Co-op boards. Alteration agreements. DOB filings. LPC approvals. We guide NYC apartment owners through every layer of the ren
Co-op boards. Alteration agreements. DOB filings. LPC approvals. We guide NYC apartment owners through every layer of the ren
You have the vision. You know what you want to change. But renovating in New York City means navigating a process most contractors don't understand. Co-op boards, alteration agreements, the building's architect, DOB filings — we handle all of it so you can focus on the result.
Sokol Binakaj is a licensed architect and the principal of Shtepia Architecture PLLC, based in Brooklyn, New York.
He founded Shtepia after years of leading complex projects across New York City — landmark renovations in Chelsea and on Fifth Avenue, co-op and condo apartment alterations, commercial fit-outs, adaptive reuse developments, and residential work throughout the five boroughs and the tri-state area. That experience taught him what separates a smooth project from a costly one: knowing the process as well as the design. Co-op boards, alteration agreements, DOB filings, LPC approvals, zoning constraints — Sokol has navigated all of it, across project types and scales.
He holds a B.S. in Architecture and Planning from the University of Colorado Denver, is a licensed architect in New York, and holds NCARB certification — a national credential that opens the door to practice in any U.S. state and reflects the highest standard of professional qualification.
Shtëpia /ʃtəˈpi.a/ — the Albanian word for home — means more than four walls and a roof. In Albanian culture, shtëpia represents identity, lineage, and belonging. Under the traditional Kanun, the home was considered sacred — a place of protection and mikpritje, the deeply rooted Albanian ethic of hospitality and care for others. To shape the spaces where people live, work, and gather is not a transaction. It is a responsibility. Sokol was born in Kosovo, raised in that tradition, and came to New York in 2006. Every project the firm takes on — whether a co-op alteration in Manhattan, a commercial fit-out in Brooklyn, or a new build in Westchester County— is approached with that same sense of care and responsibility.
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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