By Penny Laughlin Last December, the Landmarks Preservation Committee held a hearing to review properties and propose “No Action” letters be issued for sites that have been Calendared for over 5 years, yet have not yet been designated as Landmark buildings. A ‘Calendared’ building essentially means the building or site was… 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 Frank Fortino Nearly three decades ago in 1988, Local Law 26 the community “Right to Know” law was enacted. The purpose of the law was straightforward – to protect the public from the dangers of hazardous and toxic substances. Over the years, the Law went through some modifications, first in… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Attention Building Managers, Office Managers, Business Owners and Contractors – It’s the start of a New Year which means the expiration of annual permits. Annual permits have a way of being over-looked – in the past we’ve relied on various City Agencies to send a reminder or annual… 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