Our NYC Permit and Violation Services
Our permit expediters prepare New York City filings and follow them with the city. We do not do the construction.
Permits and DOB filings
Permit expediting
Alt-1 (Alteration CO), Alt-2 and Alt-3 filings, work permits, equipment-use permits, Place of Assembly and Local Law 11 facade filings.
Learn more →DOB NOW filings
Filings prepared, submitted and followed in DOB NOW: Build, through plan review, permits and inspections.
Learn more →Sidewalk shed permit filing
Sidewalk shed and protection filings so facade and construction work can proceed.
Learn more →Local Law 11 (FISP) facade filings
Facade Inspection Safety Program filings around the inspector's report, plus the sidewalk shed filing.
Learn more →Place of Assembly
Place of Assembly certificate of operation filings for spaces that hold 75 or more people indoors.
Learn more →DOT street opening permits
DOT (Department of Transportation) street opening and sidewalk permits.
Learn more →Local Law 97, 152 and 87 filings
Emissions reports, gas piping certifications and energy audit filings, with your design professional or plumber.
Learn more →Landmarks permit filing
Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) filings for work on designated buildings and in historic districts.
Learn more →Certificates of occupancy and sign-offs
Certificates of occupancy
New and amended C of O filings, temporary certificates of occupancy (TCO) and job sign-offs.
Learn more →Letters of no objection
Letters of no objection (LNO) when a use is allowed but a new C of O is not required.
Learn more →Letters of completion
Closing out minor alteration jobs with a Letter of Completion so the filing does not stay open.
Learn more →DOB, ECB and HPD violation removal
Violation removal
Department of Buildings (DOB) and ECB violation research, correction and removal, including removal of stop work orders.
Learn more →What is an ECB violation
How ECB (Environmental Control Board) summonses, now heard at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), work, what the penalties mean, and why they do not go away on their own.
Learn more →How to resolve an ECB violation
Correcting the condition, certifying the correction, and clearing the record.
Learn more →HPD violation removal
Research and dismissal requests for HPD (Housing Preservation and Development) violations on residential buildings.
Learn more →Stop work orders
Full and partial stop work orders, and the steps to get one lifted.
Learn more →Fire Department violation filings
FDNY (Fire Department) certificate of correction filings and the paperwork needed to clear them.
Learn more →Zoning and air rights
Who we work with
Plumbing permits
Plumbing permits, DEP water and sewer permits, DOT street openings, sprinkler permits and limited alteration applications (LAA).
Learn more →Electrical filings for electricians
DOB NOW filing support for licensed electricians: 2025 NYC Electrical Code filings, Inspections Plus and Supersede Requests.
Learn more →Contractors
Permit expediting for general contractors and trades, from filing to sign-off.
Learn more →Architects and engineers
We prepare and follow the filings while you design and seal the plans.
Property managers
Tracking violations, Local Law compliance and filings across a portfolio.
M/WBE
S & M Expediting, Inc. is a New York City certified minority- and women-owned business.
Learn more →We file in all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Call 718-833-2333 to discuss your project.