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New York City Department of Design and Construction

New York City government agency

Field	Value
type	department
logo	NYC DDC Logo.png
logo_caption	The official logo of the New York City Department of Design and Construction
formed	1996
preceding2
jurisdiction	New York City
headquarters	30-30 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
coordinates
employees	1,207 (FY 2026)
budget	$179.7 million (FY 2026)
chief1_name	Eduardo del Valle
chief1_position	Acting Commissioner of Design and Construction
chief2_position
child2_agency
keydocument1	New York City Charter
website
agency_name	Department of Design and Construction

Long Island City, NY 11101

New York City Department of Design and Construction is the department of the government of New York City that builds many of the civic facilities in New York City. As the city’s primary capital construction project manager, it provides new or renovated facilities such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, courthouses and manage the city's sewer systems, bioswales and water mains. To manage this portfolio, valued at over $15 billion, the department works with other city agencies, as well as with architects and consultants.

The Department of Design and Construction staff of almost 1,400 delivers public buildings and infrastructure construction projects in all five boroughs.

History

Formed in 1996 by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the Department of Design and Construction's function was to unify the Department of Transportation's street construction program, the Department of Environmental Protection's water main and sewer construction program and the Department of General Service's vast building program, including construction of Police, Fire and Sanitation buildings, correctional facilities, libraries, cultural institutions and other municipal structures.

Since being founded, the department has completed over 4,100 infrastructure and public building projects. Notable work includes the reconstructions of Columbus Circle and Times Square Plaza, restoration of the Bronx-Manhattan High Bridge, construction of the visitor center at MoMA PS1, construction of the Queens Botanical Garden - New York City's first civic Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design facility, renovations at the Queens Museum, and restorations at New York City Hall.

References

(2011-02-16). "Contact DDC - Department of Design and Construction". nyc.gov.
(December 2025). "Fiscal 2026-2029 November Plan".
[[New York City Charter]] § 1200; "There shall be a department of design and construction, the head of which shall be the commissioner of design and construction."
"NYC DDC: State of the Agency". New York City Department of Design and Construction.
"New York City Department of Design & Construction - About". New York City Department of Design & Construction.
(1996-08-10). "Mayor Giuliani Appoints Luis M. Tormenta, P.E. Commissioner of the Department of Design and Construction". Archives of the Mayor's Press Office.
(2015). "Building One City for You". New York City Department of Design and Construction.

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