Glass & Mirror

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Glass and mirror vendors fabricate and install storefronts, interior partitions, mirrored walls, glass railings, shower enclosures, and back-bar mirrors — the transparent and reflective layer of the build. Every restaurant, bar, and hotel needs them. NYC commercial glass installation runs $8-$15/sqft for standard glazing and significantly more for custom work, low-iron glass, or frameless systems; storefront work usually requires landmarks review in historic districts and DOB sign-off on structural attachment.

Buyer's guide

How to spec NYC architectural glass + mirror

Architectural glass + mirror is the line that turns a restaurant + bar into a destination — antique-mirror back-bar, beveled-edge bathroom mirrors, custom-cut glass partitions, art-glass features. NYC mirror + glass fabrication is concentrated in a handful of NYC + NJ workshops with destination-restaurant reference portfolios.

Brand short list. NYC architectural glass + mirror: Spectrum Glass NYC + Bear Glass (Brooklyn) + Sky Window NYC. Antique-mirror specialty: Antique Mirror NYC + Mariquita Master. Custom etching + finishing: NYC Etched Glass + Bowery Glass Co. Tempered glass + safety: PPG Industries + Vitro Architectural Glass + Guardian Glass dealer-distribution.

NYC-specific traps: tempered + safety glass required for any glass below 18 inches from floor in commercial use (CPSC 16 CFR 1201). Antique-mirror back-bar adds 4-6 wk to fabrication lead. Sneeze-guard at any open-display BoH (DOH Article 81). Bevel-edge premium adds 30-50% over standard cut.

Vendors profiled below

•Bear Glass— NYC architectural glass + mirror specialist. Custom-cut + tempered + antique-mirror.

Types — see what they actually look like

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🪞Bar back + bathroom mirrorArchitectural

Glass building reflection

Architectural glass · the destination-restaurant featureSpectrum Glass · Bear Glass$45-$220+/sq ft

Bar back + bathroom mirror

4-30 ft length · custom thickness

Custom-cut antique mirror + beveled bathroom mirror · destination NYC restaurant + bar feature.

Price

$45-$220+/sq ft installed

Best for

Bar back + bathroom + destination restaurant interior feature.

3 variants in the wild

Top brands

Spectrum Glass NYCBear GlassAntique Mirror NYC

Brands — how the big names compare

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Bear Glass

Brooklyn NY · architectural-glass operator

Bear Glass · Brooklyn NY

NYC architectural glass + mirror specialist. Custom-cut + tempered + antique-mirror.

Bear Glass is one of the NYC architectural-glass + mirror specialists — custom-cut + tempered + antique-mirror back-bar + bathroom-mirror + storefront install.

Top NYC models

Tempered safety glass
CPSC 16 CFR 1201 compliant
$45-$95/sq ft
Antique-mirror back-bar
Distressed-antique finish
$120-$220+/sq ft
Beveled bathroom mirror
Custom-cut + edge bevel
$95-$185/sq ft

Strengths

+NYC architectural-glass specialty

Weaknesses

−Antique-mirror 4-6 wk lead

Best for

Restaurant + bar + bathroom destination glass + mirror features.

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By venue type — recommended setup

Venue	Recommended setup	Cost
Bar back antique-mirror (24 ft)	Bear Glass / Antique Mirror NYC · 24 ft antique-mirror + tempered	$15K-$35K install
Restaurant bathroom mirror suite	Spectrum Glass · 4 beveled bathroom mirrors + safety-glass install	$3.5K-$8.5K

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