Black Box Engineering

Engineer of recordNew York CityBrooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

Editor's note

Black Box Engineering is a structural engineer on small jobs in every borough. The firm has 18 jobs on file. Of those, 6 are in Brooklyn, 5 are in the Bronx and 4 are in Manhattan. The filings fix one problem at a time. New floor joists at 232 West 132nd Street, listed at $38,500. A lower cellar slab with new foundations at 33 Schermerhorn Street. Structural changes at 112 Waverly Place for Basp NY, the owner on 2 jobs. Two of the 18 jobs are change-of-use jobs. One of those is the largest job on file. It turns a cellar at 37-42 Junction Boulevard in Queens into storage. It is listed at $614,790. The firm made 4 filings in the last 90 days. That is the same as the 90 days before.

Josh Steinman, EditorUpdated October 1, 2026

Most recent filings

Full record on NYC Open Data

The ten most recent job filings naming this firm as engineer of record. Values are as declared on the filing.

Address	Borough	Job type	Filed	Permit issued	Declared value	DOB job no.
232 West 132nd StreetRepairs and select replacement of structural floor joists. No changes to egress, use, or occupancy under this filing.	Manhattan	Alteration	Aug 25, 2026	Not yet	$38,500	M01447001
112 Rear Waverly PlaceMechanical	Manhattan	Alteration	Aug 5, 2026	Not yet	$251,020	M01324641
917 Hart StreetPAA Submitted in Order to Submit Revised As-Built Drawings. No Change to Use, Occupancy, or Egress Is Proposed.	Brooklyn	Alteration with new certificate of occupancy	Jul 28, 2026	Not yet	$16,000	B00979960
112 Waverly PlaceStructural modifications as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.	Manhattan	Alteration	Jul 9, 2026	Not yet	$40,002	M01369716
33 Schermerhorn StreetLowering of the existing cellar slab with new foundations to replace the existing brick arches. No change to egress or occupancy under this application.	Brooklyn	Alteration	Jul 2, 2026	Not yet	$133,195	B01386967
37-42 Junction BoulevardChange of use in cellar to s-1, moderate hazard storage occupancy asper plan. Install new egress stair as per plan.	Queens	Alteration with new certificate of occupancy	Jul 1, 2026	Not yet	$614,790	Q01254620
20 John StreetFiling to modify HVAC system and ductwork at Physical establishment as per plans. No change in use, egress, or occupancy under this application.	Brooklyn	Alteration	Mar 30, 2026	Not yet	$35,000	B01237719
4725 White Plains RoadStructural repairs to 1st floor joists and underlying supports, minor foundation wall repair at sidewalk hatch. No changes to egress or occupancy under this application.	The Bronx	Alteration	Mar 3, 2026	Apr 13, 2026	$93,443	X01348953
3850 White Plains RoadStructural demolition and rebuild of a parapet in disrepair; no changes to egress or ocuppancy under this filing.	The Bronx	Alteration	Dec 1, 2025	Not yet	$249,996	X01173963
3933 45th StreetInstallation of a new header in the 1st floor ceiling for the removal of a load-bearing wall. No changes to egress or occupancy for this filing.	Queens	Alteration	Sep 18, 2025	Oct 31, 2025	$14,000	Q01277089

Activity, last 16 weeks

6 active jobs across the period

Jobs with a filing or permit action in each week, June 15, 2026 to the week of September 28, 2026. Hover a bar for the week.

Largest jobs on file

By declared value on the filing. Declared value is what the applicant stated, not a contract price.

Address	Borough	Job type	Filed	Owner on filing	Declared value
37-42 Junction Boulevard	Queens	Alteration with new certificate of occupancy	Jul 1, 2026	Not stated	$614,790
112 Rear Waverly Place	Manhattan	Alteration	Aug 5, 2026	Basp NY LLC	$251,020
3850 White Plains Road	The Bronx	Alteration	Dec 1, 2025	Peter&danny Contractors LLC	$249,996
260 West End Avenue	Manhattan	Alteration	Jan 2, 2025	Not stated	$150,000
33 Schermerhorn Street	Brooklyn	Alteration	Jul 2, 2026	Not stated	$133,195

Filings by year

Job filings naming this firm, by the year filed. Our NYC record starts August 1, 2024.

Year	Filings
2024 (partial)	5
2025	26
2026 (partial)	14

Where the work is

Projects on file by boroughs and by job type.

Borough	Projects
Brooklyn	6
The Bronx	5
Manhattan	4
Queens	2
Staten Island	1

Job type	Projects
Alteration	16
Alteration with new certificate of occupancy	2

Clients on record

Owners named most often on this firm's filings.

Mosbacher Properties Group, LLC3 jobs
Basp NY LLC2 jobs
Ymca of Greater NY1 job

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Engineers of record with recent NYC filings, nearest in area first.

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Who they work with

Other firms named on the same jobs: the architects, engineers and contractors this firm shows up alongside in the record. Linked names have their own page here.

Firm	Role on those jobs	Jobs together	Most recent
John Hummel Custom BLD IN	Contractor	1	Aug 5, 2026
Ces Engineering LLC	Engineer	1	Aug 5, 2026
Bell Contracting NY 1 Inc	General contractor	1	Jul 28, 2026
Philip Toscano Architects	Architect	1	Jul 28, 2026
Grant Engineering	Engineer	1	Jul 28, 2026
CX Consulting Corp	Engineer	1	Jul 28, 2026
Brian McDonough, PE	Engineer	1	Jul 28, 2026
Platinum Construction GR	General contractor	1	Jul 1, 2026

Source: NYC Department of Buildings job filings (DOB NOW and BIS), via NYC Open Data. Extracted October 1, 2026.Send a correction