Contractor Profile
James J Destra
James J Destra is a diversified New York City contractor — 53 segment-eligible permits spanning 3 segments, led by multifamily alteration (58%) and temporary construction support (23%). Its permit record in New York City spans 2009–2025. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$1.4M (across the 67% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind).
First permit: Oct 2, 2009 (6,177d ago)Latest permit: Dec 11, 2025 (263d ago)
The sales record
- Market
- New York City
- Active
- 2009–2025 · 16 yrs
- Licence IDs on their permits
- 2
- Reliable value
- $1.4M
- Coverage
- 67%
- Reliable filings
- 26
- Rank in New York City
- #8,636
- Permits (all-time, all segments)
- 84
- Filings 90d
- 0
- Filings 30d
- 0
- Latest permit
- Dec 11, 2025
Typical project size$17Ktypically $8K–$51K across 26 valued permits
Where they work
Firmographics
License & registration IDs on file
- 0037574
- 037574
As named in the permit records — identifiers we surface, not verified state licensure.
Direct contactNot in our data — we don’t fabricate firmographics.
Monthly activity
Sep ’240–1 permits/moDec ’25
permits per month permit value
Service area
Typical service area ~10 mi in New York City
The p90 footprint of where James J Destra has pulled permits in New York City — drawn from all 84 of their indexed permits. It reflects detected permit activity, not a guaranteed service-area claim.
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- Dec 11, 2025Multifamily Alteration550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033Residential—
- Aug 27, 2025Multifamily Alteration586 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221Alteration$175K
- Sep 30, 2024Multifamily Alteration550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033Residential—
- Jul 12, 2024Multifamily Alteration550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033Residential—
- Apr 23, 2024Temporary Construction Support673 East 221 Street, Bronx, NY 10467Construction Fence$10K
- Mar 6, 2024Multifamily Alteration586 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221Alteration$175K
- Jan 16, 2024Multifamily Alteration495 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224HVAC / Mechanical$21K
- Nov 30, 2023Multifamily Alteration550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033Residential—applied Oct 11, 2023
- Nov 9, 2023Temporary Construction Support899 East 169 Street, Bronx, NY 10459Construction Fence$5K
- Oct 25, 2023Temporary Construction Support1240 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452Construction Fence$5K
- Oct 17, 2023Multifamily Alteration161 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10467Alteration$10K
- Sep 1, 2023Temporary Construction Support2042 St Pauls Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461Construction Fence$5K
- Jun 29, 2023Multifamily Alteration1640 Grand Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453Alteration$50K
- May 8, 2023Multifamily Alteration495 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224Alteration$30K
- Apr 21, 2023Temporary Construction Support673 East 221 Street, Bronx, NY 10467Construction Fence$10K
- Nov 8, 2022Multifamily Alteration550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033Residential—
- Oct 18, 2022Commercial Alteration1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461Alteration$30K
- Oct 18, 2022Commercial Alteration1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461Alteration$30K
- Oct 18, 2022Commercial Alteration1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461Alteration$30K
- Oct 18, 2022Commercial Alteration1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461Alteration$30K
Dec 11, 2025 | 550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033 | Multifamily Alteration Residential | — |
Aug 27, 2025 | 586 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221 | Multifamily Alteration | $175K |
Sep 30, 2024 | 550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033 | Multifamily Alteration Residential | — |
Jul 12, 2024 | 550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033 | Multifamily Alteration Residential | — |
Apr 23, 2024 | 673 East 221 Street, Bronx, NY 10467 | Temporary Construction Support | $10K |
Mar 6, 2024 | 586 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221 | Multifamily Alteration | $175K |
Jan 16, 2024 | 495 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224 | Multifamily Alteration | $21K |
Nov 30, 2023 applied Oct 11, 2023 | 550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033 | Multifamily Alteration Residential | — |
Nov 9, 2023 | 899 East 169 Street, Bronx, NY 10459 | Temporary Construction Support | $5K |
Oct 25, 2023 | 1240 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452 | Temporary Construction Support | $5K |
Oct 17, 2023 | 161 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10467 | Multifamily Alteration | $10K |
Sep 1, 2023 | 2042 St Pauls Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461 | Temporary Construction Support | $5K |
Jun 29, 2023 | 1640 Grand Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453 | Multifamily Alteration | $50K |
May 8, 2023 | 495 Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224 | Multifamily Alteration | $30K |
Apr 21, 2023 | 673 East 221 Street, Bronx, NY 10467 | Temporary Construction Support | $10K |
Nov 8, 2022 | 550 Fort Washington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10033 | Multifamily Alteration Residential | — |
Oct 18, 2022 | 1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461 | Commercial Alteration | $30K |
Oct 18, 2022 | 1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461 | Commercial Alteration | $30K |
Oct 18, 2022 | 1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461 | Commercial Alteration | $30K |
Oct 18, 2022 | 1528 Williamsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10461 | Commercial Alteration | $30K |
Sites James J Destra returns to6 in New York City
Addresses where James J Destra has pulled repeat permits and the site itself has a deep permit history (25+ permits, all contractors). Each links to that parcel’s full record.
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