Cracked, broken or fogged storefront glass replaced in the existing frame: single lites, door glass, transoms and insulated units, measured on the first visit and installed as soon as the glass is tempered. Board-up the same day when the opening is open. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island and northern New Jersey.
In short: Storefront glass is replaced in the frame it sits in. We measure the opening, order tempered (or laminated, where code or the location requires it) glass to size, and install it with new gaskets or glazing tape in one visit; the frame, door and hardware stay. Most lites are standard 1/4" tempered; a fogged or broken insulated unit is replaced with a new 1" low-E unit, and a 1/4" single lite can usually be upgraded to a 1" insulated unit in the same frame with an adapter. If the opening is open today, we board it up first. Price depends on glass size, type and access, and the glass calculator gives a starting figure before we visit. Call 929-235-1233 or request a free quote.
Commercial storefront glass replacement covers every piece of glass in an aluminum storefront: the window lites, the door glass, the transoms and the insulated units. A glass storefront replacement in the full sense, new frames and all, is a different job; we cover when that is the right call under "Replace the glass or the storefront" below and on our storefront repair and storefront replacement pages.
What we do not do here is replace the storefront framing. If the frame is bent, corroded or leaking, or the glass broke because the frame moved, the answer is a storefront repair or a new storefront, and we will say so on the first visit.
Many older storefronts in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx still have 1/4" single glass in a 1 3/4" or 2" storefront frame. When a lite breaks, it is the moment to ask whether to put back single glass or upgrade. A 1" insulated unit with a low-E coating roughly halves the heat loss through the glass and cuts street noise, and in most storefront systems it fits the same frame with a glazing adapter or a deeper stop. We did exactly this on a Brooklyn service call where a cracked 1/4" lite became a 1" insulated unit.
The checks: the frame must be deep enough for the adapter, the setting blocks and weep holes must handle the heavier unit, and in a frame with no thermal break the gain is in the glass only. For the energy picture see windows, storefront and the NYC energy grade; for the glass itself, insulated glass units.
We do not publish a price per square foot because the same 40-square-foot lite can be a quick job or a crane job. The factors, in the order they matter:
| Factor | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| Size of the lite | Glass is priced by area, and above about 50 square feet handling changes: more people, suction cups, sometimes a lift |
| Glass type | 1/4" clear tempered is the base; laminated, insulated, tinted, low-iron, low-E or extra-thick glass cost more and take longer |
| Single or insulated unit | An insulated unit is two lites, a spacer and a seal; it costs more than one lite and less than two |
| Access | Ground floor from the sidewalk is the base; glass above a canopy, behind a sign, inside a vestibule or over a counter adds time |
| Frame condition | Dry, cracked or missing gaskets, bent stops or a leaking sill add work and sometimes a repair visit |
| Urgency | Same-day board-up and a rush on the tempering are extra; a planned replacement is not |
| Door glass | Door lites are small but the door often has to come off; frameless door glass is ordered with hardware cut-outs and costs more |
For a first number, put the width, height and glass type into our glass calculator; it prices the glass itself, and we add measurement, removal, installation and any board-up when we quote. A photo and a rough size by WhatsApp gets you a firm range the same day.
A broken storefront lite often comes with a door that was forced. While the glass is out we replace or re-key the storefront door hardware: Adams Rite-type deadlocks and latches, cylinders, thumbturns, pulls, closers and pivots, and the exit device if the door carries one. Which exit device fits depends on the stile width of the door; see which exit device fits a narrow, medium or wide stile door. A door that will not latch or seal is covered under storefront repair.
Storefront glass replacement is a service call, so we work where we can get to the same day: all five boroughs, Long Island and northern New Jersey from Jersey City to Newark. For a store in Brooklyn see storefront Brooklyn, in Manhattan storefront Manhattan, and for Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay this page. Our shop is at 7 Beach Street, Staten Island, five minutes from the Verrazzano, which is why Brooklyn is usually the fastest borough for us to reach.
Brooklyn · Manhattan · Queens · Bronx · Staten Island · Long Island · New Jersey
Commercial storefront glass replacement is the same job in every borough; the pages above cover what is specific to each area, the corridors we are called to most and the storefront work we have completed there. If you searched for "storefront glass replacement near me", pick your area, or call 929-235-1233 and we will tell you when we can be there.
More projects are added to the portfolio as they finish.
Board-up is same day or next morning. Standard clear tempered glass is tempered to size within days and installed in one visit; insulated, laminated or tinted glass takes longer because it is made to order.
Doors, sidelights and glass within 24 inches of a door or close to the floor are safety-glazing locations under the NYC Building Code and must be tempered or laminated. Most other storefront lites are tempered anyway for strength.
Yes. The tempered lite is replaced with the door in place where the stops allow it, or with the door off its pivots for about an hour.
Usually. A 1" insulated unit fits most storefront frames with a glazing adapter or deeper stop. The frame depth, setting blocks and weeps are checked first.
It depends on the size of the lite, the glass type, single or insulated, access, frame condition and urgency. The glass calculator on this site prices the glass; we add labor and board-up when we quote from a photo and a size.
Yes, plywood cut to the opening and fixed to the frame without damaging it, same day or next morning, then the glass is ordered.
Yes. Deadlocks, cylinders, pulls, closers, pivots and exit devices are replaced or re-keyed on the same visit.
Yes. Most storefront glass replacement is on other installers' work; we work in Kawneer, YKK, Tubelite and generic aluminum storefront systems.
All five boroughs of New York City, Long Island and northern New Jersey.
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About this page. Written by Alex GC Inc. d/b/a Alex Glass Construction and reviewed before publication by Aleksandr Chernovolenko, Managing Partner, with our design and estimating lead and a field foreman. Our foremen hold the NYC DOB Site Safety Training supervisor card and our crews the 40-hour worker card; we are certified to fabricate, install and service Alutech and Everest aluminum systems. Facts are drawn from our own projects, manufacturer test data and the applicable codes; where we are giving an opinion, we say so. Last reviewed November 2026. Credentials
Send a photo of the opening and a rough size by WhatsApp or the form. We will give you a price range the same day and schedule board-up if the glass is out.
