By Renee Sosnowski DOB NOW: Safety will soon allow licensed professionals and owners to submit their façade compliance filings online. The system is scheduled to start accepting filings on September 12, 2016. Effective August 31, 2016 façade compliance filings or extension requests, for Cycle 6 and beyond, will no longer be… View more
By Mario Aurioso The DOB is rolling out a new fee schedule under Local Law 56 of 2016, which will impact Permits for New Buildings and Alterations. New Buildings Fee Structure New applications for 1, 2,3 – family dwellings will be reduced from $0.12 per square foot to $.06 per square… View more
By Penny Laughlin The DOB is making progress with DOB NOW. Next up, DOB NOW: Safety, which will launch on September 12, 2016. The first stage of DOB NOW: Safety with a focus on Façade filings. Façade filings are due every 5 years for building over 6 stories. Currently, façade reports are… View more
By Mario Aurioso Gas Authorizations historically were posted within the BIS system, yet this is no longer the case. As of April 22, 2016, access to Gas Authorizations has moved to DOB NOW: Inspection Ready. Accessing the record requires logging into DOB NOW: Inspection Ready and navigating through the property record…. View more
By Penny Laughlin Finally, the first wave of virtual filings on the DOB’s new filing platform is imminent. DOBNOW is in pilot phase with a small group of users, and is set to roll out early summer. The first stage of the rollout is focused on Plumbing and Sprinkler work. These… View more
By Mario Aurioso The Department of Buildings has created a dedicated Inspection Request process for property owners and contractors participating in the City’s Universal Pre-K program. Contractors need to register for the new DOB NOW: Inspections system. (This was previously Inspection Ready, and registrations will carry over.) Contractors can sign on… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani The phones in our pockets have more advanced technology than NASA’s mainframe computers that sent people to the moon. Same goes for major institutions around the world, and our very own DOB. In fact, at the heart of the DOB’s tech infrastructure is an outdated mainframe computer… View more