By Austin Regan Although some neighbors may disagree, new buildings do not just suddenly appear on the landscape. It takes years of planning, dozens of companies, and hundreds of people to get any substantial structure built. For the owner to have a smooth, profitable development project, they need to ensure that… View more
By Brian Lafferty Tenant Protection Plans serve to protect occupants of buildings undergoing construction activities, who stay in the building during the work. Effective January 25, 2016, a stand-alone Tenant Protection Plan must be submitted for all buildings being altered or demolished that contain one or more dwelling units that will… View more
By Penny Laughlin Last year, the Landmarks Preservation Committee (LPC) launched an initiative to make progress in easing the backlog of “Calendared” properties. As a refresher, A ‘Calendared’ building essentially means the building or site was selected by LPC to be reviewed and discussed at a public hearing to determine if… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is considering adding a rule to establish fees to replace Subchapter 5 of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Air Pollution Control Code (the “Air Code”), which will be repealed as of May 6, 2016. The new fee schedule retains the… View more
By Mario Aurioso The DOB has updated the CCD1 and ZRD1 forms, which are used to document official Determination Requests for DOB review. Zoning Resolution determinations may be requested with the ZRD1, and all others with the CCD1. Generally, these forms should be used for objections raised by a plan examiner,… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB’s annual Build Safe/Life Safe Conference will take place on May 4th, at the New York Marriot Downtown. As part of Construction Safety Week 2016, this daylong series of seminars, DOB experts will discuss industry trends and highlight safe construction operations. Professional credit will be available. For… View more
By Bruno Caligara Certain properties located in historic districts may be eligible for both a State and Federal Tax Credit Program, which means a savings of 20% from Federal taxes and an additional 20% from the State. In many cases, buildings will qualify for the Federal tax credit, yet in order… View more