Temporary-structure engineering · New York City and New Jersey

Stamped, filed, approved. In days.

Sidewalk sheds, scaffolds, hoists and overhead protection designed by a licensed Professional Engineer and filed in DOB NOW. Based in North Jersey, working across all five boroughs and the tri-state area.

100+ NYC filings in 20263-day avg. permit timePE licensed in 7 states
Rendering of a construction hoist runback structure designed by Nomad R&D

Numbers you can check in DOB NOW

Three numbers.

100+

Sidewalk shed, scaffold, hoist and protection filings in New York City in 2026, as applicant of record.

3 Days

Average DOB permit time measured by PermitPipeline, against a citywide median of 32 days (October 2026).

7 states

Professional Engineer licensure, with New Jersey and New York as home ground.

Services

Everything on a Chapter 33 site, sealed and filed.

01

Sidewalk sheds

Heavy-duty and light-duty sheds, cantilevers, sheds over vaults, Local Law 48 renewals.

02

Supported scaffold

Pipe, frame and system scaffold with tie, base and needle-beam design.

03

Suspended scaffold

Two-point, multi-point and monorail rigging, outriggers and roof anchors.

04

Construction hoists

Runback structures, ties, dunnage, transfer structures and foundations.

05

Roof protection and fences

Roof and overhead protection, construction fences and rooftop enclosures.

06

Local Law 48 renewal reports

The engineer’s progress report each 90-day sidewalk shed renewal has required since August 2026.

How we work

Three steps. No account layer.

01

You talk to the engineer.

The licensed PE who seals the drawings is the person on the phone.

02

Drawn to be built.

Drawings follow your system and inventory, bay by bay, with the parts the crew actually carries.

03

Filed in days, not weeks.

Standard scopes are drawn, sealed and filed in DOB NOW within about three business days of receiving site information.

Recent work

Six of this year’s filings.

0110 Rockefeller PlazaHeavy-duty sidewalk shed during storefront constructionManhattan
02280 Park AvenueTemporary pipe scaffoldManhattan
03522 Fifth AvenueHeavy-duty sidewalk shedManhattan
041484 First AvenueMulti-point suspended scaffold, new buildingManhattan
05366 Rockaway AvenueDual personnel hoists, 7,000 and 8,000 lb carsBrooklyn
0635-53 41st StreetFence, heavy-duty shed and roof protection, new buildingQueens

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Request a proposal

Send the address, the structure type and your date.

We reply within one business day. Call 201-658-1430 or email info@nomadrd.com.