By Brian Redlein The price of air in New York City is becoming more expensive as trading of air rights is more prevalent than it’s ever been before. Air rights are unused or excess development rights measured by square footage and transferable when zoning permits it from one buildable lot to… View more
By Brian Redlein Prior to the arrival of the 2008 Building Code, vertically enlarging a single-family townhome or detached residence was relatively straightforward. The architect was allowed to provide one means of egress from each floor, which usually took the form of the grand, open staircase that is typical of NYC townhomes. … View more
By Brian Lafferty The DOB has announced some changes to requirements for suspended scaffold installations. There are two types of suspended scaffolds that are subject to inspection – Adjustable suspended scaffolds, and non-adjustable suspended scaffolds that have a platform area greater than 40 square feet. Inspection goes hand in hand with… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Time flies when you’re having fun. Just like that, 5 years have passed since you filed your Local Law 11 Façade report. Local Law 11 Façade Cycle 8 filing is upon us, and there are new details to understand. After the issues with Cycle 6, the DOB has… View more
By Frank Fortino Site coverage for façade projects is getting easier. With a new set of changes, daily full time or 2 hour per day coverage from a licensed site safety manager is no longer required. Rather, façade projects which require site safety plans may rely on any number of qualified… View more
By Frank Fortino Special Inspection Agency registration renewal kicks off this month, on May 13th. The current term of registration runs for three years, and the deadline for renewal is the registrant’s birthday. All registrations will need to be renewed in the following 12 months, by this birthdate. Renewal requires completion… View more
By Frank Fortino We have seen an uptick in inquiries from buildings which have a functioning fire alarm system yet which do not have a letter of approval. We now have clarity on this issue, thanks to a FDNY’s Technology Management bulletin no. 03/2010 R. This bulletin was originally issued in 2012… View more