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General Contractor Upper East Side Brooklyn

The Contractor Who Shows Up and Stays Accountable

We’re a Brooklyn-based, fully licensed, and MWBE certified general contractor handling kitchens, bathrooms, gut renovations, and co-op projects across the Upper East Side and beyond. When you hire us, you get a contractor who answers the phone and finishes what he starts.
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DCA Licensed and Verified

We hold DCWP Home Improvement Contractor License #1302135 the NYC-required credential for all residential renovation work, publicly searchable and always current.

MWBE Certified Contractor

New Era Development Group LLC is a certified Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise a verified credential that opens doors most contractors can't walk through.

OSHA Certified Superintendent

Our construction superintendent holds OSHA certification, meaning every job site is managed to federal safety standards protecting your home and everyone working in it.

Fully Licensed, Bonded, and Insured

We carry general liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, meeting or exceeding the requirements of NYC co-op and condo boards across Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Home Renovation Upper East Side Brooklyn

Brooklyn Craftsmanship, Upper East Side Results

A lot of Brooklyn homeowners and property owners are surprised to learn how much ground a great general contractor can cover. We work across Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan including the Upper East Side and New Jersey. Whether you’re renovating a pre-war co-op in Brooklyn or a classic apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the challenges are similar: older buildings, board approvals, tight logistics, and zero tolerance for delays. We’ve been doing this for over a decade. We handle framing, flooring, electrical, plumbing, kitchens, bathrooms, gut renovations, brownstone work, and commercial spaces all under one contract. You don’t have to coordinate five different subcontractors. We manage the process so you don’t have to.
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Construction Company Upper East Side Results

What You Actually Get When You Hire Us

From the first call to the final walkthrough, here’s what working with New Era Development Group LLC looks like in practice.
  • You'll have a direct line to the principal not a dispatcher throughout the entire project.
  • Your project comes in on budget because we give you a detailed written estimate before any work begins.
  • Co-op and condo board paperwork gets handled correctly the first time, avoiding costly approval delays.
  • Your kitchen or bathroom renovation moves on a realistic, committed timeline typically four to eight weeks for most projects.
  • Every permit required by NYC's Department of Buildings gets pulled properly, so your finished work is fully legal and sellable.
  • Your home is left clean and intact crews are fast, detail-oriented, and respectful of the space they're working in.

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Co-Op Renovation Upper East Side Brooklyn

Co-Op Renovations in Brooklyn and Manhattan Are a Different Animal

If you own a co-op in Brooklyn or on the Upper East Side, you already know that renovating isn’t as simple as hiring someone and getting started. There’s the alteration agreement. The board approval process. The insurance certificate requirements. The working-hour restrictions. And as of 2026, co-op and condo projects require board attestation directly in the DOB NOW system before any permit can even be filed a step that catches a lot of contractors off guard. We’ve done this before. One of our clients hired us to renovate their co-op on the fourth floor of a 100-year-old walk-up building in Brooklyn in the middle of summer. No freight elevator, narrow stairwells, a century of surprises inside the walls. The project got done. On time. On budget. That kind of experience isn’t something you find on every contractor’s website, because most of them haven’t actually done it.
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Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling Upper East Side

Kitchens and Bathrooms Done Right, Start to Finish

Kitchen and bathroom renovations are the most common projects we handle and also the ones where poor planning causes the most damage. Delayed tile deliveries, misaligned plumbing rough-ins, cabinet orders that don’t match the space. We’ve seen all of it, which is why we plan carefully before the first tool comes out. We walk you through every decision before work begins layout, materials, fixtures, and sequencing. First-time renovators especially appreciate this. We’ve worked with plenty of first-time condo and co-op owners who had never managed a renovation before, and we’re patient about answering every question. The goal is a finished kitchen or bathroom you’re genuinely happy with, not one that just technically got completed. That difference shows in the work.
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1

Free On-Site Estimate

We visit your space, assess the scope, and give you a detailed written estimate no vague ballparks, no verbal promises.

2

Permits, Plans, and Board Approval

We handle the DOB permit filings and co-op or condo board documentation so nothing gets held up before work begins.

3

Construction and Final Walkthrough

Our crew works consistently every weekday until the job is done, then we walk through the finished space with you before we call it complete.

Upper East Side FAQs

Common Questions About Our Service

Yes and in New York City, licensing is more specific than most people realize. There are two separate credentials that matter for residential renovation work: a DOB General Contractor Registration through the Department of Buildings, and a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) License through the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). A contractor who lets either of these lapse cannot legally enforce a residential home improvement contract entered during that period. Before hiring anyone, look up their license number through the NYC DCWP database it’s publicly searchable and takes about two minutes. We hold DCWP HIC License #1302135, and it’s always current.
Every co-op renovation in Brooklyn and Manhattan requires the building’s board to approve an alteration agreement before any work begins. That agreement typically covers the scope of work, contractor insurance requirements, working hours, and how the building’s common areas will be protected during construction. As of 2026, co-op and condo projects also require board attestation directly in the NYC DOB NOW system before permits can be filed. Co-op boards tend to be more hands-on than condo boards some require a board interview, higher insurance limits, and stricter noise restrictions. We’ve navigated this process many times in Brooklyn walk-up buildings, and we know exactly what documentation gets an approval through quickly versus what gets it kicked back.
For most kitchen and bathroom renovations in Brooklyn and the Upper East Side, the construction phase runs between four and eight weeks, depending on the size of the space and how much of the existing layout is changing. That’s the actual build time it doesn’t account for the planning and design phase, permit filings, or co-op board approval, which can add several weeks to the front end of the project. The full timeline from first conversation to finished space varies by project, but we give you a realistic schedule before work starts and stick to it. Crews are on-site every weekday no disappearing for weeks at a time.
When you hire us, we take on the full scope: framing, flooring, electrical, plumbing, finishes, permit filings, subcontractor coordination, and board approval documentation. What you’re responsible for is making decisions layout choices, materials, fixtures and we walk you through each of those before work begins so nothing catches you off guard mid-project. The goal is that you’re making informed choices, not being handed surprises. A lot of clients come to us having dealt with contractors who expected them to already know the process. We don’t operate that way. If you’re renovating for the first time, we explain every step.
Absolutely. We’ve been serving Manhattan including the Upper East Side as part of our standard service area for years, alongside Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey. The BQE, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Brooklyn Bridge put most of Manhattan within easy reach for our crews, and we’re familiar with the specific logistics of Manhattan residential buildings: co-op board requirements, building superintendent relationships, insurance certificate standards, and DOB permitting for Manhattan properties. Being Brooklyn-based doesn’t limit our range it just means you get a contractor who knows both markets and doesn’t pad the bill to cover a midtown office.
Start with licensure verify the DCWP HIC license number and DOB registration independently, not just from what the contractor tells you. Then look at what the estimate actually includes. A detailed, itemized written estimate tells you the contractor has thought through the scope carefully. A vague number with no breakdown is a warning sign. Ask specifically about how they handle unexpected conditions what happens if they open a wall and find outdated wiring or galvanized pipes, which is common in Brooklyn’s pre-war building stock. Ask for references from projects completed in the past year, ideally in a similar building type. And ask directly: who will you be talking to once the project starts? The answer to that last question tells you a lot.