Handyman for NYC Landlords & Property Managers
Apartment turnovers, punch lists, and tenant repair requests — one direct contact instead of three flaky contractors. Flat published prices, photo reports on completion, and a 30-day warranty on labor, in writing.
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If you own or manage rental units in NYC, here’s my pitch in one line: I’m a handyman for landlords in NYC who flat-quotes turnover work from photos — drywall patches from $140, touch-up paint from $150 per room, locksets from $95 — with photo reports on completion and a 30-day warranty on labor, in writing. Visits start at $90.
Apartment turnover service, without the contractor roulette
You know the drill between tenants. Nail holes and scuffs in every room. A door that never closed right. Caulk in the tub that’s seen things. A lock that needs changing yesterday because the lease starts Monday.
The usual fix is three phone calls: a painter, a locksmith, a “guy.” Two of them show up late and one doesn’t show up at all. My version of apartment turnover service is simpler — one text with photos of the empty unit, one flat quote back, one person doing the whole punch list:
- Drywall patches and paint-ready repairs — from $140 per patch, paint included
- Touch-up painting — from $150 per room
- Lockset swaps — from $95, plus door planing and hinge fixes from $110
- Tub re-caulking — from $120
- Faucets from $130, running toilets from $110
- Light fixtures from $110, dimmers and outlets from $85
- Blinds and curtain rods from $80, window A/C removal at $70
Materials are extra and itemized. Cleanup is included — the unit is shown-ready when I leave, not “swept-ish.”
How working with me actually goes
Photos in, flat quote out. You or your super send photos of the unit. I reply with a line-item quote and a date. No “I’ll know when I see it” pricing — my rates are published at Pricing and they don’t change when I walk in the door.
Access without babysitting. Lockbox, super, doorman — your call. I text when I arrive and when I’m done.
Photo report on completion. Every job closes with before/after photos, so you can approve remotely and forward proof to an owner or incoming tenant without a site visit.
One invoice your bookkeeper won’t hate. Itemized, emailed, per-unit if you manage multiple addresses.
Evenings and Sundays. Tenant can only let me in at 7 p.m.? Unit needs to be ready Monday and it’s Saturday night? That’s exactly the gap I fill — I work when the big outfits are closed.
Property maintenance handyman for occupied units too
Turnovers are half the job. The other half is the drip of tenant requests: a running toilet, a door that swelled shut in July, a shelf that finally gave up. As your property maintenance handyman, I take those directly — tenant texts me photos, I quote you, you approve, I schedule with the tenant. You stay in the loop without playing telephone.
Tenants also like that it’s the same person every time, answering his own phone. No dispatcher, no rotating cast of strangers with your keys.
Building rules and paperwork
Managed buildings have their own rulebooks — work hours, service elevator reservations, doorman check-in — and I treat working within them as my job, not yours. Tell me a building’s rules once and they’re on file for every future work order there. If your management office has vendor requirements, send them over and I’ll tell you straight whether I can meet them before you book.
One honest caveat
I’m a solo operator, not a maintenance company. That’s why the work is consistent — same hands every time — but it also means I take a limited number of buildings. Landlords who send steady work get priority scheduling; that’s how I keep turnaround fast for the people who rely on me.
If that trade sounds right, send me a unit’s photos and let’s price the first job. Get in touch.
Letters to the desk — answered
Can you handle several apartments or a whole building?
I take on multi-unit work, but I'm honest about scale: I'm one person, so I work with a limited number of buildings at a time. Repeat clients get priority slots in my calendar — that's the trade-off for booking a solo pro instead of a crew.
Do you provide invoices for accounting?
Yes. Every job gets an itemized invoice — labor, materials, per-unit breakdown if you want it — sent by email so your bookkeeper or property management software can file it without chasing me.
How do you handle keys and access?
Whatever works for you: lockbox codes, keys held with your super or doorman, or a one-time meet. I confirm arrival and departure by text, and you get photos of the finished work, so you never have to be on site.
How fast can you turn over a vacant unit?
Typical punch-list turnovers — patches, touch-up paint, new lockset, re-caulk, hardware — take one to two days depending on scope. Send photos of the empty unit and I'll give you a flat quote and a firm date before I start.
Do you stand behind the work?
Yes — 30 days on labor, in writing. If something I installed or repaired fails under normal use, I come back and fix it free. That's on top of before/after photos on every job, so you can verify remotely.