By Renee Sosnowski The Environmental Control Board (ECB) proposes to amend its Department of Buildings (DOB) Penalty Schedule. The proposed rule amends the Buildings Penalty Schedule by: – Updating sections of law for certain violations (“Failure to provide pedestrian protection for sidewalks and walkways,” “New building or open lot occupied without… View more
By Mario Aurioso Stop Work Orders are a part of our industry. They are always, always a source of great frustrating. There is a path towards clearing them up, and in the case of plumbing and electrical work, that is through requesting an SWO Rescission. To Request a SWO Rescission, the… View more
By Renee Sosnowski As of 8/2/15 the DOB has begun enforcing the issuance of additional violations on a quarterly basis for continued failure to file a Benchmark Report of energy use. Building owners are required to perform annual analyses of their property’s total energy use and were required to submit these… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Buildings is offering an Amnesty Program for owners who failed to file a Façade Inspection Safety Report (FISP) during Cycle 7C. Owners in NRF (no report filed) status for Cycle 7C can file an early Cycle 8 report during the amnesty period, which runs from… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Implementation of LL141, which amends the DOB Penalty Schedule, is going into effect on April 4, 2015. The New York City Environmental Control Board has modified the ECB Buildings Penalty Schedule to enforce Local Law 141 of 2013 (LL 141), also known as the 2014 NYC Construction… 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 Renee Sosnowski The Environmental Control Board has proposed a new Amendment to the current DOT Penalty Schedule for Failure to Provide Adequate Protection at Work Sites. To promote the safety of pedestrians and vehicles around a worksite, the ECB is proposing a Rule to increase the penalty for failure to provide adequate protection… View more