NYC Permit Expediter for DOB Filings and Violation Removal

NYC DOB Expediter (Expeditor): Small Company, Big Results

Our expert team is ready to handle all of your permit needs with speed and ease.

718-833-2333 — Call to discuss your project today. Contact us

S & M Expediting is a New York City permit expediter. Our Class 2 NYC permit expeditors work for you on DOB filings, permit expediting, violation removal, and municipal research. Our number one goal as a NYC DOB expeditor is to provide you with personal service and fast results – making your project more productive and profitable.

Our staff brings more than 75 years of combined NYC expediting experience.

What we handle:

Whether you are an architect or homeowner, engineer or contractor, we obtain the required approvals from regulatory agencies at all levels of the NYC and NYS government, including:

We also provide services for property managers, real estate lawyers, and plumbers.

Whatever the project, don’t waste time and money navigating the system. We will handle all of your NYC permitting needs with ease and professionalism. Contact us to discuss your project today!

S & M Expediting is a New York City certified minority- and women-owned business.

S & M Expediting is an NYC permit expediter and NYC DOB expediter for Class 2 filings across all five boroughs. Call 718-833-2333 to discuss your project.

We handle building violation removal NYC owners need for DOB and ECB cases, plus certificate of occupancy NYC filings and NYC permit expediting for owners and contractors. Architects and engineers can start on our architects page, and plumbers can use our permit expediting for plumbers page.

Client Reviews

” Their expediting services have served my architectural company, SimpleTwig, very well.

Mercedes is really great. She explains the process to my clients when they, or I, have questions, which certainly helps. She’s even met some of my home owner clients in person to explain the entire DOB process. She provides me the forms I need (printed and mailed to me thank you very much) to sign and in a way that makes my life easier, unlike others who think I’m their printing service. Heck, one expeditor a client wanted me to use had to ask me how to fill out the work permit applications forms. Yikes! If you need an expeditor and filing representative, look no further.”
Nick B., Yelp User
★★★★★

Mercedes and her team handle everything for us: violations, inspections, filing guidance, whatever we need.

Google review

I’ve been in the contracting business for about 18 years. I have never seen a company like S&M Expediting.

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Mercedes has been fantastic guiding me through many complex situations with DOB.

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News & Updates

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    Most construction on an existing NYC building needs a Department of Buildings permit, and the filing type decides how the job is reviewed and how it closes out. Contractors, architects and owners still say “Alt-1”, “Alt-2” and “Alt-3”. In DOB NOW: Build, where most jobs are now filed, the names are different. The short version…

  • Letter of Completion (LOC) in NYC: How to Close Out a DOB Job

    When a job doesn’t need a new or amended Certificate of Occupancy, it doesn’t end with a C of O. It ends with a Letter of Completion (LOC). DOB issues an LOC for minor alterations to show the job has been completed and closed out. Without one, the filing stays open on the building’s record.…

  • Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) in NYC

    A Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) states the legal use and type of occupancy of a building. New buildings need one. Existing buildings need a new or amended C of O when the use, egress or type of occupancy changes. No one may legally occupy a building until DOB has issued a C of…

We file in all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

Questions

How can SME help my business?

In short, we save you time! We act as an owner representative for all things related to your construction project’s permits and filings. We represent you at New York’s Department of Buildings, ECB Court for Violation Removal.

How long do I have to wait to see a plan examiner for an appointment?

It depends on the demand. Appointments are scheduled up to two months in advance.

Why doesn’t my building have a Certificate of Occupancy?

Buildings built prior to 1938 that have had no changes made to their occupancy or egress since then, do not require Certificates of Occupancy.

When is a Dept. of Buildings work permit required?

NYC Building Code section 27-126, states that a work permit is required for the following:
The removal, change or closing of any required means of egress or the cutting away of any wall, floor, or roof construction, or any portion thereof; or the removal, cutting, or modification of any beams or structural supports.
The rearrangement or relocation of any parts of the building affecting loading or exit requirements, or light, heat, ventilation, or elevator requirements; additions to, alterations of, or rearrangement, relocation or removal of any standpipe or sprinkler piping, water distribution piping, house sewer, private sewer, or drainage system, including leaders, or any soil, waste or vent pipe, or any gas distribution system, or any other work affecting health or the fire or structural safety of the building.