Queens is not all low-rise. Flushing, Forest Hills, Jamaica, Rego Park and Jackson Heights hold hundreds of residential buildings over six stories — mid-rise co-ops, Mitchell-Lama towers and post-war condos — and every one of them sits inside the Local Law 11 inspection cycle. When a Queens building’s FISP report returns SWARMP or UNSAFE conditions, the board needs a repair contractor who answers the report, not a generalist who guesses at it. Star Construction INC performs Local Law 11 facade repairs across Queens: we review your report free, quote the corrections in writing, coordinate with your QEWI, and handle the sidewalk protection the work requires.
Local Law 11 — the Facade Inspection & Safety Program — requires New York City buildings over six stories to be inspected by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (QEWI) every five years, with findings filed with the Department of Buildings. Much of Queens falls outside the program because so much of the borough is low-rise, which is exactly why Queens boards of larger buildings are often caught off guard: the six-story co-op in Forest Hills and the tower in Flushing carry the same obligations as any Manhattan high-rise. Star Construction INC, serving New York since 2018, is the repair side of that obligation in Queens. We cure the conditions QEWIs document here most often — failed parapet mortar, corroded lintels, spalling brick, leaking copings — and we coordinate with your QEWI until the amended report can be filed. Inspections and filings are your QEWI’s role by law; repairs are ours. Cycle 10 is underway now: your sub-cycle follows your building’s block number, Sub-cycle 10A closes 21 February 2027, and open Cycle 9 SWARMP conditions reclassify as UNSAFE on that date.
If your managing agent has forwarded a report full of cited conditions, the deadlines attached are fixed by law: UNSAFE conditions must be corrected within 90 days, late filing costs $1,000 per month, failure to file $5,000 per year, and uncorrected UNSAFE conditions can draw up to $25,000. Queens co-op and condo boards send us the report first. The review is free: we match every cited condition to a repair, walk the building, and return a written, no-obligation quote your board can vote on — with the repairs sequenced so your QEWI can verify corrections and file the amended report within two weeks of completion. One contractor for the shed, the masonry and the coordination means your board manages one contract instead of three.
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Every project is handled through a defined process that ensures accuracy, efficiency, and long-term structural performance from start to finish.
We begin by reviewing site conditions, understanding project objectives, and identifying structural requirements to establish a clear and practical direction before any work begins.
A detailed execution plan is developed, including material selection, sequencing of work, and coordination of labor to maintain consistency and avoid delays during construction.
Work is carried out using proven installation methods, with attention to structural integrity, proper reinforcement, and adherence to safety and quality standards.
A final walkthrough is conducted to verify workmanship, resolve any outstanding details, and ensure the completed project meets performance expectations and durability standards.
Queens boards choose Star Construction INC because we are precise about the one distinction that matters in this program: your QEWI inspects and files, and we repair — coordinating with that QEWI from the first evaluation to the amended filing so the work documented is the work performed. We review FISP reports free, quote every correction in writing with no obligation, install the sidewalk sheds our facade work requires, and we have served New York since 2018, which in Queens means practical experience with the borough’s real FISP stock — mid-rise brick co-ops and post-war towers whose parapets, lintels and mortar joints are exactly what these reports cite.
Free report review — send your FISP report; we confirm cited conditions and your cycle deadline.
Site evaluation — we walk the facade with your managing agent or board representative.
Written quote — each cited condition matched to a priced repair, no obligation.
QEWI coordination — sequence agreed with your QEWI before the first scaffold or shed goes up.
Recent masonry, roofing, concrete and renovation work completed for residential and commercial properties across New York.
If the building is over six stories, yes — co-ops and condos are fully inside the Facade Inspection & Safety Program. A QEWI inspects and files every five years; your sub-cycle is set by your block number, and Sub-cycle 10A closes 21 February 2027.
Buildings of six stories or fewer are outside FISP. If you are unsure, count stories above the basement as filed with the Department of Buildings — or send us the building details and we will tell you honestly whether the program applies before you spend anything.
No — inspections and filings are legally reserved to a QEWI. We perform and coordinate the repairs your QEWI’s report requires, which is the part boards actually struggle to contract.
Very. On Queens’ mid-rise brick stock, parapet mortar failure, coping leaks and corroded lintels are the most common FISP citations — and all are standard repair scopes for us, quoted line by line against your report.
Cost follows the conditions cited, the building’s height and access. Our report review and written quote are free and carry no obligation, so your board sees exact figures before deciding anything.
