By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB’s annual Build Safe/Life Safe Conference will take place on April 27th, at the New York Marriot Downtown. As part of Construction Safety Week 2015, this daylong series of seminars, DOB experts will discuss industry trends and highlight safe construction operations. Professional credit will be available. To… View more
By Penny Laughlin Last December, the Landmarks Preservation Committee held a hearing to review properties and propose “No Action” letters be issued for sites that have been Calendared for over 5 years, yet have not yet been designated as Landmark buildings. A ‘Calendared’ building essentially means the building or site was… View more
By Renee Sosnowski At the beginning of the year you may have noticed that the DOB started posting red banners on some property profile pages. The banners say “VIOLATION FOR FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION OF CLASS 1 VIOLATION EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY – DOB CIVIL PENALTIES DUE.” This red banner is… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani For building owners and tenants alike mold is an extremely unwelcome guest. Dangerous from the get go, many strains of mold can turn toxic in short periods of time. Resilient and quick to spread, once it’s established, the problems really start. In fact, we’ve actually seen instances… View more
By Austin Regan When analyzing a building for Zoning compliance, it is important to review all subsections that may apply. Take the case of loading berths. ZR 36-60 is the section in zoning that addresses loading berth requirements in commercial districts. ZR 36-62 dictates how many berths are required. Much like… View more
By Mario Aurioso Time flies. In 2004, LL26 gave building owners 15 years to comply to the local law requiring buildings over 100 feet in height to be protected by sprinkler systems. Now, we’re down to five years. LL26 applies to all office buildings – new or existing to provide adequate… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Environmental Control Board has proposed a new Amendment to the current DOT Penalty Schedule for Failure to Provide Adequate Protection at Work Sites. To promote the safety of pedestrians and vehicles around a worksite, the ECB is proposing a Rule to increase the penalty for failure to provide adequate protection… View more