By Mario Aurioso All Gas Test and Gas Finish self-certifications will no longer be allowed for work done in the borough of Manhattan. Gas Test and Gas Finish inspections will now require a physical inspection by the DOB. All inspections must be requested using DOB NOW: Inspections. The system will break… View more
By Frank Fortino It amazes me every year how quickly the holiday season rolls around. We look up, and there’s a few weeks left, a final push to finish off the slate of work for 2016. For some people and projects, this is a season to tighten up projects and push… View more
By Brian Lafferty We learned the hard way about the impact of major storms on our City. One of the takeaways of the process was understanding what, exactly FEMA believed to be the flood risks related to NYC. In 2015, Mayor de Blasio filed an appeal to FEMA, to reevaluate their… View more
By Frank Fortino The expiration of the 421-a tax exemption led to a scramble among developers as they completed preliminary work to get their projects filed. Now, legislators have announced that they are extending the 421-a Affordable Housing Program for another forty years. We have been keeping an eye out for… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque Starting on December 5, 2016, After-Hours Variance (AHV) applications will no longer be accepted at borough offices. Instead, applications must be submitted online through the DOB’s eFiling system. To submit an AHV application online, the filer must first register as an eFiling user. AHV applications must be filed… View more
By Austin Regan The DOB’s long touted upgrade of their computer filing is way behind schedule. Mandatory use of the new DOB NOW filing system for limited applications (sprinkler & plumbing only) was supposed to begin in the fall. The DOB did roll out the program but made participation voluntary, not… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani The numbers are in for housing construction permits for September, and the numbers look good. At 2,218 new units approved, we saw the highest monthly volume in all of 2016. Sound good, right? Yes and no. Year over year, the numbers are actually down from 2015. On… View more