Family-owned since 1995 and licensed in Nassau County (H18D7530000). We answer 24/7 from our Freeport office for fire, water and storm damage, and handle rebuilds and remodels in communities across the county.
Our home base on W Merrick Rd. Canal-front flood repairs, fire restoration, rebuilds and remodels across the Village.
Right next door. Water and fire damage, storm repairs and renovations from South Merrick to North Merrick.
Just across the Freeport line. Restoration and remodeling for Baldwin and Baldwin Harbor homes.
A short drive east. Flood and fire restoration, kitchens, baths and basements in Bellmore and North Bellmore.
Storm and tidal flood cleanup, water and fire damage, and full rebuilds for Oceanside homes.
Coastal flood repairs, roofs, siding and rebuilds for homes on the barrier island.
We also serve Roosevelt, East Rockaway, Lynbrook, Massapequa and the rest of Nassau County. Call or text (516) 377-0400.
How to verify any contractor's Nassau County or NYC license in five minutes, starting with ours.
Gotham Builders of New York has been family-owned since 1995. For more than 30 years we've restored and rebuilt homes across Nassau County from one place: our office at 108 W Merrick Rd in Freeport. We don't have branch offices or an out-of-state call center. When you call (516) 377-0400, day or night, you reach the same local team that comes to your door, writes your estimate and does the work.
Most of our work is on the South Shore, where flooding, nor'easters and older housing keep us busy, but we take jobs anywhere in the county and beyond. Pick your community above for local details, or read on for what's different about restoration and construction work in Nassau.
Nassau County is split into three towns (Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay), two cities (Long Beach and Glen Cove) and 64 incorporated villages, plus dozens of unincorporated hamlets. Which office issues your building permit depends on which of those you live in, and your mailing address doesn't always tell you.
If you live in an incorporated village such as Freeport, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Island Park, Lynbrook or Massapequa Park, the village building department handles your permit. If you live in an unincorporated hamlet such as Merrick, Baldwin, Bellmore, Oceanside, Wantagh or Seaford, your town handles it, which on the South Shore is usually the Town of Hempstead. Massapequa itself is in the Town of Oyster Bay, and Long Beach is a city with its own building department. We sort this out on day one so your job isn't held up later.
Nassau County requires every home improvement contractor to hold a county license from the Department of Consumer Affairs. Ours is H18D7530000, and for work in Queens we also hold NYC Home Improvement Contractor License 0916825-DCA. Before you hire anyone after a fire or flood, look them up. Our guide to checking a contractor's license walks you through it in five minutes, and we'd rather you check us than take our word for it.
Water damage: burst and frozen pipes, failed water heaters and washing machines, roof leaks, sewage backups and flooded basements. We extract the water, dry the structure with commercial equipment, treat for mold where needed and rebuild what has to come out.
Fire and smoke damage: 24/7 board-up and roof tarping, smoke and soot cleanup, odor removal and complete rebuilds once the fire department releases the house.
Storm and flood damage: tidal flooding along the bays and canals, nor'easter and hurricane damage, wind-damaged roofs and siding, and basement waterproofing to keep the next storm out.
Rebuilds and remodels: kitchens, bathrooms, basements, dormers, roofing, siding and full gut renovations, with one contractor from permits to final inspection.
Much of southern Nassau sits low along the bays and canals of Freeport, Baldwin, Oceanside, Island Park and Long Beach, and many homes are in FEMA flood zones. That changes what a repair can be. If the cost to repair a flooded home in a flood zone reaches 50 percent or more of the building's pre-damage market value, the local building department can declare it substantially damaged, and the rebuild then has to meet current floodplain rules, which often means elevating the house.
Homeowners with an NFIP flood insurance policy may be eligible for up to $30,000 in Increased Cost of Compliance coverage, on top of the regular claim, to help pay for that work. We help you understand where your house stands before anyone starts tearing out walls, so the plan matches what your building department will require.
Most of our Nassau County restoration work runs through homeowners or flood insurance. We photograph and document the damage, take moisture readings and write a detailed estimate your adjuster can work with. We work with all major insurance companies, and we'll explain plainly what homeowners insurance and flood insurance usually cover, because on the South Shore it is often both.
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Yes. We hold Nassau County Home Improvement License H18D7530000. You can verify it with the Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs license lookup or by calling (516) 571-2600. For Queens we also hold NYC license 0916825-DCA.
All of it. Most calls come from the South Shore near our Freeport office, including Freeport, Merrick, Baldwin, Bellmore, Oceanside, Long Beach, Rockville Centre, Wantagh, Seaford, Island Park, East Rockaway and Massapequa, but we go wherever in the county you need us.
Yes. We're open 24 hours. Call or text (516) 377-0400 and we'll send a crew to stop the damage first: water extraction, board-up or roof tarping, then drying and cleanup.
It depends on where you live. Incorporated villages like Freeport and Rockville Centre and the cities of Long Beach and Glen Cove have their own building departments, while hamlets like Merrick and Baldwin go through their town. We file the permits our work requires wherever your home is.
Yes. We work with all major insurance companies and with flood insurance claims, and we document the damage with photos, moisture readings and a detailed estimate so your adjuster has what they need.
