardless of location. We’re based in Brooklyn, and we regularly work on projects across the region. Our crews travel to job sites throughout the city the logistics are straightforward, and the licensing is identical.