"Urban Umbrella allowed us to keep our outdoor restaurant seating open during construction, otherwise who is eating dinner under traditional scaffolding?"

"The Urban Umbrella is a perfect combination of design elegance and construction safety that will complement our City’s sidewalks and businesses rather than hide them "

"Ben and the Urban team were professional, efficient and gave us the white glove service we expected. The Urban team responds to emails within 20 minutes, always puts the client first and went above and beyond to make the installation a great experience for the Board, the tenants and most importantly, the ground-floor retailers. We would not be happier with the product and will fully support the use of Urban Umbrella throughout the Soho neighborhood."

"Urban Umbrella is a game changer. It takes what is a necessary element of the New York City streetscape - and not a particularly welcome one, scaffolding - and turns it into an amenity."

"On Seventh Avenue, we needed a premium solution for the duration of restoration and, judging by the reaction we've received, it was well worth it."

"We could not be more pleased with the Urban Umbrella scaffolding system. The Urban Umbrella team is professional and provided a white glove service."

"Designed for a museum, and strong enough for us to do Local Law 11 work."

"We are so pleased with the Urban Umbrella, we have received so many compliments. Professional staff and team."

"The whole arrival sequence into the New York Yale Club is very important - the brides for their weddings, taking grandma to her 90th birthday party, et cetera. We knew it had to look good and it really does protect you from the rain, which is what everyone in New York wants."

"When we decided to renovate and reimagine all 17,000 square feet of our iconic building, one of the world's most well-known funeral homes, it was vital that we partner with only the finest vendors. When the system was being installed, complete with LED lighting and scrim printed to look like the facade of the building, people commented on its beauty and design and asked if it was being installed for a special event. It looks that good!"

"When we consider what designing for an eventual reopening might look like, we wanted to partner with Urban Umbrella to prioritize the health and wellness of the school's community but also reimagine how any urban school's vital social infrastructure can be integrated into the public realm, now and after the pandemic is gone."

"SoHo is known for its incredible cast-iron building façades. The Urban Umbrella opens up the sidewalk to improve the pedestrian experience, while the new mesh netting showcases our restored cast-iron façade and is a vast improvement over conventional scaffolding nettings."

"Great public design is an important part of every great city — especially New York. The new sidewalk shed will improve public safety, storefront visibility and the experience of pedestrians."

"The Urban Umbrella is a perfect combination of design elegance and construction safety that will complement our City's sidewalks and businesses rather than hide them. The sidewalk shed is critical to ensuring public safety in such a dense, urban environment like New York, but for too many years, it has become an eyesore for New Yorkers. The Urban Umbrella is the solution to that problem."

"The new shed design proves an elegant option for temporary sidewalk protection. The design has beautiful lines and is light and airy, allowing more room for the pedestrian and more visibility to and from storefronts. The Urban Umbrella will add immensely to New York City's public realm."

"The Urban Umbrella is a welcome change to conventional scaffolding, and it is a more inviting alternative for construction and renovation work. I believe that once we begin to see the Urban Umbrella in use, it will become the standard design and will be very much in demand."