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Department of Buildings / Industry News
By Mario Aurioso On March 21, 2016, the LAA Division posted a new service memo regarding an Intent to Revoke or Revoke Banner. These will now be visible in BIS on a Limited Alteration Application with the scope of work is ...
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By Penny Laughlin City College of New York is hosting a series of trainings for Filing Representatives over the next several months. There are two types of Filing Reps, and thus two different trainings. The training for a Class 1 ...
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By Wayne Sheppard According to DOT, construction of the Pulaski Bridge bike path is scheduled to be completed by the end of April. As the remaining details and minor construction are done, specifics of the new design are coming to ...
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By Bruno Caligara Certain properties located in historic districts may be eligible for both a State and Federal Tax Credit Program, which means a savings of 20% from Federal taxes and an additional 20% from the State. In many cases, ...
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By Mario Aurioso The DOB has updated the CCD1 and ZRD1 forms, which are used to document official Determination Requests for DOB review. Zoning Resolution determinations may be requested with the ZRD1, and all others with the CCD1. Generally, these ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is considering adding a rule to establish fees to replace Subchapter 5 of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Air Pollution Control Code (the “Air Code”), which will be repealed ...
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By Penny Laughlin Last year, the Landmarks Preservation Committee (LPC) launched an initiative to make progress in easing the backlog of “Calendared” properties. As a refresher, A ‘Calendared’ building essentially means the building or site was selected by LPC to ...
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By Brian Lafferty Tenant Protection Plans serve to protect occupants of buildings undergoing construction activities, who stay in the building during the work. Effective January 25, 2016, a stand-alone Tenant Protection Plan must be submitted for all buildings being altered ...
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By Wayne Sheppard New York City Department of Transportation announced the unveiling of the newly reconstructed Fordham Plaza in the Bronx. The Fordham Plaza area used to be called the worst intersection in the city, but it is now a ...
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By Mario Aurioso Limited Alternation Application (LAA) are required for Licensed contractors seeking to perform minor plumbing and oil burner installations/repairs or sprinkler and standpipe work. The work under the LAA is minor, and there’s a tendency for these applications ...
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By Bruno Caligara New Yorkers love to feast – they love our restaurants and the creativity of our chefs. Our restaurants are challenged to constantly raise the bar and innovate. There’s constant exploration for all types of cooking, and with ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Inspection Ready system intends to build on the DOB’s momentum on improving efficiency across the board. In the push to prepare the system for live status, small issues have revealed themselves. Some elevator applications submitted prior ...
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