By Austin Regan Title 28 is technically the Building Code’s “spot” in the NYC charter. The thousands of pages that make up the Building Code are all officially “adopted” under Title 28. The Building Code follows the formatting of the International Building Code (IBC) and tries to follow its language as… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Rule RCNY 104-24, which went into effect on April 14, 2013, contained a typographical error which was misleading in terms of establishing the requirements necessary for individuals applying for Class 2 filing representative status. Class 2 filing representatives have all of the rights of Class 1 representatives, with… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The 2014 Building Code will bring a slew of new changes that impact our daily work. In anticipation of the changes, the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC) will host a full day seminar and workshop intended to look into the details. The event will… View more
By Penny Laughlin The DCP and DoITT recently updated the popular ZoLa application, which provides a simple, visual way to discover zoning and land use data for specific properties. With an intuitive interface, the system allows users to enter an address and quickly find details on property ownership, zoning, land use… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Owning a building is a constant battle between expenditures and savings. Every year, the owner and building management need to prioritize which upgrades to make, and which ones to push to the future. Both the City and State would prefer that building owners move upgrades that impact… View more
By Frank Fortino In our fast paced City, we spend quite a bit of time focused on what’s new – the new buildings and materials that keep updating and improving our skyline. This drive for new has pushed the DOB to already update to 2008 Building Code to the 2014 Building… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Last month, I wrote about new guidelines for TPA’s – Temporary Places of Assembly. We’ve since met with the DOB on this topic, and there’s additional details to share. If a building has an elevator violation and the event is above the 1st floor, the commissioner may still grant the… View more