by Jorge Fontan | Last updated May 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
New York City zoning regulations can be complex and convoluted even for a project as seemingly straight forward as building a single family home. Each property is governed by specific constraints tied to zoning district, lot dimensions, and site conditions, all of...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Below are a few of our New Townhouse Designs for New York City. New Manhattan Townhouse This townhouse was meant to be a modern green townhouse design to maintain a contextual scale and feel. This townhouse has a green roof. The facade is GFRC Glass Fiber...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Aug 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
In order to obtain permits to build a house in New York City an Architect must prepare and file plans with the Department Of Buildings. A new house would be filed as an “NB” New Building Application with NYC DOB. The application will be reviewed for zoning...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Vacant Land Zoning New York City is broken into different zoning districts. If you are looking to develop a vacant lot in NYC you will need to review the zoning in order to know what you can build. The process of assessing the zoning regulations on a property is...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
You can combine two adjacent townhouses in New York City. Combining Townhouses is an involved process requiring applications from many City Agencies including DOB Alt 1 filing a DOF Lot Merger, and multiple other filings dependent on individual circumstances. Filing...