Data quality
Traditional
Fragmented & inconsistent
Vertify
Uniform / 100% coverage
NYC · BROOKLYN · QUEENS · BRONX40.7128° N · 74.0060° W
NYC DOB · CYCLE 10 · 2025–2029
FACADE INSPECTION · UAS-BASED · QEWI-DESIGNED
Facade inspections
flown not climbed.
Vertify makes NYC facade inspections better, faster, and cheaper. Our FAA-licensed drone pilots deliver 100% facade coverage, centimeter-accurate imagery, and turnaround measured in hours, not days.
No scaffolding. No blind spots. No paying crews to climb your building.
FIG. 01 · FACADE INSPECTION — 40 WALL STREETUAS CAPTURE
QEWI partners + engineering firms we fly for
Tishman SpeyerRelated CompaniesLawless MangioneForst ConsultingNYC Facade ArchitectureSAS Architectural ServicesHoward L. ZimmermanTishman SpeyerRelated CompaniesLawless MangioneForst ConsultingNYC Facade ArchitectureSAS Architectural ServicesHoward L. Zimmerman
400+
buildings inspected
since 2022
$10M+
scaffolding avoided
client-reported, 2024
0.4mm
imagery resolution
at 20m standoff
Part 107
FAA-certified pilots
NYC LAANC waiver · NYPD approval
§ 02 — Why drone
Vertify is the X-ray before surgery.See exactly what's wrong with your building before you spend a dollar fixing it.
We're purpose-built for the NYC market and the DOB's facade inspection standards. Every flight is planned to your QEWI's TR-6 evidentiary standard, from the first frame to the final close-out filing.
Project Cost
Traditional
$$$$
Vertify
$
Time to inspect a 12-story facade
Traditional
1–2 weeks
Vertify
1 day
Sidewalk shed required
Traditional
Yes — 60+ days
Vertify
No
Tenant disruption
Traditional
Significant
Vertify
Minimal
Imagery resolution
Traditional
Visual + photo
Vertify
0.4 mm/px + thermal
Re-inspection cost
Traditional
Re-mobilize
Vertify
Minimal
Worker fall risk
Traditional
Elevated
Vertify
Eliminated
Metric
Traditional
Vertify · UAS
Data quality
Fragmented & inconsistent
Uniform / 100% coverage
Project Cost
$$$$
$
Time to inspect a 12-story facade
1–2 weeks
1 day
Sidewalk shed required
Yes — 60+ days
No
Tenant disruption
Significant
Minimal
Imagery resolution
Visual + photo
0.4 mm/px + thermal
Re-inspection cost
Re-mobilize
Minimal
Worker fall risk
Elevated
Eliminated
† Pricing ranges based on Vertify project archive, 2023–2025. Final cost varies by facade complexity and elevation count.
§ 03 — Field record
59 stories. 808 feet.
Inspected in a day.
The Metlife Building (200 Park Avenue) is one of the largest office towers in Midtown, with a facade most inspection firms would need weeks to cover. Vertify flew the full envelope in a single day and delivered high-resolution, navigable imagery of every elevation.
$250k+
Saved in mobilization costs
14 days
From initial inquiry to fully complete scan
412
Defects georeferenced
PROJECT · 200 PARK AVE
ELEV · FULL ENVELOPE · 59F
412 defects
FIG. 02 · FACADE INSPECTION — 200 PARK AVE
§ 04 — FISP cycle workflow
From kick-off to TR-6,
on a calendar engineers trust.
Six phases, one dashboard. Building owners and QEWIs see the same evidence the same day — no surprises 30 days before a SWARMP filing.
Schedule a scoping call01
T-21d
Pre-flight & permits
FAA LAANC + NYC airspace clearance, building owner notice, QEWI scoping call.
02
1–2 days
UAS flight & capture
Two-pilot crew, redundant capture: 0.4mm/px RGB, thermal IR.
03
T+5d
Data Delivery & 2D model
Facade imagery delivered as fully navigable 2D model on Vertify platform
04
T+10d
Defect annotation
Vertify tags spalls, cracks, and other repairs, geo-located on the model
05
T+18d
QEWI review & TR-6
Your QEWI partner reviews findings, signs the TR-6, files with NYC DOB.
06
Ongoing
Project Posterity
Annotated model, and repairs archived on Vertify forever.
▍ Built aroundNYC RC §28-3021 RCNY 101-07NYPD UAS RULESFISP Cycle 10FAA Part 107OSHA 1910.146ASTM E2270
§ 05 — Capture stack
Multiple data layers,
one facade of truth.
Every flight produces a stacked dataset your QEWI can interrogate for years — not a folder of JPEGs.
HIGH-RES RGB01
Centimeter-accurate imagery, every elevation.
DJI Matrice 4E with a 4/3 CMOS wide-angle and 48MP medium tele camera. Each tile is geo-referenced and stitched into a centimeter-accurate orthomosaic. Read serial numbers off lintels, count mortar cracks per square foot.
THERMAL IR02
Find moisture before it finds you.
FLIR XT2 thermal — surface a delaminated brick or a saturated cavity wall a full FISP cycle before it spalls.
ANNOTATED REPORTS03
Repairs identified, day one.
Defects auto-classified (cracks, spalls, displaced units), tagged to elevation + grid, exported as the QEWI's preferred deliverable.
REPAIR QUEUE04
Hand-off to contractors.
Each defect ships with photo, location, severity, suggested repair scope. Sync to your CMMS or download as CSV.
RE-FLY ON DEMAND05
A 5-year baseline, refreshed in hours.
Re-fly any time. Overlay the deltas. Prove defect progression or repairs to ownership and the DOB.
§ 06 — Deliverables
Four deliverables.
One scan.
Standard
High-resolution facade imagery
Centimeter-accurate stills of every elevation, captured at inspection-grade overlap and resolution. Each frame geo-referenced and timestamped.
Standard
Condition map with tagged defects
Every crack, spall, displacement, and anomaly flagged, categorized, and located on the model. Layered for review by your QEWI.
Standard
Baseline dataset for future comparison
Archived scan data your QEWI can overlay against future flights to prove defect progression or completed repairs.
Optional
Thermal assessment
Full-envelope thermal imaging to surface moisture intrusion, air leakage, insulation gaps, and subsurface conditions invisible to the naked eye.