by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 6, 2023 | Building Conversions, Lofts, Property Development
With the growing trend of working from home, more and more office space in New York is becoming unoccupied. Due to this ever-increasing trend, more people are interested in knowing if you can convert from commercial to residential. Can You Convert a Commercial... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated May 15, 2024 | Building Conversions, NYC DOB
After the Great Depression, people converted townhouses in NYC into SRO Rooming Houses. They divided the townhouses and Brownstones into many small one-room apartments with a shared bathroom in the hallway of each floor. Today people are purchasing these SRO... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 29, 2023 | Building Conversions, Multifamily Residential, NYC DOB
New York City has many Single Room Occupancy Rooming Houses. Property owners constantly want to convert these SROs to standard multifamily residential apartments. To convert an SRO Rooming House into Class A Apartments, an architect will file with the NYC DOB to... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Sep 19, 2024 | Building Conversions, NYC DOB, Property Development
What’s the Difference Between an Alt 1 and Alt 2? In NYC, an Alteration Type 1 or Alt 1 is a building alteration that requires a new Certificate Of Occupancy. An Alteration Type 2 or Alt 2 is a building alteration that does not require a new certificate of...