NYC expeditor
An NYC expeditor who files it right the first time
DOB permits and Alt-1 / Alt-2 filings, Certificates of Occupancy and TCOs, Letters of No Objection, FDNY, DEP and DOT permits, inspections booked and met. Flat fee, timeline in writing.
Photo: Enki323, CC BY-SA 4.0What we file
Every agency, one representative
Department of Buildings
- Alt-1, Alt-2, Alt-3 and new-building applications in DOB NOW
- Work permits: plumbing, electrical, sprinkler, boiler, elevator, scaffold
- Plan examination appointments and objections answered
Occupancy
- Certificates of Occupancy, amended COs and TCO renewals
- Letters of No Objection for pre-1938 buildings
- Legalizing existing conditions and use changes
FDNY, DEP, DOT, DCWP
- FDNY permits and Certificates of Fitness
- DEP backflow, boiler and air permits
- DOT sidewalk and street permits; DCWP business licenses
Inspections and sign-offs
- DOB, FDNY, DEP and electrical inspections scheduled and met on site
- Special and progress inspections coordinated
- Pre-inspection walk-throughs so the first visit passes
How it works
Scope, package, file, follow
Scope
We confirm what the job needs: which application type, Pro-Cert or plan review, which permits and inspections, and give you a timeline and a flat fee before anything is filed.
Package
Applications, drawings from your architect, owner authorizations, insurance certificates, licenses and fees assembled complete.
File and answer
Filed in DOB NOW or at the borough office; objections answered the day they land; appointments taken as soon as they open.
Inspect and close
Inspections booked and attended, sign-offs collected, the permit or certificate delivered with the job closed out.
Questions
NYC expeditor, answered
An expeditor prepares and files applications with DOB, FDNY, DEP, DOT and DCWP, schedules the inspections, answers objections and follows the job until the permit, certificate or sign-off is issued. The city calls the role a filing representative; owners call it the person who makes the building department move.
Yes. DOB requires filing representatives to register (Class 1 or Class 2) and complete the required training. Bulwark files through registered representatives and licensed professionals; you can see the registration on every filing.
A Professional Certification Alt-2 can be permitted in days once the drawings are ready. Plan-review jobs and anything with objections take weeks to months. Our value is that the filing goes in complete the first time, and objections are answered the day they land.
For most permit work a registered architect or professional engineer signs the application and drawings. If you do not have one, we bring one in; for licenses, registrations and many inspections, no design professional is needed.
A flat fee per filing or per job, quoted up front, plus the city’s own fees at cost with the receipt. Retainers are available for owners and contractors with steady volume.
The full list of what we expedite is on the permit and license expediting page. For something the city has already written up, see DOB violation removal.
Brooklyn, NY
Have a filing that is stuck, or one you have not started?
Tell us the address and the job. You get a scope, a timeline and a flat fee within one business day.
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