The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services registered a $1.25 million contract with Five Star Contracting Co., Inc. to replace the sidewalk elevator at 210 Joralemon Street in Downtown Brooklyn, according to NYC Comptroller's Checkbook NYC. The building, known as CSB 210 Joralemon St, is a city office facility, and the contract runs from November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2028.
The award came through competitive sealed bidding, the standard low-bid process for city construction work, and Checkbook NYC lists Five Star Contracting as an Asian American-owned business. The contract is registered under PIN 85626B0011001.
Sidewalk elevators move freight and equipment between the street and a building's basement or sub-cellar, and they take a beating from weather, foot traffic and age. A full replacement at a city-owned building like this one typically covers the elevator mechanism, the vault structure, and the hatch covers pedestrians walk over every day.
This is one of four construction-related contracts Checkbook NYC shows the city registering this cycle, and the only one that went through a competitive bid process with a stated M/WBE designation attached to the winner. The other three — at the Economic Development Corporation and the Fire Department — are multiple-award task orders issued without that designation.
For contractors doing sidewalk vault and elevator work, DCAS runs this category regularly as single-building task assignments rather than big bundled contracts, and the agency's bid portal is the place to track the next one.
What to do next
Sidewalk elevator and vault replacement work at city buildings moves through DCAS on a building-by-building basis, not as part of a larger bundled solicitation — so the way to find the next one is to watch DCAS's own bid postings rather than wait for a roundup. Firms doing this trade with an M/WBE certification should note that this contract cleared competitive sealed bidding on price, not a set-aside, which means a certified firm can win these on cost alone. Check the City Record and DCAS's active solicitations for the next sidewalk-related task order before pricing elsewhere.