From Hudson Yards glass towers to Flushing Main Street storefronts, United Signs designs, engineers, and installs signage that clears NYC DOB review, meets Landmarks requirements, and holds up to everything New York throws at it.
No other city in the country runs sign permitting quite like New York. Between borough-specific DOB offices, Landmarks Preservation Commission reviews, zoning resolution sign allowances that change block by block, and co-op or landlord facade restrictions layered on top, most sign companies hit a wall fast. United Signs has spent years working through exactly these situations. Design, engineering, fabrication, and installation all happen under one roof, which means fewer handoffs, fewer surprises, and projects that actually finish on schedule.
From concept to installation, our New York signage services are designed to deliver lasting impact for businesses across New York.
Storefront lettering sized to NYC Zoning Resolution allowances and filed through the correct borough DOB office.
Message centers and video walls sized to pass NYC sign district review across Commercial and Special Purpose Districts.
Freestanding entry signs engineered for NYC subsurface conditions with NY PE-sealed wind load and foundation drawings.
Interior and exterior wayfinding systems built to federal ADA and New York City Building Code accessibility requirements.
High-rise building IDs, lobby walls, and dimensional lettering coordinated with building management and facade requirements.
Maintenance built for New York's coastal salt air, freeze-thaw stress, and high foot traffic wear.
We confirm your zoning designation, permitted sign area, and any Landmarks Preservation Commission requirements before design begins.
Concepts developed within your confirmed zoning parameters from day one, with NY PE-sealed structural drawings prepared in-house where required.
We file through NYC Department of Buildings, activate the electrical permit, and manage any Landmarks Preservation Commission submissions concurrently.
Licensed fabrication and installation by New York-licensed contractors across all five boroughs and the broader Tri-State region.
We schedule all required DOB inspections, handle any correction letters, and offer post-closeout maintenance programs for New York's climate and conditions.
New York's economy is as varied as its neighborhoods. United Signs works with healthcare systems, retailers, financial institutions, hospitality groups, universities, government agencies, faith organizations, entertainment venues, sports facilities, multifamily developers, and automotive groups across all five boroughs and the Tri-State region.
A lot of sign companies work in New York. Far fewer understand it. The difference shows up when a project hits a Landmarks review, when a co-op board has facade requirements that conflict with your brand standards, or when a DOB correction letter arrives two weeks before your opening date. That is where having design, engineering, permitting, and installation in one place stops being a convenience and starts being the reason your project finishes.
Our New York team works out of the city, not toward it. We know which borough DOB office handles your block, which neighborhoods carry Landmarks restrictions most people discover too late, and how to build installations that stand up to what New York's winters and summers actually do to exterior signage.
Sign permits in New York City are issued by the NYC Department of Buildings. Illuminated signs require a separate electrical permit filed at the same time. United Signs holds the registrations for both permit tracks, so everything is managed under one team.
Sign permits are issued by the NYC Department of Buildings through its borough offices. Illuminated signs require a separate electrical permit filed at the same time. Both require licensed contractors registered with the DOB. United Signs holds the registrations to manage both permit tracks on every project.
Zoning Resolution rules vary by district and can shift within a single block. Landmark-designated buildings require LPC approval before the DOB will move forward. Some co-op boards and landlords add their own facade restrictions on top of that. We review all of these layers before design begins.
Any sign on an NYC Individual Landmark or within a Historic District requires LPC approval before a DOB permit is issued. New York has over 150 designated historic districts. We identify this at the first code review and manage the submission.
The NYC Zoning Resolution sets permitted sign area, height, illumination type, and surface coverage based on your specific zone. We pull your zoning designation and confirm what is permitted before any design work begins.
We cover Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, and Rockland Counties in New York, Northern New Jersey across Bergen, Essex, and Hudson Counties, and Fairfield County in Connecticut.
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