Trade-specific estimators
Who understand urban access, labor and retrofit scope items.
NY
Estimating Buddies is a construction cost estimating and quantity takeoff company serving contractors, builders, developers and restoration firms across the United States. Our estimators read your plans, measure every scope and return clear, bid-ready numbers.
For New York projects, that means estimates shaped by dense urban sites, older building stock and union and prevailing-wage labor, with pricing for work from Manhattan towers to Hudson Valley homes, delivered remotely and built around your bid date.
Estimate log - NY
New York
New York construction
New York has two code systems. New York City runs its own NYC Construction Codes, while the rest of the state follows the New York State Uniform Code with local amendments. Estimates need to follow the right one for the project location.
Tight sites, hoisting and staging, union and prevailing-wage labor, facade and energy-performance rules for larger buildings, and heating-dominant winters all shape cost. Estimating Buddies prepares takeoffs and estimates for the New York mix: high-rise and multifamily, healthcare and labs, pre-war renovations, upstate industrial work, custom homes and storm recovery.
Send us plans in PDF, CAD or BIM format. We return organized, bid-ready numbers your team can check, price and submit.
Trade-specific estimators
Who understand urban access, labor and retrofit scope items.
Clear, organized output
With quantities and scope notes you can check line by line.
Flexible capacity
For one bid or a steady stream of weekly packages.
What we offer
Eleven estimating services, for projects from Manhattan to Buffalo. Open any service to see how it works.
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Whole-project estimates for New York general contractors, priced for tight urban sites, union and prevailing-wage labor, and the logistics of building in and around the five boroughs.
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Measured quantities from New York plan sets with no pricing attached, so your estimators can apply their own union rates, supplier quotes and markups.
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Plumbing estimates for New York buildings, from high-rise risers and booster pumps to brownstone gut renovations and aging-building repiping.
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Electrical estimates for New York contractors covering high-rise distribution, service upgrades, EV charging and building-electrification retrofits.
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HVAC and mechanical estimates for New York's heating-dominant climate and older building stock, including boiler replacements and electrification retrofits.
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Combined mechanical, electrical and plumbing estimates for New York towers, hospitals, labs and renovation projects where trade coordination drives cost.
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Finish and envelope costing from New York architectural drawings, including facade work, landmark-district requirements and interior fit-outs.
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Model-based estimates for New York projects, extracting quantities directly from Revit and IFC models so pricing follows the design as it changes.
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Estimates from scanned and older drawings, the usual starting point for New York renovations, co-op and brownstone work, and pre-war buildings.
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Claim-ready Xactimate estimates for New York restoration contractors, covering coastal storms, basement flooding, ice dams and heavy snow damage.
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Cost estimates for New York homes, from Long Island and Hudson Valley builds to row-house renovations, additions and whole-house remodels.
Service areas
From the five boroughs to Upstate, we support contractors in these cities.
Software
PDF, scanned blueprints, CAD and Revit models are all accepted. These are the tools we use to measure and price them.
PS
Quick digital takeoffs with reusable assemblies.
BB
Plan markup and revision comparison.
XA
Coastal storm, flood and ice-dam estimates.
TR
Model and construction data workflows.
OS
Precise measurement on big plan sets.
RS
Cost data for labor, material and equipment.
AC
Direct measurement from DWG files.
RV
Quantities extracted from BIM models.
How it works
Our estimating process is simple, organized, and built around your project needs.
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Customer sends PDF drawings, specs, or ZIP files through one clear form.
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Estimator checks trade, project size, timeline, and required deliverable.
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Quantities, labor, material pricing, and scope notes are prepared.
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Client receives a clean estimate they can use for bidding & planning.
Next step
Share your plans and due date. We will confirm the scope and get your estimate moving.
Why choose us
Urban-site costs, the labor basis you specify, and pre-war renovation scopes are priced, and the work is handled remotely around your bid date.
Hoisting, staging and access costs are in the number.
Union, open shop or prevailing wage, priced as you specify.
Pre-war, brownstone and occupied-building scopes handled.
PDF, scans, CAD and Revit models are all accepted.
One bid or a weekly stream, handled remotely.
New York projects
Share your plans and due date. We will confirm the scope and get your estimate moving.
Questions we hear from New York contractors
We provide construction estimating, quantity takeoff, plumbing, electrical, mechanical and MEP estimating, architectural cost estimating, BIM and blueprint estimating, Xactimate estimates and single-family residential estimating for projects across New York State.
Yes. We price work in all five boroughs, including the access, staging, hoisting and logistics costs that dense urban sites add to a bid.