Brooklyn Deck & Patio, the custom deck and patio company owned by Dov Kohn, is marking more than a decade of building rooftop decks across Brooklyn and Manhattan, where construction above occupied space carries structural and access demands that a ground-level deck does not. Kohn founded the company in 2014 after more than twenty-five years working in New York construction and outdoor building.
Rooftop projects require weighing structural load, building access, and drainage before a single board is set, because the build has to account for what the structure below can support and how materials reach the roof. Brooklyn Deck & Patio also takes on multi-level, curved, and cantilevered decks, forms that recur on city properties where roof space is irregular or shared with mechanical equipment and that call for more precise framing than a standard platform deck.
"A rooftop build is a different job from a backyard deck, because we have to weigh what the building can carry and how the material even reaches the roof before we frame anything," said Dov Kohn, owner of Brooklyn Deck & Patio. "That is the kind of project we built the company around, and the kind some builders would rather not take on."
Framing material factors into what a given roof can safely support, and the company frames with steel, aluminum, and composite materials to match different weight profiles. It installs underdeck systems in panel-based, gutter-and-channel, and snap-in designs, which matter most on decks built above occupied space, and works in decking lines including Trex, TimberTech by Azek, and Fiberon that hold up to the city's wind, sun, and seasonal temperature swings.
Each project begins with a design consultation and a three-dimensional model, a step that carries added weight on rooftops, where a client cannot easily picture how a deck will sit against the skyline. The company also handles permit acquisition, which draws more scrutiny for rooftop construction than for a standard backyard build, and coordinates with co-op and condo boards when a project requires it.
Kohn's path into the trade began on the management side of New York construction, where a request to rebuild a five-thousand-square-foot deck moved him toward deck building full time. He spent five years with a New York deck builder before founding Brooklyn Deck & Patio in 2014, and he holds a business management degree from Brooklyn College.
"Coming up on job sites rather than behind a desk taught me where a building in this city tends to cause trouble," Kohn said. "The goal on every project is turning a space people had written off into the part of the home they use most."
For property owners still deciding whether a rooftop deck suits their building, the company provides a free estimate ahead of the design phase. That early review looks at what the roof can carry and how it will be reached, questions that often determine the scope of a project before a homeowner commits to it.
The company's work has been recognized with Best of Houzz Service awards in 2022 and 2023. Brooklyn Deck & Patio backs its projects with a five-year workmanship warranty, alongside manufacturer material warranties reaching up to fifty years depending on the products selected, and offers financing through HFS on larger rooftop builds.
Brooklyn Deck & Patio designs and builds custom decks, patios, and outdoor living spaces for clients across Brooklyn and Manhattan, specializing in rooftop, multi-level, and cantilevered builds suited to the city's construction demands. For more information, visit brooklyndeckandpatio.com.
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For more information about Brooklyn Deck and Patio, contact the company here:
Brooklyn Deck and Patio
Dov Kohn
+13472185231
info@thebrooklynforest.com
199 Lee Ave Suite 808, Brooklyn, NY 11211, United States
