SERVICE AREA · STATEN ISLAND
Parapet, façade and Local Law 11 repairs on Staten Island
Staten Island has far fewer tall buildings than the rest of the city. About 140 were in the FISP program last cycle, most of them on the North Shore. The parapet rule reaches further: it applies at any height, so storefront buildings, mixed-use blocks and low-rise apartment houses need annual parapet observations too. Banu works on both sides of that line, with FISP repairs on the island's mid-rise buildings and parapet, roof and masonry work on everything else.
Where the island's FISP buildings are
Most of Staten Island's buildings over six stories are on the North Shore: apartment buildings in St. George and along Richmond Terrace, on Park Hill and Grymes Hill, and along Victory Boulevard. There's a smaller group of mid-rise apartment buildings around New Dorp, and the hospital and college campuses have tall buildings of their own.
Staten Island by the numbers
- FISP buildings, Cycle 9
- 138
- Latest Cycle 9 status "No Report Filed"
- 37 buildings, about 1 in 4
- Buildings with an active shed permit (Oct 1, 2026)
- 58
Source: NYC Open Data, as of October 2026. Full borough data →
The parapet rule reaches much further
Since January 1, 2024, a parapet facing a public right-of-way needs an observation every year, whatever the building's height. The exceptions are the ones in the FAQ below. On Staten Island that brings in the storefront and mixed-use buildings along the commercial corridors, along with attached rowhouses and low-rise apartment buildings. The findings tend to repeat: loose coping, open joints and cracked brick at the top of the wall. Parapet repairs →
What we see on the island
- Parapets and coping on low-rise commercial and mixed-use buildings
- Roofs and flashing where the roof meets the parapet, which is where most top-floor leaks start (roofing and waterproofing)
- Brick and lintels on North Shore apartment buildings (masonry)
- Balconies and railings on mid-rise apartment buildings (balconies)
Landmarks on Staten Island
Staten Island has three historic districts: St. George/New Brighton, St. Paul's Avenue-Stapleton Heights, and the Farm Colony-Seaview Hospital district. They hold mostly older houses and institutional buildings and few tall apartment buildings, but any exterior work inside them still needs an LPC permit first. Landmark restoration →
Around the island
- St. George and Tompkinsville: The island's main cluster of apartment buildings near the ferry, plus newer development along Bay Street.
- Park Hill and Clifton: Mid-rise apartment complexes.
- Grymes Hill: Apartment buildings and the Wagner College campus.
- Victory Boulevard: Apartment buildings along the boulevard's eastern stretch.
- New Dorp: Mid-rise apartment buildings and the New Dorp Lane commercial strip.
Staten Island questions
Our building is three stories with stores on the ground floor. Do we need anything?
Not FISP, which covers buildings greater than six stories. Your parapet is different. If it faces the street or sidewalk, Local Law 126 requires a parapet observation every year, whatever the height. The only exceptions are detached one- and two-family homes and buildings with a barrier that keeps people away from the wall.
Is FISP any different on Staten Island?
No. The rules, deadlines and penalties are the same citywide, and your Cycle 10 sub-cycle comes from the last digit of your tax block number.
We missed our last FISP filing. What now?
Get a QEWI on the building right away, because penalties keep growing until a report is filed. DOB lets a building with no report on file submit a Safe or SWARMP report early, which stops the penalties. If the inspection finds Unsafe conditions, the 90-day repair clock starts, and we take it from there.
Do you take smaller jobs on Staten Island, like a single parapet?
Yes. A single parapet repair, a coping reset or one section of repointing is enough to get started. Request an assessment and tell us what you're seeing.
Our services on Staten Island
Let's talk about your building
Tell us about your Staten Island building
Send us the parapet observation, the FISP report or a few photos from the sidewalk. Any one of them is enough to start.
