When a Manhattan developer hands you the keys to a Pierre Hotel residence renovation, an AppNexus office expansion at 28-40 West 23rd Street, or a flagship retail buildout for Crate & Barrel on the Upper East Side, the electrical contractor isn't a vendor you choose lightly. For over two decades, that contractor has frequently been Team Electric Corp.—a woman-owned New York City electrical firm that's wired some of the most demanding projects in the five boroughs.
Their mission statement is simple: "devote our services to all our clients" and "strive towards creating long term relationships." In a city where general contractors and developers ruthlessly cycle through subs, Team Electric's repeat-client list speaks for itself.
A woman-owned electrical contractor (WBE certified)
Team Electric Corp. is a recognized Women Owned Business Enterprise and a member of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). In a trade historically dominated by male-led shops, the company has built a 20+ year track record as a WBE-certified contractor with full-scope capabilities across commercial, residential, industrial, and institutional work.
That WBE certification matters operationally too: large NYC commercial developers, public agencies, and institutional clients carry diverse-supplier participation requirements on most major projects. Team Electric checks that box while also being one of the most experienced electrical contractors in the market.
Full-scope: core & shell, restoration, alterations, fire alarm, data comm
What sets Team Electric apart for projects where Restrepo Innovations is also on-site is the breadth of what they handle in-house. From their own description:
- New core and shell electrical construction — the heavy-lift work on ground-up commercial buildings.
- Design and engineering — they bring engineering capability in-house, not just installation.
- Electrical systems install, maintain, upgrade — for buildings already in service.
- Fire alarm systems — a regulated specialty most low-voltage contractors won't touch.
- Interior alterations — the bread and butter of NYC commercial fit-outs.
- Data communications — structured cabling, low-voltage, and network infrastructure.
- High voltage and vault work — utility-grade scope most contractors subcontract out.
- Turn-key solutions — single-source from design through commissioning.
Their internal capability rankings tell the story: 100% residential, 100% core & shell, 100% retail & hospitality, 100% vault work, 99% electrical restoration, 95% commercial.
The portfolio: who they've actually wired
Most contractors will tell you they've worked on prestigious projects. Team Electric's portfolio lists them by name. Highlights include:
- 2 East 61st Street, Pierre Hotel — Commercial and residential work at one of Manhattan's most storied hotels.
- AppNexus at 28-40 West 23rd Street — Commercial, residential, and retail buildout for the tech firm's NYC lease expansion.
- BGB Communications at 462 Broadway — Commercial and retail electrical for their relocation.
- 993 5th Avenue — Upper East Side residential.
- Dumbo Heights Building 4 — Brooklyn commercial and industrial.
- Bryant Park Various Projects — Commercial, industrial, and retail.
- Crate & Barrel NYC — Commercial and retail flagship.
- Con Edison Power Plant — Commercial and industrial utility-grade work.
- God's Love We Deliver, Restoration Plaza, The GAP NYC, Brilla Prep Charter School Bronx, 200 East 79th Street, 860 Washington Avenue, D. Reis Residential.
Three divisions, one team
Team Electric structures its business around three operational divisions:
- Commercial — Retail, hospitality, corporate office renovations and new construction. High voltage and turn-key installations.
- Residential — Grown over years of client referrals. Hands-on, schedule-and-budget discipline, particularly suited to luxury single-family and multi-family work.
- Industrial — Public sector, public agencies, government work in the tri-state area. The kind of scope that requires specialty licensing and bonding most contractors don't carry.
Their project management team receives intensive training on project management, customer relations, and field supervision—a coordination layer that matters enormously when our Crestron, Lutron, and low-voltage scopes need to land on time around the electrical rough-in.
How Restrepo Innovations works with Team Electric
When we're running Crestron, Lutron, Lutron Athena, structured wiring, low-voltage, or any control-system scope on a New York project, our work depends entirely on the electrical contractor getting their part right—rough-in coordination, panel space, dedicated circuits, conduit pathways, and clean grounding. Team Electric is one of the few NYC contractors that "gets" low-voltage integration and AV scope on the same project. They protect our pathways, they don't shortcut grounds, and they sequence their work to support our trim-out instead of fighting it.
Michael Restrepo on the partnership: "Team Electric is one of the few NYC electrical contractors I'll specify alongside our scope without thinking twice. Two decades in the five boroughs, a woman-owned WBE, full-scope from core and shell to fire alarm to data comm, and a client list that includes the Pierre, AppNexus, Bryant Park, and Con Edison. When the GC and developer ask us who we want on power and data, they're who we name."
If you're planning a high-end renovation, ground-up build, hospitality buildout, or commercial fit-out in New York or the tri-state area, contact Restrepo Innovations—and learn more about our Team Electric partnership on our partner page.