for General Contractors, Developers & Construction Managers
Accurate commercial takeoff services help New York City contractors bid everything from transit and airport modernization to high-rise residential and office-to-residential conversions. Our commercial estimators build each estimate from your drawings and deliver it in Excel with marked-up plans, ready to drop into your bid. It's the dependable way to get commercial construction estimating services in New York City, NY.
Contractors lose thousands of dollars every year to estimation errors, missed scope items, and wasted time. Here's exactly what we fix.
Our estimating team supports a wide variety of construction projects.
Our Commercial Construction Estimating Services provide detailed quantity takeoffs and cost reports across every major construction discipline required to complete commercial projects successfully.
Detailed, itemized takeoff reports with quantities, costs and clear breakdown of flowing materials. Here's a preview of that.
Every report includes color-coded marked plans, itemized quantity sheets, and a full cost summary — delivered in Excel and PDF formats, ready to attach directly to your bid submission.
For New York City projects, we quantify sitework, structural systems, building envelope, finishes, specialties and equipment, general conditions, doors, frames, and hardware, conveying systems, full CSI MasterFormat divisions, and core and shell packages. Tower estimates include vertical transportation, curtain wall, and high-rise general conditions. Coastal premiums such as wind-rated envelopes and elevated MEP are called out. Commercial quantities are organized in Excel by area and system, with waste factors and units clearly stated.
From drawings to detailed estimates — fast, accurate, and hassle-free.
Begin by sending us your project drawings through our secure upload portal, email, Google Drive, Dropbox, or your preferred file-sharing method. Please include all necessary details to help us prepare an accurate estimate.
Upload Plans & Get a QuoteWithin just one hour, we'll analyze your plans and provide a detailed, negotiable quotation. A 50% upfront payment initiates the project upon agreement of the quote.
Our skilled team prepares a comprehensive material takeoff and labor estimate delivered in a detailed Excel spreadsheet. Pay the remaining balance to finalize.
Upload your plans, drawings, specifications, and project documents today. Our team will review your scope and provide a custom quote based on project size, complexity, and turnaround requirements.
We combine current market pricing, historical project data, and industry expertise to deliver reliable estimates that help contractors bid with confidence.
From residential and commercial developments to industrial and infrastructure projects, we provide estimating support tailored to your project requirements.
Receive organized pricing breakdowns for materials, labor, and equipment, helping you plan budgets with greater accuracy and control.
Our skilled Construction Cost Estimator professionals understand project complexities and deliver tailored estimates that align with your scope and budget.
Receive detailed Construction Takeoff Services and professionally prepared estimates within 24–72 hours, helping you meet bid deadlines and keep projects moving forward.
Work with dedicated estimators who act as an extension of your team. We provide consistent support for contractors across Alaska, helping you manage commercial bids efficiently and maintain accuracy.
New York City projects carry costs that don't exist elsewhere, including hoisting, sidewalk sheds, DOB filings, union labor rates, and Local Law 97 compliance, so national averages don't work for pricing here. We prepare commercial construction estimates for that full range of work, from transit and airport modernization to smaller jobs in Midtown Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.
Commercial towers in New York City have cost drivers that national averages miss: crane and hoist time, vertical transportation, curtain wall, high-rise life-safety systems, and phased occupancy. We price by CSI division and by floor, with general conditions built for tower logistics. Near the water in the area, building envelope and MEP elevation requirements change commercial budgets, and our estimates show those costs clearly.
Our commercial estimators use Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift, and RSMeans Cost Data to build each New York City takeoff, and they read the drawings with the NYC Construction Codes and the NYC Energy Conservation Code in mind, including accessibility, life-safety, fire protection, and energy-code requirements. Where the scope involves DOB NOW filings, sidewalk sheds, or Local Law 97 compliance, those costs are flagged so they are not missed at bid time. You receive an Excel workbook and marked-up PDFs, so every commercial construction number can be checked.
With a 98% bid-hit ratio across more than 5,000 U.S. projects, Remote Estimation gives New York City contractors professional commercial construction estimating capacity without the cost of an in-house department, and we work the same way for firms in all five boroughs, including Manhattan and Brooklyn. We can price commercial construction labor at union, prevailing-wage, or open-shop rates. City-funded work in the five boroughs is priced at the NYC Comptroller's prevailing wage schedules, and much private work here is built with union crews. Email your plan set to info@remoteestimation.us for a fixed commercial construction quote.
Our New York City commercial construction estimators work across all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Citywide rules (the NYC Construction Codes, DOB NOW filings, Local Law 97, and union labor) apply everywhere, and each borough adds its own building stock, from Manhattan towers to Staten Island one- and two-family homes. For borough-specific detail, see our Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island pages.
Yes. Remote Estimation provides commercial construction estimating services for general contractors, construction managers, developers, and owners in New York City and all five boroughs, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. We cover projects of every size, including work tied to high-rise residential and office-to-residential conversions.
Yes. We prepare division-by-division estimates for these towers, including structure, curtain wall, vertical transportation, MEP risers, life-safety systems, and high-rise general conditions such as hoisting and crane time.
Yes. We separate wind-rated envelope systems, flood-resistant construction below design flood elevation, elevated MEP equipment, and corrosion-resistant materials for coastal New York City projects.
Yes. For New York City renovations we separate selective demolition, hazardous material allowances, structural and code upgrades, MEP replacement, and new finishes, so existing-building risk is visible in your bid.
