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Department of Buildings / Industry News / Inspections
By Penny Laughlin The DOB is close to launching Inspection Ready, their new online inspection request and routing system. The system will allow building owners and licensed professionals to request inspections for Electrical, Fire Suppression, Construction, Elevators, Oil Burning Equipment, ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani Late summer always means the start of hurricane season, and this year marks the third anniversary of Sandy, the most devastating we’ve seen. Remarkably, years later there are plenty of home owners out there that are ...
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By Wayne Sheppard In an effort to create an active and healthy City, sections of Central & Prospect Parks have been made car-free. The changes in these 2 parks began earlier this summer, with the intended goal of providing a safe ...
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By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB has a new system targeting Filing Reps. Depending on which borough office they are in, Filing Reps either wait in line to meet with a DOB representative or need to get to the borough office ...
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By Johan Soltani Have you ever had an apartment under renovation on 3rd or 4th floor facing the street and the lumber supply company delivered the construction materials with a boom crane through the windows? The DOB has issued a ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Starting next week, on 9/7/15, requests for copies of elevator applications and Category 3 & 5 Look-up sheets will no longer be done in person at the DOB Elevator Unit. Customer Service representatives will request that all ...
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By Penny Laughlin Back in February, 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 ...
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By Mario Aurioso Interested in putting your mark on your trade? The Dob is currently accepting applications from members of the electrical and plumbing industries to serve as board members on the Electrical License Board and the Master Plumber and ...
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By Wayne Sheppard Summer Streets is an annual celebration of New York City’s most valuable public space – its streets. For three consecutive Saturdays in August, (1, 8, 15) nearly seven miles of NYC’s streets will be opened to the ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani Beginning on August 10th, applicants will be able to submit their Site Safety Plan to the BEST squad via email. This means no more drop off and pick up, so a sure time saver. The emails ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The DOB is proposing to repeal four rules that modify national standards for automatic sprinkler, standpipe, and fire alarm systems. The specific rules to be repealed set forth National Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) amendments relating to elevator ...
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By Penny Laughlin The HUB full service will now be accepting applications for restaurants, retail, or industrial projects. This means in lieu of SBS accepting filings in person at the Borough office, they will now be processed electronically and be ...
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