For General Contractors, Residential Contractors & Subcontractors
When a New York City bid is due, the residential construction numbers have to be right the first time. Remote Estimation delivers residential construction estimating services in New York City, NY for home builders, remodelers, custom builders, and developers, with quantities measured from your drawings, priced in Excel, and backed by a 98% bid-hit ratio.
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 Residential Construction Estimating Services provide complete quantity takeoffs and cost analysis across every major trade involved in residential construction projects.
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.
Our New York City residential construction takeoff covers painting, site improvements, earthwork and foundations, framing and lumber, roofing, windows and doors, exterior finishes, insulation, drywall, and flooring. Remodels separate demolition, repairs, and new work. Elevation, wind, and flood costs are broken out. Every residential construction item is reported with exact counts, linear footage, square footage, or volume, cross-referenced to your drawing sheets and schedules.
| Sitework | Concrete Foundations | Reinforcing Steel | Lumber Framing |
| Roof Systems | Drywall | Insulation | Flooring |
| Doors | Windows | Electrical Systems | Plumbing Systems |
| HVAC Openings | Paint Finishes | Exterior Cladding | Masonry |
| Decks | Landscaping Allowances |
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 residential 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. Our residential estimators work with home builders, remodelers, custom builders, and developers across New York City, pricing jobs tied to high-rise residential and office-to-residential conversions, Local Law 97 energy retrofits, and transit and airport modernization.
Renovation is the core of New York City's residential market: kitchens, baths, additions, and whole-house updates of older homes. We price demolition, repairs, and new work trade by trade. Building near the water in the area changes the residential budget, and our estimates break out elevation, wind, and flood costs.
Projects in New York City are permitted under the NYC Construction Codes, so we follow the code-driven notes on your drawings (energy-code envelope, egress, smoke-alarm, and structural requirements) and carry them into the takeoff. New York City costs such as DOB NOW filings, sidewalk sheds, hoisting, and Local Law 97 upgrades are called out separately when they apply. Our team uses PlanSwift, Bluebeam Revu, and Buildertrend to measure and organize every residential construction quantity.
Remote Estimation has prepared estimates on more than 5,000 projects for 500+ contractors, and that experience goes into every New York City residential construction bid we touch. 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. Your residential construction estimate can be built on union, prevailing, or open-shop labor, whichever the bid requires. Your first residential construction estimate is 10% off.
Our New York City residential 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 residential construction estimating services for home builders, remodelers, custom builders, and developers 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 estimate kitchens, baths, additions, second stories, and gut renovations for these homes, with demolition, repairs, and new work priced separately.
Yes. We price elevated foundations, flood vents, wind-rated windows and roofing, corrosion-resistant hardware, and flood-resistant materials for coastal New York City homes.
Plan on 24 to 72 hours for most residential construction scopes. Multi-building or phased New York City projects get a confirmed date with the quote, before any work starts.
