Meet Dexter Newman

Who expediters call when they’re stuck!

With over 40 years in architecture, compliance, and city consulting, Dexter Newman has worked alongside the DOB, FDNY, HPD and other agencies to help New Yorkers resolve building issues and keep their projects on track.
 
He’s not just a paperwork processor—he’s a strategist, a guide, and a problem solver, and he makes it happen!

Before you Buy or Sell, Let us Show and Tell!

Imagine buying a home that’s not legally what you were told it was. Even though the Dept. of Finance and the deed says one thing, The DOB records are the only legal reality.

 

Or imagine leasing what you think is a restaurant space, spending 50k to furnish it, only to find you are actually leasing a store or an office, and you can’t get your cooking equipment completed. I’ve had several cases.

 

Violations are easy; legalizing an illegal apartment may be impossible.


They said basement, C of O says cellar. Good luck with that!

What are the chances this could happen to me?


You had a lawyer look at it, you have title insurance, there was a restaurant there before, etc.


  • Lawyers, title companies and restaurant owners are some of my best clients! They are experts at their businesses, but this one is mine. I’ve got 40 years of experience!
  • Homeowners are not in business. They don't buy a house every couple of weeks. They get taken advantage of because they just don't know what they don't know.
  • The ad says “First time home buyers welcome!” (yeah, First time poker players welcome too!)


So I'm just saying as I often do, if it didn’t cost a penny, wouldn’t you check?


There's NO CHARGE for me to look online at the records and tell you what I see.

In the 5 boroughs I am constantly being consulted by homeowners and business people who purchased or leased a space without knowing what the Dept. of Buildings (DOB) had to say about it. Often that “great deal” you get has huge skeletons in multiple closets.

 

If it's nothing, it costs you nothing.

 

If what I find stops you from buying a lemon, or a money pit, it costs you nothing, saves you from a nightmare, makes me happy, and maybe you will sing my name at the dinner table when someone else says they are buying or selling … because I'm showing and telling!

 

And if I find problems, there's no charge unless I have to actually do something for you. I have plenty of work to do already, that's not why I am telling you. I really hate to see my people get taken advantage of for no reason. If I could give them a few minutes of my time to point out the red flags, I would be happy.