By Renee Sosnowski The Implementation of LL141, which amends the DOB Penalty Schedule, is going into effect on April 4, 2015. The New York City Environmental Control Board has modified the ECB Buildings Penalty Schedule to enforce Local Law 141 of 2013 (LL 141), also known as the 2014 NYC Construction… View more
By Johan Soltani At the beginning of the year, Governor Cuomo signed a bill mandating that all restaurants and commercial buildings install carbon monoxide detectors. The legislation, dubbed Steven Nelson’s Law, followed the death of a restaurant manager who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning at a Long Island location of Legal… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB has started a new after-hours program that keeps its doors open until 7:00 pm every Tuesday, called Homeowners and Residents night. The service intends to make it easier for residents to access the Agency’s one-on-one support and take advantage of the expertise available from Department professionals…. View more
By Penny Laughlin Everyone thinks of New York City as an epicenter of global business. We should also think of it as a booming ecosystem of small business. Small businesses face tremendous challenges in getting off the ground. Regulations, permits, compliance the risk of fines; all of these add up to… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani This week we faced another tragic event with the explosion and destructive fire in the East Village. As the investigation unearths the facts, we’ve learned that everything points to illegal work performed without required permits, and by unlicensed professionals. A check of DOB records confirms that there… View more
By Austin Regan The DOB examiners are still learning the 2014 Code. As we start the third month of its enactment, examiners are just beginning to review applications which are subject to the rules of the new Code. Understandably, these examiners are far from comfortable with all the changes that are… View more
By Frank Fortino 2015 is off to a fast start. The surge of filings at the end of 2014, before the changeover to the new Code, compounded with strong economic fundamentals across the board have created an incredibly strong environment for our industry. Yet one constant amidst this growth is the… View more