Family built, three generations deep
Above The Sky was founded on decades of construction experience in the United States and abroad. A family business passed from one generation to the next.
One of the most trusted general contractors in the tri-state area
The company was founded on many years of experience in construction in the United States as well as outside of it. As a family business it has been passed from one generation to another, accumulating and improving with each. What that means in practice is continuity: nothing gets handed to whoever happened to be cheapest that month. We are not the largest general contractor in New York and we are not trying to be. We are the one that finishes the detail properly.
Luxury apartment renovations, combinations, custom homes, fit-outs and ground-up development.
Nine New York neighbourhoods to date, plus the wider tri-state area.
Certificates provided with the alteration agreement before any work begins.
Three generations of builders, and one standard that has never moved.
How we got here
The trade
Learned on sites in the United States and abroad, where the standard was set by hand and nothing was signed off until it was right.
The company
Above The Sky founded on that experience, taking full general contracts across the tri-state area rather than single trades.
The standard
The same trades, the same supervisors and the same finish quality on a 1,000 square foot apartment as on a five storey building.
Ten projects. 48,300 square feet. Two boroughs.
What we hold to
Four things that do not change from one job to the next.
One accountable team
A single contract and a single point of contact covering every trade on site.
Built for New York
Board approvals, alteration agreements, protection and access hours planned from day one.
Finish that holds up close
Custom millwork, stone, tile and finish carpentry executed to the standard the rest of the work deserves.
Delivered on the date
Programmes built from real trade durations, then supervised daily so the date holds.
Where we build
Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the wider tri-state area.
You asked, we answered
The questions we get asked most before a project starts. If yours is not here, ask us directly.
Ask a question →What types of project do you take on?
+Luxury apartment renovations and combinations, full gut renovations, custom single family residences, commercial interior fit-outs for retail, medical and fitness, building amenity spaces, and ground-up commercial construction.
Do you work as general contractor or as a finishes subcontractor?
+Both, depending on the project. On some we hold the full general contract; on others we deliver the interior finishes package coordinated with the client's GC. We will tell you plainly which role suits your project.
Which areas do you cover?
+Manhattan and Brooklyn primarily, and the wider tri-state area. Completed work includes Tribeca, Flatiron, Midtown East, Upper West Side, Chelsea, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights, Midwood and Sheepshead Bay.
Can you work in an occupied building?
+Yes. Our Chelsea amenity lounge renovation was completed with minimal disruption while the building stayed fully occupied and operating, working within access hours and protection requirements.
How does pricing work?
+After a site visit we produce a pre-construction budget priced from trade input rather than a square foot estimate, alongside a programme built from real trade durations.