Align Facade

Building owners throughout New York City face more than dealing with urgent building envelope repairs and waterproofing that appear after a bad storm; they also need to plan for the future and address the inevitable exterior repairs in a cost-effective manner, without the “Surprise! You need to fix this now!” scenario that happens all too often. What if there was a way to better understand the challenges that your building was going to face over the next 1-20 years so that you could adequately prepare for, and finance the work?

As a Registered Architect with nearly 20 years’ experience solving building exterior issues ranging from masonry repairs to historic restoration to roof upgrades and replacement, the Director of Align Façade values educating clients with building assessments, leak surveys, cost estimates, and honest conversations about their buildings history and materials. In this way, you can determine what repair priorities will be addressed first and decide how the next cycle of repairs will be performed, all while taking measures that will impact your tenants as little as possible. Once this understanding is in place, Align continues the process with Building Owners of going through the cycle of specifying the selected repairs, regulatory filing, bidding, construction administration, punch list, and sign-off as part of the established Owner/Architect/Contractor workflow.

The result is a completed building repair project that meets the regulatory requirements, does not leak, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is of a high quality that will hold up over the years without having to “come back again” and re-work the repairs. Any repairs not performed at that time can then be approached as part of longer-term repairs that will be addressed in a timeframe that is more in tune with your budget and schedule.

Align Façade works in conjunction with IMC Architecture and CORE Expediting to provide integrated architectural and expediting services for all of your building’s needs. Please reach out and ask us a question (no matter how difficult), we look forward to turning the challenge of your older building into a manageable project that you can feel confident in dealing with.

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