In Manhattan, pumps do work most people never see. They lift water dozens of stories, keep roof tanks full, circulate heating and cooling water through office towers, empty cellar pits that sit below the sewer and stand ready to supply sprinklers and standpipes in a fire. LA New York Pump services this equipment for superintendents, resident managers, property managers and building engineers from the Financial District to Inwood.
We inspect, discover and fix: we find the root cause, explain it in plain terms and get the system back in service with as little disruption to residents and tenants as possible.
Roof Tanks, House Pumps and Booster Systems
City water pressure generally serves only the lower floors of a building, roughly up to five or six stories. Above that, water has to be pumped. Many pre-war co-ops and rental buildings on the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, in Harlem and in Washington Heights still use the classic arrangement: duplex house pumps in the cellar fill a wooden or steel tank on the roof, and the tank feeds the building by gravity. Level controls, float switches, motor starters and the pumps themselves all wear out, and a failure can mean an empty tank or an overflowing one.
Newer towers in Midtown, Hudson Yards and Battery Park City more often rely on packaged water booster pump systems with variable speed drives, frequently split into pressure zones. These systems depend on sensors and pump control panels as much as on the pumps, so we service the pumps, drives, transducers and controllers together rather than one part at a time.
Fire Pumps in High-Rise Buildings
Tall buildings depend on fire pumps to supply standpipes and sprinklers on the upper floors. The pumps, their drivers, controllers and jockey pumps need routine testing and maintenance under NFPA 25 and the NYC Fire Code. Our guide to fire pump inspection and testing in NYC covers what owners should know; confirm the requirements for your building with FDNY or your fire protection engineer.
Heating, Cooling and Cellar Pumps
Office buildings and large residential properties run chilled water, condenser water and heating hot water loops, while many older buildings still heat with steam and rely on condensate and boiler feed pumps. We repair and maintain the HVAC pumps, motors and seals behind these systems. Cellars and sub-cellars that sit below the street sewer, common under restaurants and retail spaces, need sewage ejector pumps, and elevator pits commonly have sump pumps to keep them dry.
Working in Occupied Buildings
- Shutdowns planned with your super or chief engineer
- Off-peak scheduling whenever possible
- One pump kept online while its partner is serviced
- Clear findings and options before any major work
- Preventive maintenance plans to cut down on emergency calls
Managing agents responsible for several co-ops, condos or rental buildings can see how we work with property managers and building portfolios.
For pump service anywhere in Manhattan, from Tribeca and the Village to the Upper East Side and Harlem, call LA New York Pump at (631) 565-9577. We are available 24/7 for emergencies such as an empty roof tank, a failed booster system or a flooded cellar.
Towns and neighborhoods we serve in Manhattan
- Financial District
- Battery Park City
- Tribeca
- SoHo
- Lower East Side
- East Village
- Greenwich Village
- Chelsea
- Gramercy Park
- Murray Hill
- Midtown
- Hell's Kitchen
- Upper East Side
- Upper West Side
- Morningside Heights
- Harlem
- East Harlem
- Washington Heights
- Inwood
