By Brian Lafferty Sometimes, FDNY Violations feel like parking tickets. Try as you might, they just happen. The good news is that it’s relatively straightforward to avoid the FDNY’s ‘low hanging fruit’ – the most obvious violations. 1. Keep all approved plans and documents on site. Make sure the site manager… View more
By Frank Fortino Recently, the Metropolis team met with the Development HUB directors to discuss the platform’s progress as well as address some issues to make everything work smoother on a daily basis. The Development HUB was created to facilitate faster approvals and permits by utilizing technology and electronic submissions of… View more
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 Lower Manhattan. DOB engineers, architects and construction experts will outline current… View more
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 licensed professional engineer or registered architect, and file a report with… View more
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 are certainly instances when the paths diverge, one of which is… View more
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 is two-fold – first you must request verification of the Address,… View more
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 – most notably, credit card fees. That’s about to change. Starting this… View more