By Brian Redlein Your humble Filing Rep has been spending much time coordinating with the DOB Energy Code team as of late and the single biggest Energy Code comment the Department likes to harp on has to do with the sheer amount of clear glazing that applicants want on the side… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Starting next week, on 9/7/15, requests for copies of elevator applications and Category 3 & 5 Look-up sheets will no longer be done in person at the DOB Elevator Unit. Customer Service representatives will request that all inquiries be conducted via email only, to the following email addresses:… View more
By Johan Soltani Have you ever had an apartment under renovation on 3rd or 4th floor facing the street and the lumber supply company delivered the construction materials with a boom crane through the windows? The DOB has issued a reminder on the rules for such cranes. Boom crane operation does… View more
By Bruno Caligara Sites designated as Little E have some sort of environmental issue, whether it pertains to potentially hazardous materials in the ground, noise or air quality restrictions. Little E sites typically will require a filing with the Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) for an Environmental Quality Review. OER approval… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB has a new system targeting Filing Reps. Depending on which borough office they are in, Filing Reps either wait in line to meet with a DOB representative or need to get to the borough office at the break of dawn to secure a ticket to process… View more
By Wayne Sheppard In an effort to create an active and healthy City, sections of Central & Prospect Parks have been made car-free. The changes in these 2 parks began earlier this summer, with the intended goal of providing a safe environment for City residents. Prospect Park’s West Drive has been car-free… View more
By Frank Fortino A long anticipated clarification has been issued regarding lot line windows and their protection requirements. On June 30th of this year, Technical Affairs issued Buildings Bulletin 2015-017. The stated purpose of the memo was “To clarify Code requirements for lot line openings.” As is often the case with… View more