Facade Inspection in Brooklyn

Brooklyn has more six-story-plus buildings every year, and all of them fall under the Facade Inspection Safety Program. The borough’s building stock is a study in contrasts: prewar apartment houses and institutional masonry in neighborhoods like Park Slope and Crown Heights, converted industrial lofts in DUMBO and Williamsburg, and a wave of new mid-rise residential construction across the borough. Each type presents different facade conditions, and each needs the same five-year QEWI critical examination.

Older Brooklyn masonry tends to show the familiar patterns: failing mortar joints, spalling brick, displaced cornices, and corroding steel behind the wall. Converted and newer buildings bring sealant, waterproofing, and anchorage questions. Whatever the construction, the inspection must be hands-on, the report must be filed through DOB NOW: Safety within your sub-cycle window, and any SWARMP or Unsafe conditions must be corrected and re-filed before the next cycle.

We handle it end to end for Brooklyn owners: confirming your filing window from your block number, arranging the QEWI, managing the DOB filing, and providing progress inspections to keep any required repairs on code. Catching conditions early, before they mature into costly Unsafe findings, is where Brooklyn owners save the most.