Best Sidewalk Shed & Scaffolding files the DOB paperwork and installs sidewalk sheds and scaffolding across the Bronx, from Norwood and Fordham to Riverdale and Pelham Bay. Our crews work out of Brooklyn and answer the phone 24/7. Since 2004.
A Bronx shed job we installed, and what has changed in the rules since.
Hull Avenue, Norwood – sidewalk shed, 2015
We installed the sidewalk shed at 3346 Hull Avenue (10467) in 2015. See the project page.
The rules have changed since then. Sheds now renew every 90 days, and each renewal carries a repair-progress report. DOB’s August 2026 rules also add graduated penalties for sheds that stay up too long, which DOB expects to start imposing in early 2027. Our construction permit page covers each change.
Six services, with the DOB filing handled by the same firm that installs the work.
Overhead protection above the sidewalk. We file the permit and install the shed.
pported access for facade work on buildings that frame systems don't fit.
Site perimeters at ground level.
Vehicle and pedestrian separation.
ed written reports at installation, every six months and after repairs.
The filing and paperwork side of the job.
Norwood’s Hull Avenue shows the borough’s typical stock: five- and six-story brick apartment buildings from the 1920s through the 1940s, many with elevators. For sidewalk shed projects, three DOB requirements are worth planning around:
We handle the filing through DOB NOW: Build, so you don’t have to make a separate trip to the Bronx Borough Office.
Our office sits at 8808 Foster Ave in Brooklyn. We answer the phone around the clock, nights and weekends included, and arrival averages two hours across the city. That is a citywide figure, so we promise no set time for a single address.
Four steps take you from an address to an installed, permitted shed.
All of them, including Norwood, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Riverdale, Mott Haven, Morrisania and Pelham Bay.
Yes. Sidewalk shed installation requires the applicable DOB permit before the shed is erected.
Ninety days. You renew it with a repair-progress report. Source: NYC Mayor's Office, August 20, 2026.
The general contractor does. Without one, the contractor doing the work does. When no work is active, the building owner does. Source: DOB Scaffold & Shed Permit.
Yes. We prepare and file the paperwork as part of the job, so you need no separate filing service.
Yes. We installed the sidewalk shed at 3346 Hull Avenue in Norwood in 2015.
Send the address, the type of work and your start date. We tell you what the job needs.
