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Department of Buildings / Industry News / Inspections
By Jaime Pabon In keeping with the city’s ongoing public safety efforts, Local Law 126 of 2021 requires building owners to have an observation of public-facing parapets performed annually, beginning in 2024. The Rules of the City of New York ...
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By Andrew Pisani Despite the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of Buildings (DOB) continues to uphold its mission of protecting the public through enforcement of the Construction Codes and Zoning Resolution. For Manhattan property owners with certain retaining walls, that ...
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By Andrew Pisani The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) recently expanded upon the requirements of Buildings Bulletin 2018-008. That bulletin, effective August 9, 2018, transferred responsibility for certain final inspections to registered design professionals (RDPs). Under Directive 14 ...
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By Austin Regan, R.A. In the opening article of this series, we mentioned the four Department of Building (DOB) divisions that must sign off on issuance of a Final Certificate of Occupancy (CO): Construction Division Plumbing Division ...
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By Tynesha Goode Navigating a building’s open items can be overwhelming, as well as costly. Metropolis offers a full menu of services, including new construction planning and support, as well as due diligence. While the Department of Buildings (DOB) sign-off ...
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By Austin Regan To better protect the public and ensure good construction practices, the NYC DOB plan review has been created with several specialized inspection units. Areas of specialty include foundation/excavation and concrete placement—critical structural elements. In the past, inspection ...
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By Andrew Pisani At an industry meeting on February 7, 2017, the Department of Buildings (DOB) addressed Temporary Place of Assembly Certificates of Operation (TPAs). These permits are designed to protect attendees of events in locales without a Place of ...
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By Frank Fortino On January 18, 2017, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued Buildings Bulletin 2017-001 to clarify testing requirements when altering fuel gas piping systems. While the New York City Fuel Gas Code (FGC) addresses required ...
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By Mario Aurioso All Gas Test and Gas Finish self-certifications will no longer be allowed for work done in the borough of Manhattan. Gas Test and Gas Finish inspections will now require a physical inspection by the DOB. All inspections ...
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By Brian Lafferty For all Builder Pavement Plan (BPP) applications, the BPP Plans or the Checklist in Lieu of Plans must be uploaded to DOB NOW: Inspections before an inspection may be requested. Two documents must be uploaded into DOB ...
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By Mario Aurioso The Department of Buildings has created a dedicated Inspection Request process for property owners and contractors participating in the City’s Universal Pre-K program. Contractors need to register for the new DOB NOW: Inspections system. (This was previously ...
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By Mario Aurioso The DOB is planning on launching Inspection Ready on December 8th. Preceding the official launch will be some down time and testing for some of the units. This down time will run from Dec 4th – 7th ...
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