By Austin Regan, R.A. As an architecture major in an engineering school, I was atypical from most of my peers. I did not eat, sleep, and breathe math. One of my roommates was an electrical engineer with way too much time on his hands. He calculated the odds of winning the… View more
By Austin Regan, R.A. The residential buildings erected in recent years seem to trend in two distinct directions. Developers either improve properties with as many tiny apartments as zoning will allow or they create large, expensive apartments. The size of these high-end units is only limited to the footprint of land… View more
By Frank Fortino Over the years, many owners and tenants have come to us with questions on legally allowing tenant showers in office spaces. Such amenities seem to be in higher demand than ever, with more people biking to work or exercising to keep their health in check. Add in… View more
By Austin Regan, R.A. Where has the summer gone? It was way back in July that we discussed getting the third of the required division signoffs: Construction Division Elevator Division Plumbing Division So the signoffs are in place. Why is there no TCO? Two major actions still need to take place…. View more
By Austin Regan, R.A. In the opening article of this series, we mentioned the four Department of Building (DOB) divisions that must sign off on issuance of a Final Certificate of Occupancy (CO): Construction Division Plumbing Division Elevator Division Electrical Division As previously discussed, Temporary Certificates of Occupancy… View more
By Austin Regan, R.A. It’s been a month since the last installment of this series. Every month brings changes at the Department of Buildings (DOB), but the following has not changed. Per last month’s article, you still need signoffs from these four DOB divisions when securing a Final Certificate of Occupancy… View more
By Austin Regan, R.A. In last month’s article, we mentioned the four Department of Building (DOB) divisions that must sign off on issuance of a Final Certificate of Occupancy: Construction Division Plumbing Division Elevator Division Electrical Division For Temporary Certificates of Occupancy, at a minimum, temporary signoffs must be obtained from the… View more