Family-owned since 1995, minutes away at our Freeport office. We build garages and additions, remodel homes, and answer 24/7 when flooding, a burst pipe or a fire hits your house.
Gotham Builders of New York is a family-owned contractor that has been working on Long Island and Queens homes since 1995, more than 30 years. We hold Nassau County Home Improvement License #H18D7530000 and NYC License #0916825-DCA, and we work from one office at 108 W Merrick Rd in Freeport, a short drive east of East Rockaway.
East Rockaway is a small waterfront village with older homes on compact lots. That shapes the work we do here. Owners want more space and storage without giving up the yard, and homes on the lower streets have to be built and repaired with flooding in mind.
On Scranton Avenue in East Rockaway, we built a new detached two-car garage at the end of the driveway. The photo shows it mid-build: walls framed and sheathed, the roof on, and metal straps where the walls meet the roof and the foundation.
Those straps matter on the South Shore. They help hold the building together, and hold it down, when nor'easters and tropical storms bring high winds in off the bay. After that come the house wrap, siding, garage door and finishes to match the home.
During Superstorm Sandy, the storm drains in East Rockaway and neighboring Bay Park backed up with runoff and storm surge, because water couldn't drain into the canals and creeks and many outfalls had no backflow valves. Low-lying streets still flood in strong storms and very high tides, and not only during hurricane season. Winter nor'easters bring water up too.
That's why we build here with water in mind. The Village code requires a new home's first floor to sit at least a foot and a half above the highest groundwater level for the lot. When we dry out and rebuild a flooded East Rockaway home, we use materials and details that hold up better the next time the water comes in.
Whether it's a new garage, a remodel or a flooded basement, one local team does the work, deals with your insurance company and handles the Village paperwork.
East Rockaway is an incorporated village, so permits are issued by the Village of East Rockaway Department of Buildings at 376 Atlantic Ave, not the Town of Hempstead. The Village has the general, plumbing, electrical and mechanical contractors on a job register with it, and requires insurance certificates that list the Village. Bay Park next door is a Town of Hempstead hamlet with a different office, and we sort out which one covers your address.
From an emergency cleanup to a new garage, every East Rockaway job follows the same simple steps, so you always know what comes next.
Our only office is at 108 W Merrick Rd in Freeport, a few minutes from East Rockaway. We have been family-owned since 1995. Call or text (516) 377-0400 any time.
The Village of East Rockaway Department of Buildings at 376 Atlantic Ave. Homes in Bay Park are in the Town of Hempstead instead. We file the permits for the work we do in either one.
Yes. We build detached garages, including framing, sheathing, wind straps, roofing, siding, garage doors and electrical, and we handle the Village permits and inspections.
Stay out of standing water if the power is on, take photos, and call (516) 377-0400. We will pump out the water, start drying, and document everything for your insurance company. Our basement flood guide has a full checklist.
Usually not for storm surge or rising water. That is covered by a separate flood policy. Water from inside the house, like a burst pipe, is often covered by homeowners insurance. We work with whichever insurer is involved.
Fire and smoke restoration, kitchens, bathrooms, basements, roofing, siding, dormers and additions, all from the same local team.
