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By Austin Regan We have written before regarding the legislative and administrative changes that have come to be in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. The slew of local laws with their corresponding zoning and Building Code changes ...
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By Austin Regan We talked previously about the changes to Administrative code section 28-101.4.3 “Optional Use of the 1968 building Code for work on prior Code buildings.” One of the big changes was the removal of a cost threshold as ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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By Frank Fortino How’s this for a fast pace. After a forty year break between the 1968 Building Code and the 2008 Code, the City’s on track to convert over to the newly minted 2014 Code. With the signing of ...
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By Austin Regan Square Footage is always a precious commodity in New York City. Values for both residential and commercial spaces are always listed in dollars per square foot. Back in a former life I worked for an architect who ...
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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 ...
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By Austin Regan BC 403.5.2 Additional Exit Stairway “For buildings other than Group R-2 that are more than 420 feet in building height, one additional exit stairway… shall be provided in addition to the minimum number of exits required…” In ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani The Department of Buildings has always had a policy which allowed for a space that was normally a non-Public Assembly space to act as a Public Assembly space for a special event. In the eyes of ...
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By Frank Fortino Over the years our industry has trended towards a healthy, greener environment. Eco friendly materials have been matched with requirements for more green space, tree plantings, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways. Now, with an update to the ...
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By Austin Regan Next October, a mere seven months from now, the updated 2014 Building Code will go into effect. Unlike the previous conversion from the 1968 Code to the 2008 Code, this time there will be no transition period ...
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By Frank Fortino I’m often asked about the relationship of the DOB and the FDNY, and I try to explain this complex coexistence in very simple terms. The DOB’s mandate is to provide the foundation for us to build safe ...
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