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By Garvey Thelemaque RCNY 3301-02 has gone into effect, and expands the scope of work for Construction Supervisors. There are two phases to the change. In Phase I, Construction Superintendents have general responsibilities on a site. They must assure that ...
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By Brian Lafferty The DOB is using email addresses as an identifier for the Inspection Ready program. To make inspection requests and view results, the email address used to register for Inspection Ready must match the Email Address field on ...
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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 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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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 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 Frank Fortino Over the last few years, a constant theme for the DOB has been change. These changes reflect process and procedure, and often impact project timelines. A new Local Law – 835a will amend the City’s administrative Code ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Starting in March 2016, the DOB began issuing DOB Violations (returnable to the ECB) and Stop Work Orders for Energy Code Infractions. Issuance of Violations: Violations for Energy Code Infractions are Class 2 (major) violations, which carry ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani Building owners and managers spend endless time hovering over spreadsheets, seeing if the numbers can work for desired projects and upgrades. It’s often a give and take scenario with some degree of compromise in order to ...
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By Austin Regan For buildings currently in construction or the approval process, City Planning’s massive new amendment to the Zoning Resolution has not caused as much anxiety as previous text changes have. This is mainly because, unlike many previous amendments, ...
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By Brian Redlein On March 23rd every New Yorker woke up in a City slightly different than the one they went to sleep in the night before. On March 22nd City Council passed two very major changes to the Zoning ...
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By Garvey Thelemaque This month, the DOB announced the adoption of a new software tool to help with Plan Review. Introduced recently by Deputy Borough Commissioner Rodney Gittens, Blue Beam is a proven tool which helps government agencies adopt more efficient processes ...
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