Our Relationships
Your Success
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 New York City’s Premier Government and Community Relations Firm, with Proven Success and Leadership to Navigate You Through the City’s Regulatory Process.

 
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 our services

Specializing in Providing Strategic Consultation, Assistance, and Planning with City Agency Reviews, Approvals, and Permits.

 
 
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How we help

+ Project Management

Guide the various professions and components of your project at every stage to its successful completion.

+ Strategic Consulting

Critical thinking that anticipates and thoroughly manages contingencies to meet and exceed regulatory requirements.

+ Community Affairs

Engage community stakeholders to strengthen your project’s value and materialize desired goals.

+ Legislation & Policy

Identify opportunities to formulate policies that meet the demands of an evolving industry and community needs.

+ Lobbying

Adapt present-day policies and industry regulations to advance pragmatic, common-sense solutions.

 

Getting you to approval

 
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The founder

Steven Figueiredo is a highly regarded government affairs and project development specialist. He is a veteran of the NYC Department of Buildings, where he served as the agency’s Chief of Staff and Deputy Director of Intergovernmental and Community Affairs. 

Following his tenure in government, he employed his expertise to advise the private sector, establishing External Group, a consulting and lobbying firm.

His firm has helped clients navigate the processes required to undertake construction and development projects in New York City. His insight and sound judgment have earned him recognition from the construction and development sector. 

In 2020, City and State recognized External Group as one of New York City’s Top 50 Lobbyists, and Steven was also previously awarded the NYC 40 Under 40 Rising Stars.

 

Our Promise

  we will help you navigate the processes required to undertake construction and development projects in
New York City.

 
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 CONTACT US

 

External Group, LLC

info@externalgroup.com | (212) 763-0880

 
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