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By Joseph Bastone New York City has launched a three-month program that allows customers to pay reduced amounts for eligible Environmental Control Board (ECB) judgments. Under the FAIRER (Fines and Interest Reduction Enabling Recovery) program, administered by the Department of ...
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By Andrew Pisani Last month, the New York City Council passed two laws that affect compliance with Local Law 152 of 2016, which governs gas piping system (GPS) inspections. One important change extends the deadlines for both inspections and correction ...
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By John Lashley The New York City Department of Buildings’ newly formed Office of Sustainability has launched a Performance Pilot Study. Conducted in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the performance-based study responds to diminishing returns from the energy ...
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By Austin Regan, R.A. Hello, everyone. Like many of us, I have been quarantining. My quarantine included a hiatus from newsletter contributions because, as everyone knows, a good internet article can go viral, and we all need to tamp down ...
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By Frank Fortino Designing rooftop amenities and terraces in a way that allows the building to use the spaces either as amenity spaces or for personal use has become the trend now that commercial buildings have resumed leasing office spaces. ...
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By Joseph Bastone The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) requires residential property owners to register their buildings every year by September 1. The registration requirement applies to the following property types: Multiple dwellings (3 or ...
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By Brian Earley Each year, the New York Real Estate Journal spotlights Women in Building Services. The 2021 edition, published on June 22, features Karolina Castro, Senior Project Manager of Metropolis Group, and Kristen Fortino, Founder and CEO of OnePoint ...
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Last month, the Department of Buildings (DOB) announced five new construction safety bills and extensive updates to the city’s construction codes. The changes continue the city’s ongoing construction safety efforts, which have been credited with a 34% decrease in site-related ...
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New York City may be preparing to reopen, but the Department of Buildings (DOB) has stayed busy this entire time. During the past several months, the city agency has greatly expanded its online filing portal, DOB NOW. The platform now ...
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Earlier this year, FDNY expanded its online portal, FDNY Business, to accept payments and refund requests, as well as withdrawal requests. Several other changes have been implemented to streamline processing and to decrease exposure risk during the ongoing pandemic. Project ...
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With the Phase 2 launch of DOB NOW: Build on March 1, 2021, Certificates of Occupancy (COs), including Temporary Certificates of Occupancy (TCOs), moved to the DOB’s online filing portal. The radical change naturally made industry professionals nervous. While DOB ...
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Part of what keeps our industry exciting is the ongoing evolution of the regulatory landscape, most often in the form of local laws. One of the biggest changes this year is the creation of a new temporary Certificate of Occupancy, ...
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