By Andrew J. Pisani Owning a building is a constant battle between expenditures and savings. Every year, the owner and building management need to prioritize which upgrades to make, and which ones to push to the future. Both the City and State would prefer that building owners move upgrades that impact… View more
By Frank Fortino In our fast paced City, we spend quite a bit of time focused on what’s new – the new buildings and materials that keep updating and improving our skyline. This drive for new has pushed the DOB to already update to 2008 Building Code to the 2014 Building… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani Last month, I wrote about new guidelines for TPA’s – Temporary Places of Assembly. We’ve since met with the DOB on this topic, and there’s additional details to share. If a building has an elevator violation and the event is above the 1st floor, the commissioner may still grant the… View more
By Austin Regan Square Footage is always a precious commodity in New York City. Values for both residential and commercial spaces are always listed in dollars per square foot. Back in a former life I worked for an architect who specialized in high-end apartment renovations. There was never any extra space,… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque The 2014 Building Code will bring a slew of new changes that impact our daily work. The best way to get ahead? Definitely with one of several training events taking place throughout the City. Here are the upcoming events for the 2014 Construction Codes Overview. When … View more
By Penny Laughlin In residences, carbon monoxide alarms and fire alarms go hand in hand. Not so much in commercial places of assembly… until now. With a new change, the DOB is mandating carbon monoxide detector systems in all new buildings with assembly spaces. The logic is pretty straightforward – the… View more
By Renee Sosnowski LL141 was signed at the end of 2013, and Rule 103-02 goes into effect next week – on May 5, 2014. Rule 103-02 is being amended to reflect the new provisions enacted by LL141, which changes the timeframe for filing elevator inspections, testing reports, and affirmations of correction,… View more