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Thierry GUYE
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About Thierry GUYE
Thierry Guye is a Principal at SOCOTEC, where he helps the construction and real estate industries navigate the complex NYC Building Codes and related City agencies. His role involves collaborating with clients to ensure projects comply with Building and Zoning Codes before architectural plans are finalized for City review. Thierry is also responsible for assigning project managers and overseeing their work throughout each project's duration.
Mr. Guye aids with on-site inspections to ascertain plan and code compliances upon completion of projects. He meets with construction Inspectors at job sites for Certificate of Occupancy, Place of Assembly and Violation dismissal inspections. In addition, he prepares Building Code (CCD-1) and Zoning Code (ZRD-1) variance requests. Mr. Guye meets with Commissioners and other City officials to negotiate variances and trouble shoot issues through various City agencies.
Throughout his tenure, he has filed over 600 projects a year for property owners, architects, and engineers.
Professional Experience
30+ Years with Firm | 30+ Years in Industry
Thierry Guye is a Principal at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 1991. Prior to his current position, Theirry was the Vice President of Conversano Associates, Inc., which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2023.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics – SUNY New Paltz – 1987
Practice Areas
- Code & Planning
- Building & Zoning Code
- Expediting
- Code Compliance
- Architectural Plan Review
- Inspections
Representative Projects
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY
- 473 Broadway, New York, NY
- 481 8th Avenue, The New Yorker Hotel, New York, NY
- 255 Crown Street, CUNY Medgar Evans College, Brooklyn, NY
- 275 Crown Street Medgar Evans High School, Brooklyn, NY
- NY Foundling Shelter, 119 Tompkins, New York, NY
- Pupin Hall Columbia, 538 West 120 Street, New York, NY
- Northwest Corner Columbia, 550 West 120 Street, New York, NY
- President’s House, 60 Morningside Drive, New York, NY
- Jerome Greene Law Library, 435 West 116th Street, New York, NY
- Seaman Museum, Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY
- 296 9th Avenue, Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, Mission House, New York, NY
- 771 9th Avenue, Urban Pathway Community Center, New York, NY
- 89 Convent Avenue New York Structural Biology, New York, NY
- Patterson Houses NYCA, The Bronx, NY
- Hughes House NYCA, The Bronx, NY