Scott Schnall Consulting

I concur with one of the other reviewers. Ive been a real estate agent for ten years and Scott seems to be the «go to» guy for Brooklyn renovations. He is knowledgeable about DOB and Landmarks after many years in the business, I will give him that.
Unfortunately his office is totally understaffed and over worked and therefore disorganized and slow. I dropped off paperwork and a check there and there were files everywhere, piled up to the ceiling. I was amazed that they could find anything (apparently they can’t) — The place is a zoo.
Not surprisingly, due to a paperwork snafu that took days of phone calls to resolve by me, our contractor and our architect, instead of our renovation starting on July 2^nd when we had our approved plans, we are not going to have the actual permits to start the work until July 13^th (or later). It also took 7 weeks for our plans to be approved (which is partly because the DOB is a nightmare but I bet it’s partly because of how slow Scott’s office is).
Scott’s employees are out of the door at 5pm on the nose, the phone frequently rings busy, so you have to call multiple times to get someone on the phone, the person who has a clue about what is going on is inevitably not there, and they have no voice mail — the number just rings and you get a message that says to enter your code. And they are CLOSED on Fridays! How do you run such a big operation in four days a week?
We have been living in a furnished rental since July 2 and are paying double housing costs because of Scott’s office. They have cost us several thousand dollars. I will never recommend them to anyone or use them.

Scott is a talented expeditor. His personality and direct nature help him explain details quickly and with good humor. He cuts to the chase and gets the job done. He refers good people and recommends good cost effective solutions. I also work in the industry, and I have worked with him for several years now. I’ve seen him pull off great work. I’ve also seen customers blame him because the DOB is slow. From first hand knowledge, the DOB being slow is definitely not his fault, and he has navigated the system better than most others. He gets things done and has earned my faith. I will continue to bring my own business to him time and again.

on our 3^rd Job with Scott in the last year. so far he has been great at doing what he says he can do. punctual, articulate, direct and transparent.
i will continue requesting his services.

It seems as if you are trying to get anything constructed in South Brooklyn, Scott Schnall and his colleagues of Expediters are the go-​to guys (and gals). They have been EXTREMELY diligent during my arduous process of getting plans approved for a restaurant, making sure we didn’t have to resubmit something for an oversight on our part. Of course the SOB’s at the DOB operate on a COMPLETELY different level– the onus of seven layers of proof is always on the applicant’s shoulders even though with a few keystrokes they lazy sacks can find the same information.
Schnall and CO. maintain a great sense of humor while conducting business because all this code and shit? It’s a total effin’ snoozefest but it’s also important to have some idea of what is going on especially if it is your future business in question. The fees are completely fair for what they do and their proximity to the DOB ensures swift filing and retrieval of the mountains of paperwork required to get construction plans put into action.
Thanks Schnall!