GRANDEUR HILLS GROUP - GENERAL CONTRACTOR - NEW YORK, NY

I contacted Alisher Fahri as a contractor for an co-op alteration project in Manhattan back in 2020. He responded quickly and gave me a quick estimate for the project. His estimate was super attractive compared to other contractors. So I hired him.

During our approval process with the co-op building management, they requested for plumber insurance which is to be provided by the contractor (Alisher Fahri). Alisher said the plumber insurance would cost $1000 (see screenshot 1).


Because I wanted to move the project forward quickly and did not want to spend more time looking for another contractor. I paid him and believed this would be the last surprise of the project.

Forward to 2021, we resumed the project after being put on a pause by building management. One of the documents I needed to give to the building management is the electrical load letter. Alisher quoted $1200 for it (see screenshot 2)


I realized there would be more surprises and I promptly told him that I would not be paying $1200 for an electrical load letter. Even my architect said the letter should be included in the cost of the electrical work. (see screenshot 3)

Alisher has since then exited from the project, and refusing to return the $1000 I paid for plumber insurance.

There you have it, work with him at your own risk. I don’t know how much a plumber insurance or electrical load letter costs, but I found Alisher to be untrustworthy.