Forest Hills Gardens general contractor

The Tudor and English-cottage homes here were built to a deliberate plan, and that plan still governs how you renovate. As your general contractor, we start by reading the property the way the original builders did: solid masonry, slate or tile roofs, leaded windows, and interior framing that rarely matches a modern stud layout. Knowing what is behind the plaster before demolition begins is what keeps a project on schedule once it starts.

Building in Forest Hills Gardens means working through two approval tracks, not one. Anything that touches the exterior, the roofline, fenestration, fencing, or front-yard hardscape, typically needs sign-off from the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation architectural review before it ever reaches the Department of Buildings. We prepare the drawings and the scope so both reviews see a consistent project, and we sequence the work so DOB permits are in hand before any trade arrives on site.

From there the job is coordination. A kitchen, addition, or full interior reconfiguration in these homes pulls in framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and finish trades that all have to share tight, often century-old spaces and a single private street for deliveries. We hold the schedule, run the inspections, and keep one point of contact so you are never managing five subcontractors yourself.