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Chintan Desai

Chintan Desai

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Deputy Borough Commissioner : Manhattan at NYC Department of Buildings

  • Education

    • Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture

      1992 - 1997
      B. Arch Architecture

    • Kishanchand Chellaram College

      1990 - 1992
      HSC Higher Secondary School

    • St. Xavier's Boys Academy

      1984 - 1990
      Secondary School Certificate (10th Grade) High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology

      1998 - 2000
      MIP Infrastructural Planning

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology

      1998 - 2000
      M Arch Architecture

  • Experience

    • Rahul Mehrotra Associates

      May 1997 - Jul 1998
      Designer

      Custom design bungalows and commercial interiors. Involved with Urban intervention and historic preservation projects.

    • Rothe Johnson Fantacone

      Aug 2000 - Feb 2002
      Designer

      Involved with concept design for various County college projects. Also involved in 3D concept design rendering. Preparation of design bid drawings for one county college and one large scale commercial office building.

    • Christopher Juchnik Architect

      Apr 2001 - Dec 2011
      Architect

      Invovled in all aspects of Projects - right from conception to construction. Involved in small scale residential to lasge scale retail planning, chain resturants planning and detailing.

    • Tariq Bashir PE

      Apr 2002 - Dec 2010
      Consultant

      Worked as consultant for restoration and retrofit projects in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey. Involved with detailing for older brick buildings in New York City under the Local Law 11. Also involved with restoration, detailing and construction management for a historic building in New York City.

    • Chintan Desai Architects LLC

      Feb 2012 - Sept 2019
      Architect

      Architect, Interior Design, Project Management and Construction Administration

    • NYC Department of Buildings

      Aug 2014 - now

      • Deputy Borough Commissioner : Manhattan

        Mar 2021 - now

      • Chief Plan Examiner : Manhattan Borough

        Jan 2019 - Mar 2021

      • Acting Director

        Aug 2017 - Jan 2019

      • Deputy Director Build It Back

        Apr 2016 - Aug 2017

      • Assistant Chief Plan Examiner

        Oct 2014 - Apr 2016

      • Plan Examiner

        Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Leadership Training

      Baruch College - Continuing and Professional Studies (CAPS)
      May 2016

    • Advanced Leadership Training

      Baruch College - Continuing and Professional Studies (CAPS)
      Nov 2016

    • Floodplain Manager

      Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc. (ASFPM)

    • NYC Dec Flooodplain Management (FPM) Training

      NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
      May 2015

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chintan Desai
      2017 Commissioner's Awards for Excellence : Improving Quality of Life of New Yorkers NYC Department of Buildings Jun 2017

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Workshop Facilitator

      Issued by The Municipal Art Society of New York on Oct 2002
      The Municipal Art Society of New YorkAssociated with Chintan Desai

    • New New York Photography Corps

      Issued by The Architectural League NY on Jun 2010
      The Architectural League NYAssociated with Chintan Desai