Dexter’s Client Case Studies
Doggy Daycare
(in Manhattan)
Pain Point: Needed fire alarm signed off after incomplete work; failure at first inspection; fragmented team due to poor communication, each party understanding only their role, not the whole process.
Service Provided: Coordinated inspection, resolved objections, navigated red tape.
Result: Business operational, avoided fines, still pending full approval.
THE CASE:
A Manhattan doggy daycare center faced delays due to an uncoordinated fire alarm project that failed inspection.
We stepped in to explain the entire process and coordinate the team’s efforts. We navigated the inspection objections and kept the system working, helping them operate without fines.
The business is running and the compliance progress is ongoing.
Language Professor
(Co-op Seller)
Pain Point: Couldn't sell co-op due to open permits from 20-year-old renovation; Original applicant deceased.
Service Provided: Uncovered historic paperwork, managed new Architect and Electrician, handled inspections.
Result: Closed co-op sale successfully, avoided co-op board interference and delay.
THE CASE:
A co-op seller discovered an unresolved renovation from 20 years ago. We superseded the old team, managed new professionals, and ensured everything was signed off without alerting the co-op board. The sale closed smoothly.
Capone Electrical Contractors Corp.
(Clinic in Residential Building)
Pain Point: Needed base fire alarm approval letter while tenants already moved in, changing the layout.
Service Provided: Submitted revised plans, coordinated inspections, handled compliance for complex tenant situations.
Result: Achieved sign-off after multiple inspections, client received payment and completed job.
THE CASE:
Plans didn’t match reality and inspections failed—so we modified and managed until the job passed.
Electrical contractor needed a fire alarm sign-off, but tenants had altered the space post-approval. We revised plans, managed multiple inspections, and ensured compliance so they could get paid.
Algonquin Hotel
(44th St, Manhattan)
Pain Point: Fire Alarm permit couldn’t be withdrawn after project changed; coordination issues; project stalled for a year.
Service Provided: Determined requirements, instructed contractor, revised plans. Scheduled inspections, pushed project forward despite internal delays. Avoided holidays, fire alarm inspection passed, work signed off.
Result: Fire Alarm inspected passed, holidays avoided, and worked signed off.
THE CASE:
A hotel fire alarm job stalled for a year. We revived it, coordinated the teams, and pushed it through until sign-off.
The Algonquin Hotel project got stuck due to coordination issues, miscommunication, and the holiday schedule. They needed a Fire Alarm Expert on the team to advise and coordinate all the parties involved.
We realigned the plans, set inspection dates, obtained sign-off, and avoided fines without disturbing guests during the holiday season.
Day Care Center
Proof of Existing Fire Alarm Approval
Pain Point: Was told to install a $200k fire alarm due to lack of old paperwork.
Service Provided: Found historic C of O showing system was legal, avoided new installation.
Result: Saved $200,000 by allowing them to modify the system instead of replacing it.
THE CASE:
Faced with a $200K upgrade, we found the paperwork that saved them everything.
A daycare was told to replace their fire alarm system for $200K due to missing sign-off records. We found the original C of O documentation that proved the system was legal, saving them the massive cost.
