Local requirement
Equipment must be screened on all sides.
Custom steel rooftop equipment screening for NYC commercial buildings - built to the city's all-sides mechanical screening requirements, coordinated for DOB submittal, and fabricated for the real constraints of urban rooftop work.
NYC's rooftop screening rules require mechanical equipment to be screened on all sides. The code addresses accessory mechanical equipment on roofs explicitly, and DOB plan examiners expect screening to be shown and specified before permits are issued.
Equipment must be screened on all sides.
High-rise offices, hotels, multifamily towers, and mixed-use buildings across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
Rooftop plans and elevations, structural mounting and attachment details, finish schedules, staging plans, and service access paths.
High-visibility corridors include 5th Avenue - high pedestrian and tourist traffic, design scrutiny on every building, Broadway (Midtown and NoHo) - street-level and upper-floor sightlines onto rooftops, The High Line - park visitors have direct elevated sightlines onto rooftops of adjacent buildings in Chelsea and the Meatpacking District. Rooftop screening quality is easy to see from streets and nearby buildings in this market.
Elevator-only roof access on high-rise buildings - no crane staging without street closure permits. Tight sidewalk shed and scaffold staging requirements. Union trade jurisdiction on larger commercial jobs.
We structure shop drawings to support AHJ review and reduce permit comments.
Powder coat with corrosion-inhibiting primer for standard commercial applications. Galvanized substrate with powder coat topcoat for waterfront and coastal-adjacent projects.
We align screen scope to local permit triggers from the start.
Every system is built for your exact roof and equipment layout.
Doors and clearances are planned so techs can do the work safely.
We keep details plain so install crews and PMs can move fast.
Yes. We have experience with the logistics and submittal requirements that come with Manhattan high-rise work - elevator-only roof access, tight staging, DOB plan review, and union coordination. We structure our shop drawings to support your DOB submittal package from the start.
Yes. Non-penetrating rooftop screen systems are appropriate where LPC or DOB restrictions limit new roof penetrations. We coordinate the ballast or post-mount approach with your structural engineer and include that documentation in the shop drawing package.
We coordinate freight to your loading dock window and build the delivery schedule into our lead time conversation. If your site has specific staging constraints, tell us early so we can factor panel sizes and crating into fabrication.
NYC code requires that accessory mechanical equipment on roofs be screened on all sides. DOB expects this to be shown and specified on rooftop plans before permits are issued. We help coordinate the mechanical roof screen details your team needs to get through plan review.
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