Demolition contractor in Yonkers
Yonkers is a short run north of the Bronx, and it files with the city rather than with DOB.
Yonkers building stock
Yonkers has two characters. The downtown and the southwest are dense: older multifamily, mixed-use and commercial buildings, much of it pre-war. Move east and north and it turns to single-family housing on hillside plots, with garages, decks, driveways and retaining structures.
What that means for a job in Yonkers
City of Yonkers, not DOB
Permits and inspections run through the City of Yonkers building department. It is a different process from a New York City filing and generally a lighter one, and it needs checking for your address rather than assuming the city rules carry over.
Hillside lots mean retaining structures
A lot of residential Yonkers is built into a slope, so driveways, patios and yards sit behind retaining walls. Removing one of those is not the same as removing a garden wall, and what is behind it has to be planned for before it comes out.
Downtown is occupied-building work
Mixed-use and multifamily strip-outs where the ground floor is trading and residents are upstairs. Sealed separation, agreed hours and a planned debris route, the same discipline as a city job.
What we do most of in Yonkers
Everything we offer is available here. These are the jobs the local building stock actually generates.
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Coverage across Yonkers
We work across Getty Square, Ludlow, Park Hill, Nodine Hill, Bryn Mawr, Lincoln Park, Crestwood, Colonial Heights and the northwest of the city.
Work in Yonkers files with the local building department rather than DOB, which usually makes the process simpler. The asbestos and disposal rules still apply.
Demolition in Yonkers: your questions
Do New York City rules apply in Yonkers?
No. Yonkers is Westchester County and it has its own building department. The process is usually simpler than a DOB filing, but it is its own process.
Our driveway sits behind a retaining wall.
Then that wall needs looking at before anything is removed near it. Take away what is holding ground back and the ground moves, and on a hillside plot that matters to your neighbour as well as to you.
How far is it for you?
A short run up from the Bronx. Yonkers is a regular part of our week rather than an outlying job.
Working in Yonkers?
Call and describe the job. Most of the time we can scope it on the phone and confirm on site.
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