Sidewalk repair on the Upper West Side
The Upper West Side is brownstones and townhouses on tree-lined side streets, with larger apartment buildings along Broadway, West End Avenue and Riverside Drive. Mature street trees are the most common reason its sidewalks lift.
Sidewalks on the Upper West Side
Roots from mature street trees push up the flags nearest the tree pit, and along a row of brownstones the damage can run most of the block. A patch poured over an active root usually lifts again, so the repair has to deal with the root as well. Dealing with the root is the difference between a quick patch and sidewalk repair Manhattan brownstone owners only pay for once.
Brownstone stoops and areaways sit right on the sidewalk line, and the new concrete has to meet them without a step or lip. On the avenues, apartment buildings bring the same board and managing-agent approvals as elsewhere in Manhattan.
Services Upper West Side owners ask for most
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Tree root sidewalk repair
Flags lifted by the mature trees lining the side streets.
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Sidewalk replacement
Brownstone frontage rebuilt to meet stoops and areaways.
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Sidewalk repair
Individual cracked or sunken flags on residential blocks.
Questions from Upper West Side property owners
A tree lifted the sidewalk in front of my brownstone. Will the City fix it?
If the house is a one-, two- or three-family home and the damage was caused solely by a City street tree, the City no longer issues a violation for it, and NYC Parks may repair it for free through its Trees and Sidewalks Program. Brownstones divided into more units are not covered.
How long will the sidewalk outside my house be closed?
Usually only the section being worked on, and most jobs are completed within a few days once the permit is approved. We keep a protected route to your door throughout.
Get a free estimate on the Upper West Side
Tell us the address and what is wrong with the sidewalk. We will contact you within one business day.