By Frank Fortino Over the last few years, a constant theme for the DOB has been change. These changes reflect process and procedure, and often impact project timelines. A new Local Law – 835a will amend the City’s administrative Code in respect to filing revisions for new buildings with major alterations…. View more
By Brian Redlein On March 23rd every New Yorker woke up in a City slightly different than the one they went to sleep in the night before. On March 22nd City Council passed two very major changes to the Zoning Resolutions: Zoning for Quality and Affordability, and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. Both… View more
By Penny Laughlin For the last 20 years, the DOB has had a Professional Self Certification Program. The logic was straightforward – Registered professionals had the training and experience, as well as integrity to stand by their own work. With the release of BB 2016-10, the DOB has filled in some… View more
By Mario Aurioso The DOB has announced a new initiative to inspect all gas plumbing jobs prior to allowing service to be turned on. The program will kick in over the summer, and will be performed by 22 newly-hired plumbing inspectors who will focus on gas safety. Illegal gas work has… View more
By Bruno Caligara With summer fast approaching, many property owners will receive requests from tenants about the possibility of using a BBQ. The answer is, maybe. The Fire Code and the NYC Fuel Gas Code outlines what is permitted and compliance required to enjoy the use of summertime’s favorite cooking system…. View more
By Garvey Thelemaque This month, the DOB announced the adoption of a new software tool to help with Plan Review. Introduced recently by Deputy Borough Commissioner Rodney Gittens, Blue Beam is a proven tool which helps government agencies adopt more efficient processes for permitting and electronic plan review. DOB Plan Examiners will use… View more
By Wayne Sheppard About 15,000 daily passengers on the M23 will get faster trips starting in the fall under the plan from NYC and the MTA for Select Bus Service on 23rd Street. The agencies revealed their preliminary plan for M23 SBS, which calls for bus lanes on most of 23rd… View more