., you could work with an architect to determine the highest best use for the parcel, get it entitled, and sell it to a developer to have them actually build it.

You could argue that it was "grandfathered" in the last sale and that you will get an architect to make plans to approve with the City or County.

Kevin,I'm an Architect and I've worked with a few in the area.

I already have the investors for some of the projects, and paid for the architects conceptual plans.

We had a panel of architects and someone who's actually gone through the process as a regular home owner at our Meetup back in May.

Is it not economically viable or do people just put this in the too hard basket when faced with hiring attorneys, expeditors, architects etc in NYC.I'm interested to hear from anyone that has experience with real estate law experts in NYC that have voiced their opinion.

They may also recommend constructing the roof with longer eaves/overhang on the face with prevailing {summer} sun to shade the windows during mid-day {this will reduce your cooling load} and have recommendations on where to plant trees or place screens.Your architect may have already done this in the design ... s/he would also be a good person to recommend a resource to address your fenestration needs.

When you buy a property, and it's in need of a new design such as the layout of the house and deciding on adding or removing walls, ect.. do you do it your self or have a designers/architect?

They will be submitting site plans etc. to get the zoning approved and hearings etc.You can also check with zoning attorneys in the area, architects, surveyors, etc. to see who they are doing business with locally putting projects together.

@Beau M. in my experience as long as an engineer and architect have signed off on the integrity, construction type and process usually is not a big deal.