The NYC Painting Company serves Washington Heights, 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 Washington Heights
Washington Heights is built on high ground between the Hudson and Harlem rivers, and nearly all of its housing is apartments. Most are five and six storey brick buildings from the 1910s to the 1930s, including Art Deco blocks and large co-op complexes such as Castle Village and Hudson View Gardens. Apartments are roomy by Manhattan standards, with plaster walls, arched doorways, sunken living rooms, picture moldings and steel casement or old wood windows. Plaster cracks, past leak stains and thick, uneven layers of old paint are the usual prep items, and paint this old should be treated as possibly containing lead. Co-ops generally ask for a certificate of insurance. Many buildings are rentals, so owners also call us for turnover painting and hallways. The hilltop gets strong wind, and with cold winters and humid summers, exterior doors, railings and fire escapes need regular repainting.
Neighborhoods we cover in Washington Heights
- Hudson Heights
- Fort George
- Fort Washington Avenue
- Audubon Park
- Broadway
- West 181st Street
Building and landmark rules
Painting does not need a Department of Buildings permit in New York City. The Audubon Park and Jumel Terrace areas are city historic districts. 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.