New roof surface for additions, rooftop decks, bulkheads and renovations in Downtown Hoboken — tied cleanly into whatever membrane is already there.
Downtown is the oldest part of Hoboken — brownstones and brick row houses built in the 1800s, one block from the river and a few minutes’ walk from Hoboken Terminal. Most roofs here are flat, built-up tar and gravel originally, re-covered in modified bitumen over the decades since.
A large share of Downtown sits inside the Southern Hoboken Historic District, which runs both sides of Washington Street from Observer Highway to 15th Street. Roof work that’s visible from the street — cornices, coping, the parapet line — can require historic review here, which we check before we ever quote a start date.
What we check first when a call comes in from this neighborhood.
Many Downtown row houses still have their original wood deck under a re-covered membrane. It shows its age at the parapet line first, not in the open field.
Coping, cornices and anything facing Washington Street can require sign-off before a permit is issued — we build that time into the schedule, not discover it mid-job.
Row houses share structure on both sides here. A leak on your top floor can start on a neighbouring roof, which changes who needs to fix what.
Six checks, every time a new roof surface meets an old one.
Same crew, same neighborhood knowledge, different scope.
We will come and look at it, then send a written estimate with photos and a clear scope. No obligation.
Prefer to talk? Call (551) 230-0252.
Yes — decks, bulkheads, dormers and gut-renovation roofs are regular work for us in Downtown Hoboken, coordinated with your architect or general contractor rather than worked around them.
It can, if the tie-in isn’t detailed to the manufacturer’s requirements. We check what’s already on the roof before we cut into it, so the rest of the membrane stays covered.
If the building sits inside the Southern Hoboken Historic District (both sides of Washington Street, Observer Highway to 15th Street) and the work is visible from the street — coping, cornices, the parapet line — yes, it typically needs review. We check this before quoting a start date so it isn’t a surprise partway through the job.
An inspection, photographs and a written estimate for your Downtown Hoboken building — at no cost and with no obligation.
