Occupied-Building Renovation Contractor NYC

We renovate New York while New Yorkers keep living in it.

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By the numbers

$100M+

in completed work

Founded in 2017, servicing all five boroughs of New York City.

90+
Employees 90+ W2 tradespeople
3,000+
Units renovated Across NYCHA PACT and capital improvements work
7
In-house trades Self-performed

Trusted by leading owners, managers, and general contractors

  • Mega Contracting Group
  • Levine Builders
  • Sweet Construction
  • SLSCO
  • ETC
  • MDG
  • Arker Companies
  • Notias Construction
  • Fairstead
  • NYC School Construction Authority
  • Rose Associates
  • Rudin
  • Greystar
  • Beam Living
  • Stuyvesant Town
  • UES Management
  • Instrata
  • Kips Bay
  • HUBB NYC
  • Related

Two lanes of work

Affordable housing, or capital improvements.

We run both lanes from the same Harlem HQ. Same 90+ W2 crew, same in-place methodology, different procurement motion.

Aerial view of Chelsea Elliott-Fulton Houses, the NYCHA campus in Manhattan where Perennial Empire is prime general contractor on Phase 1 of the largest PACT renovation in U.S. history.
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NYCHA · PACT · Agency

Prime GC on Phase 1 of the largest PACT renovation in U.S. history.

Section 3 certified, certified payroll from day one, NYCHA approved, prevailing wage compliant. 90+ W2 employees across 7 in-house trades. Repeat work with Related Companies, Arker, ETC, Apex, and Notias across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.

Affordable housing
Midtown Manhattan apartment buildings, representative of the co-op and condo capital-improvement renovations Perennial Empire runs across New York City.
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Co-op · Condo · Property managers

Hallways, common areas, gut renovations. Residents never move out.

Hallway and corridor renovations, common area upgrades, building-wide painting programs, gut renovations, and apartment turnover work. Board-friendly sequencing, in-house resident notices, end-of-day cleanup planned around move-ins.

Capital improvements

Featured projects

$1.5B

PACT program, the largest in U.S. history. Perennial Empire is prime general contractor on Phase 1.

Chelsea Elliott-Fulton Houses

Phase 1 of the largest PACT renovation in U.S. history. 150 gut renovations across Chelsea Elliott-Fulton Houses in Manhattan, the first phase of a $1.5 billion program. Interior gut renovations, public spaces, and HQS violation remediation.

Role
Prime general contractor
Program
NYCHA PACT
Developer
Related Companies
Borough
Manhattan
Status
Phase 1 ongoing

The methodology

How we renovate a building people are still living in.

Week -4 to -2

Scope + schedule

We sit with the board or agency PM and build the critical path around resident access: elevator windows, delivery windows, swing shifts if the building needs them.

What residents experience

Nothing disruptive is committed to until resident flow has been walked, not just drawn.

  1. Week -4 to -2

    Scope + schedule

    We sit with the board or agency PM and build the critical path around resident access: elevator windows, delivery windows, swing shifts if the building needs them.

    Residents experience: Nothing disruptive is committed to until resident flow has been walked, not just drawn.

  2. Week -2 to -1

    Notice + access plan

    Resident notices written in-house, delivered door-to-door, translated where the building requires it. Access times are posted at every entry.

    Residents experience: You know when someone knocks and you know when the work in your unit is done.

  3. Day 0

    Mobilization

    Floor runners, corner guards, HEPA containment, and dumpster plan go in before a single tool does. End-of-day cleanup plan posted at the super's desk.

    Residents experience: The lobby, corridors, and elevators look protected the minute you walk in.

  4. Days 1–N

    Occupied execution

    Units sequence on 9 to 14 day cycles. Corridors and lobbies sequence floor-by-floor. Work runs on a residents-home clock. No 7am noise, no weekend hammer.

    Residents experience: Elevators are always available. Your building never feels shut down.

  5. Every day

    End-of-day reset

    Tools off the floor. Runners wiped. Containment checked. The super signs off on the state of the building before the crew leaves each night.

    Residents experience: You walk home through a building that looks like you left it.

  6. Week +1

    Punch + handover

    Board or agency walks the job with our PM. Section 3 reports, certified payroll, and utilization documentation close out with the final invoice. Capability statement refreshed with your project added.

    Residents experience: The building stays renovated. The next board or PM gets the same answer when they call.

Service area

We renovate buildings across all five boroughs of New York City.

Perennial Empire's service area covers Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The same W2 crew runs every job, the same access plan goes door-to-door, and end-of-day cleanup follows the same checklist. Wherever your building sits in New York City, our team mobilizes from our Harlem yard at 8 West 126th Street.

MANHATTAN THE BRONX BROOKLYN QUEENS STATEN ISLAND HQ · HARLEM Perennial Empire 8 W 126th St

Pin marks our Harlem headquarters at 8 West 126th Street.

What clients say

“The team consistently surpasses expectations and challenging performance goals. Perennial is a reliable, transparent and communicative company. Our team saves time and money not having to micromanage.”
James GlassmanBeam Living (a Blackstone company)
  • Section 3 Certified
  • Licensed General Contractor
  • NYCHA Approved Vendor
  • Bonded and Insured
  • Prevailing Wage Compliant
Capability statement on request

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