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Department of Buildings / Industry News
By Bruno Caligara In December 2018, the New York City Department of Buildings announced their plan for recovering outstanding fines. Under the authority of Local Law 160 of 2017, DOB will revoke active permits for buildings whose owners owe more ...
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By Frank Fortino As we kick off the New Year, the future looks bright not only for our industry, but also for New Yorkers in general. The New York City building boom, now in its fifth year, is still going ...
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By Penny Laughlin During the next few months, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) will launch its new online business portal, FDNY Business. As mentioned in our April 2018 article, the platform will work very much like DOB NOW. ...
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By Liliana Ovalles As of December 15, 2018, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) began stopping applications in the Buildings Information System (BIS) that conflict with information received from NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). Specifically, if HCR ...
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By Penny Laughlin Planning to submit a Temporary Place of Assembly (TPA) for the annual holiday party? Check the date. As of December 10, 2018, all new TPA and Place of Assembly (PA) applications need to go through DOB NOW: ...
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This article continues our series on the men and women who make magic happen here at Metropolis Group. If you would like to recommend someone for a future employee spotlight, please email us with your nomination and let us know why you ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Department of Buildings (DOB) has created a new form to certify the correction of summonses issued for failure to comply with site safety training requirements, as mandated by Local Law 196 of 2017. The AEU3321 form ...
Read MoreIndustry News / Transportation
By Wayne Sheppard As the holiday season moves into full swing, don’t forget to renew your Department of Transportation (DOT) permit bonds. In addition to a DOT permit, any work involving New York City streets or sidewalks also requires a ...
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By Frank Fortino Crain’s New York recently reported that the De Blasio administration is writing new rules to help New York City recoup more than $1 billion in outstanding fines. Under the proposed rules, drafted by the Department of Consumer ...
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By Rose Perez Effective immediately, the Department of Buildings (DOB) requires licensed master plumbers (or a representative of their firm) to attend all inspections. This requirement applies to both physical DOB inspections and self-certifications. The department no longer accepts authorized ...
Read MoreDepartment of Buildings / Energy Efficiency / Industry News
By George Crawford As previously reported, Local Law 84 of 2009 (LL 84)—the NYC Benchmarking Law—has expanded with the addition of Local Law 133 of 2016 (LL 133). Until now, energy and water benchmarking requirements were limited to buildings 50,000 ...
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By Austin Regan, R.A. The residential buildings erected in recent years seem to trend in two distinct directions. Developers either improve properties with as many tiny apartments as zoning will allow or they create large, expensive apartments. The size of ...
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