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Department of Buildings / Industry News / Inspections
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 Bruno Caligara We often receive questions on when a permit for roof replacement is required. The answer is, sometimes, and it all depends on the scope of replacement. As per 1 RCNY 101-14 Chapter 100, work that may or ...
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By Penny Laughlin Finally, the first wave of virtual filings on the DOB’s new filing platform is imminent. DOBNOW is in pilot phase with a small group of users, and is set to roll out early summer. The first stage ...
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By Wayne Sheppard Developers looking to go bigger with their projects have a path forward. Always eager for infrastructure upgrades, the City has proven to be amenable to a trade – allowing higher structures in exchange for improving or adding ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani The phones in our pockets have more advanced technology than NASA’s mainframe computers that sent people to the moon. Same goes for major institutions around the world, and our very own DOB. In fact, at the ...
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By Brian Redlein Taking a break from the Summer Energy Code Update Watch, On June 28th City Council Enacted Local Law 79 of 2016. This law mandates that all single occupant toilet rooms be gender neutral – even existing ones. ...
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By Frank Fortino It’s safe to say our industry is constantly evolving. Code, materials, intelligence, laws and best practices continually change. From time to time, issues and problems flare up, and the DOB looks for patterns. When there’s a cluster, ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Local Law 87/09 (LL87/09) requires owners of applicable, mixed-use and residential buildings to submit an Energy Efficiency Report (EER) once every ten years. Owners must submit an EER in the calendar year coinciding with the last digit ...
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By Bruno Caligara Local Law 39 of 2015 requires standard 125 Volt 15-20 ampere electrical outlets in the public areas such as halls, corridors, lobbies of residential buildings with three or more units. Outlets within these facilities must be protected by ...
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By Wayne Sheppard The DOT has plans to open new bike lanes on Meeker Avenue and improve southbound bike connections from the Williamsburg Bridge. With the shutdown of the L train around the corner, the bike plan offers an alternative to ...
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By Mario Aurioso The LAA division has made some changes, and the following cannot be e-filed: Relocation of a Siamese connection or when a sprinkler/standpipe system is required to be shut off for eight hours or more Additional meters for ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Administrative Enforcement Unit – AEU – has announced some changes to take place as of July 1, 2016. There are regular and express services, for which tickets will be necessary. Tickets for AEU Services consist of ...
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