General Contractor in New Rochelle, NY

Westchester General Contracting Service Serving New Rochelle

Kitchens, baths, additions and exterior work across the City of New Rochelle, with one Guardian project manager running the permits, the trades and the schedule.

A City-Sized Permit Process

New Rochelle is a city, not a village, and its permit system reflects that. The Bureau of Buildings at City Hall handles building permits, while plumbing and electrical permits are filed online through CitySquared with each trade’s license and insurance attached. Plumbing has an extra rule: only county-certified master plumbers registered with the City can pull those permits.

For a homeowner, that means several filings for one renovation. Our job is to line them up so the plumber’s permit is in place when the walls open and inspections happen in the right order.

From the North End to the Sound

The city runs from wooded North End streets near the Hutchinson River Parkway down to shoreline neighborhoods on Long Island Sound, with Tudors, colonials, Victorians and mid-century houses along the way. Each era hides different surprises behind the plaster.

The white shaker kitchen with the navy island in this photo is a recent Guardian kitchen. Projects like it pull in a carpenter, plumber, electrician, tile setter and painter, and the general contractor keeps them in sequence.

Who Does What on a Guardian Job

Task	Handled by
Scope, written estimate and schedule	Guardian project manager
Building permit at City Hall	Guardian
Plumbing permit and work	Licensed master plumber (subcontractor) supervised by Guardian
Electrical permit and work	Licensed electrician (subcontractor) supervised by Guardian
Historic district Certificate of Appropriateness	Guardian prepares the application and samples with you
Finish selections	You, with our guidance

Common New Rochelle Projects

Kitchen renovations

New layouts, cabinets, counters and lighting.

Bathroom remodels

Full gut renovations or targeted updates.

Additions

More living space, coordinated with zoning and permits.

Roofing and siding

Exterior work, including in the historic district.

Working With Guardian

We are a family company, at work since 1980: five brothers and our father, who has spent his whole career in construction. We carry Westchester County HIC #WC-38383-H24, pull the permits ourselves and give a one-year written workmanship warranty. If your plans need an architect, we can recommend several depending on the type of project. Payment by check, credit card, Zelle or cash, and financing is available.

New Rochelle General Contractor FAQs

Where are building permits filed in New Rochelle?

The City’s Bureau of Buildings is in City Hall, 515 North Avenue. Trade permits run through the City’s CitySquared online system, where the applicant uploads a photo of the trade license, a signed application and insurance certificates.

Can any plumber pull a plumbing permit in the city?

No. Under Chapter 242 of the City Code, plumbing permits go only to Westchester County certified master plumbers who are registered with the City’s Plumbing Inspector. Our licensed plumbing subcontractors meet that rule, and our project manager coordinates their filing with the building permit.

My house is in Rochelle Park or Rochelle Heights. Does that change anything?

Yes. That neighborhood is a local historic district, designated in 1986, with about 275 properties, and it joined the National Register in 2005. Visible exterior changes need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic and Landmarks Review Board, which meets on the second Wednesday of the month.

Do you only take large renovations?

No. We manage single-room projects as well as combined jobs. A general contractor matters most when several trades share one house and one schedule.

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Talk to a New Rochelle General Contractor

Call 914-912-0385 or send the form, and tell us whether the house is in a historic district if you know. Read our Google Reviews.

Guardian Remodeling Corp · 143 Lake Shore Dr W, Carmel, NY 10512 · 914-912-0385 · Frank@guardianremodelingcorp.com