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... by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you are going to embark an a construction project you are probably going to be hiring an architect. There are many issues to consider and this may seem like a difficult task. Hiring an Architect is not the most common everyday thing you will do in your life so we... 
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Architectural Fee structure can come in many forms from hourly, percentage of construction, per square foot, or flat rates. Depending on the architect the architectural fees may have varying structures and these may also vary based on the project type. Different...