The NYC Painting Company serves East Village, NY for interior painting, exterior painting and cabinet painting, with free estimates and written quotes. Call (917) 970-7431 or text a photo of the job.
Interior & Exterior Painting services in East Village
The East Village is a neighborhood of old tenements. Most buildings are five and six storey walk-ups from the late 1800s and early 1900s, with shops and restaurants at street level and apartments above. Rooms are small, walls are plaster, and ceilings, pipes and trim carry many layers of paint, some of it glossy oil paint that new latex will not stick to without the right primer. Bathrooms and kitchens are tight and often poorly vented, so peeling and mildew are common repair jobs. A lot of the work is rental turnover for owners and managers, and these older buildings fall under the city's lead paint rules. There are also row houses near Tompkins Square and newer condos along the avenues. Outside we paint storefronts, metal doors, gates, stoop railings and fire escapes, which rust quickly through wet winters and humid summers.
Neighborhoods we cover in East Village
- Alphabet City
- Tompkins Square
- St. Mark's Place
- Bowery
- Stuyvesant Street
- Second Avenue
Building and landmark rules
Painting does not need a Department of Buildings permit in New York City. Part of the area is inside the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District and the St. Mark's Historic District. On a landmarked building, changing an exterior color or painting bare masonry needs a permit from the Landmarks Preservation Commission first. Interior painting of an apartment does not.