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Fire Department / Industry News
By Frank Fortino As we’ve often written, development projects always must follow the guidelines and procedures of both the DOB and FDNY. We’ve seen improved communications between the two groups, and a trends towards the alignment of their requirements. There ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani The Department of Buildings has recently released additional inspections requirements for Local Law 10 Facade Inspection Report. As a refresher, LL 10 mandates that building owners must have their exterior walls and appurtenances inspected by a ...
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By Penny Laughlin Next month, NYC’s annual Construction Safety Week takes place. The centerpiece of the week – the 2014 Build Safe | Live Safe Conference – is scheduled for Tuesday April 29 at the New York Marriott Downtown in ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani It’s the start of 2014, and that means one thing – the expiration of annual permits. Annual permits have a way of being over-looked, and we can no longer rely on the City Agencies to send ...
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By Penny Laughlin With it’s move to digitization, the DOB is collecting more and more fees and payments online. Considering the size and volume of these transactions, they are facing many of the same issues as large commerce companies – ...
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By Brian Lafferty Good question. To make it more interesting, an address must be verified before any work can be approved by the DOB. So resolving the house number is one of the early steps of any project. The process ...
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