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 Renee Sosnowski At the beginning of the year you may have noticed that the DOB started posting red banners on some property profile pages. The banners say “VIOLATION FOR FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION OF CLASS 1 VIOLATION EXISTS ON THIS PROPERTY – DOB CIVIL PENALTIES DUE.” This red banner is… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani For building owners and tenants alike mold is an extremely unwelcome guest. Dangerous from the get go, many strains of mold can turn toxic in short periods of time. Resilient and quick to spread, once it’s established, the problems really start. In fact, we’ve actually seen instances… View more
By Mario Aurioso The LAA 1 – Limited Alteration Application for Plumbing, Oil Burning or Fire Suppression has new form to coordinate with new changes for 2015. The new form has several important changes, which are: Section #1: You can now renew an LAA1. Section # 3 Estimate work cost is… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Section 3310-01 of the DOB’s Rules regarding site safety requirements for major buildings were drafted with construction and demolition sites in mind. They do not specifically address façade projects. Façade projects possess their own unique safety challenges, and a new proposed amendment to DOB Rule section 3310-01 would establish… View more
By Penny Laughlin The 2014 Construction Code is around the corner, and with it comes a slate of new Application forms. The DOB has published final versions of several new forms, and we can anticipate seeing more in the next two months. As a reminder, the start date on the new… View more
By Frank Fortino After months of consideration and deliberation, Mayor de Blasio officially announced his appointment for the next leader of the DOB – Commissioner Rick Chandler. I had the great pleasure of meeting Commissioner Chandler back in the 80’s when he first started as a plan examiner, and young engineer… View more