Local Law 11 Compliance, Handled Before the DOB Comes Knocking
Royal Construction Associates inspects, reports, and repairs NYC facades — one team, one point of contact, from your Cycle 10 filing to final sign-off.
- Facade inspection and repair — same contractor, start to finish
- Serving the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens & beyond
- Bronx-based NYC contractor, founded 2018
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Tel: +1 212-729-6006
info@royalconstructionllc.com
Address
517 East 233rd street, Bronx, NY, 10470, USA
Where we work
Secure Your Local Law 11 & 126 Compliance Before DOB Fines Hit
Royal Construction Associates handles your NYC facade (FISP) and parking garage inspections, engineering reports, and structural repairs under one roof—eliminating vendor hand-offs and timeline gaps.
- Unrepaired SWARMP conditions from Cycle 9A default to Unsafe on 21 Feb 2027
- Late filing costs $5,000, plus $1,000 for every month it stays unfiled
- Bronx-based, working across the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens
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The report is the easy part. The repairs are what run out of time.
What happens when repairs slip
A QEWI files your report. If it comes back SWARMP, you have a repair deadline. If it comes back Unsafe, you have a shed on the sidewalk and a clock that doesn't stop.
- $5,000 failure-to-file penalty, plus $1,000 every month the report stays unfiled.
- Sidewalk shed rental billed to you every month it stands — and it stands until the repairs are signed off.
- SWARMP becomes Unsafe. Conditions left unrepaired from Cycle 9A automatically reclassify on 21 Feb 2027.
- Ground-floor tenants lose visibility for as long as the shed is up, and they will raise it at renewal.
Where we come in
We're the contractor, not the inspector. Once your QEWI has documented what needs doing, we price it, schedule it around your sub-cycle deadline, and carry out the masonry and concrete work with our own crews.
That means one company accountable for the part of the process that actually takes months — mobilising access equipment, sourcing matching brick and terra cotta, and getting conditions corrected in time for your QEWI to sign off.
If you don't have a QEWI yet, we'll point you to licensed engineers and architects we work with regularly. You're free to use your own.
Who does what on a Local Law 11 job
Local Law 11 reports can only be filed by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed New York professional engineer or registered architect. Here's how the work splits.
Royal Construction Associates
- Pre-inspection facade walkthrough and budget estimate
- Access equipment — scaffold, swing stage, sidewalk shed coordination
- Masonry, terra cotta, lintel, parapet and concrete repairs
- Repair documentation and photos for your QEWI's sign-off
- Scheduling the work against your sub-cycle deadline
Your QEWI (engineer or architect)
- The critical examination required under 1 RCNY 103-04
- Classifying the facade as Safe, SWARMP or Unsafe
- Filing the report through DOB NOW: Safety
- Amended and subsequent reports after repairs are complete
Bring your own, or ask us for engineers we've worked alongside on past jobs.
How a job runs, start to sign-off
Free assessment
We walk the building, look at the facade and any existing report, and tell you what the work involves. No charge, no obligation.
Written scope and price
A line-item scope with what's urgent, what can wait, and what it costs — in a form you can take to a board or an owner.
Repairs on schedule
Access equipment goes up, our crews do the masonry and concrete work, and you get progress photos as it moves.
Documentation for filing
We hand your QEWI the repair record they need to sign off the conditions and close out the filing.
Why owners and managing agents call us back
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Our own masonry crews The people who priced the job are the people on the scaffold. Nothing gets handed to a cheaper sub halfway through.
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We schedule backwards from your deadline Every quote we write states the filing date we're working to, and the date the shed can come down.
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Board-ready paperwork Managing agents get scopes and progress reports they can forward to a board without rewriting them first.
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Bronx-based since 2018 Headquartered at 517 East 233rd Street, run by Ashfaq Hussain, who has [X] years in New York masonry and restoration.
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More than facades Local Law 126 garage inspections, parapet work, concrete and wider exterior restoration when the scope grows.
What we repair
Masonry and brick
Repointing, brick replacement, lintel repair, and rebuilding failed sections of wall.
Terra cotta and stone
Repair and replacement of decorative and structural elements to match the original facade.
Parapets and copings
Rebuilding, resetting and waterproofing the conditions FISP reports flag most often.
Concrete and balconies
Structural concrete restoration for facades, balconies, slab edges and setbacks.
Managing a parking structure too? We handle Local Law 126 repair work on the same schedule.
Local Law 11 questions
Does my building have to comply?
FISP, still widely called Local Law 11, applies to New York City buildings taller than six storeys. Those buildings need a facade examination by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector and a report filed with the DOB once every five-year cycle.
When exactly is my deadline?
It depends on the last digit of your tax block number. Blocks ending 4, 5, 6 or 9 file by 21 February 2027. Blocks ending 0, 7 or 8 file by 21 February 2028. Blocks ending 1, 2 or 3 file by 21 February 2029. Confirm against DOB NOW before you plan around it.
Do you file the report?
No — and no contractor can. Under the DOB's rules the report has to be filed by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector, meaning a licensed professional engineer or registered architect. We do the repair work the report calls for and supply the documentation your QEWI needs to close it out. If you need an engineer, we can refer one.
What does a late filing actually cost?
The DOB applies a $5,000 failure-to-file penalty, then adds $1,000 for every month the report remains unfiled. Unsafe conditions bring separate obligations, including public protection that stays in place at your expense until the repairs are done.
My report came back SWARMP. How urgent is that?
More urgent than it sounds. SWARMP conditions carry a repair date, and conditions left unrepaired from Sub-Cycle 9A reclassify automatically as Unsafe at the close of Sub-Cycle 10A on 21 February 2027 — which means violations and a shed.
How long do facade repairs take?
Weeks to months, depending on the building's height, how much of the facade is involved, and how access is arranged. The variable that catches most owners out isn't the masonry — it's permits, equipment and scheduling. That's why we start from the deadline and work backwards.
What will it cost?
It depends entirely on scope. We give you a written line-item price after the free assessment, separated into what's urgent and what can be deferred, so a board can see what it's approving.
Where do you work?
We're based in the Bronx and work across the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
What happens after I submit the form?
Someone from our team calls or emails within one business day to arrange the assessment. No automated sequence, no sales queue.
Every month you wait is a month of scaffold you'll pay for later
Book a free facade assessment and get a written scope, a price and a date your building can be signed off by.
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