How much does an owner's representative cost in NYC?

Across the industry, owner's representation is commonly priced one of three ways: a percentage of construction cost (industry-typical figures generally fall in the low single digits), a fixed monthly fee for the duration of the engagement, or a defined fee for a defined scope — pre-construction only, oversight only, or the full arc from scope to closeout. Longer projects, more complex approvals, and more fragmented teams push fees up; clean scopes and decisive owners pull them down.

Note the structural detail that matters more than the number: a percentage fee that grows when the project grows carries a quiet conflict. Ask any representative how their incentive behaves when your costs rise.

We don't publish prices, because honest pricing follows scope — and every engagement is defined in a written agreement before any work begins. There is no stated minimum project size; the engagement scales to the project, and the standard of control does not change. What we can publish is what we never take: seller commissions, vendor kickbacks, referral fees. One party pays us — you.

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The real question is not the fee — it's the fee against the drift. Unreviewed change orders, bids never compared against the same scope, schedules that slip a month at a time, invoices paid because questioning them felt awkward. On New York renovations, any one of these routinely costs more than a year of representation.

Our founder learned cost control in a world where drift is measured in millions — international oil and gas construction, including a contract of nearly $1 billion negotiated and signed. That discipline, applied to a Manhattan apartment or a ground-up building, is the product.