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By Wayne Sheppard In an effort to create an active and healthy City, sections of Central & Prospect Parks have been made car-free. The changes in these 2 parks began earlier this summer, with the intended goal of providing a safe ...
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By Garvey Thelemaque The DOB has a new system targeting Filing Reps. Depending on which borough office they are in, Filing Reps either wait in line to meet with a DOB representative or need to get to the borough office ...
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By Bruno Caligara Sites designated as Little E have some sort of environmental issue, whether it pertains to potentially hazardous materials in the ground, noise or air quality restrictions. Little E sites typically will require a filing with the Office ...
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By Johan Soltani Have you ever had an apartment under renovation on 3rd or 4th floor facing the street and the lumber supply company delivered the construction materials with a boom crane through the windows? The DOB has issued a ...
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By Brian Redlein Your humble Filing Rep has been spending much time coordinating with the DOB Energy Code team as of late and the single biggest Energy Code comment the Department likes to harp on has to do with the ...
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By Austin Regan Local Law 39 0f 2015 was enacted in the spring of 2015 and is set to go into effect in September. The law mandates that the owners of Multiple Dwellings must install protective covers over all outlets ...
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By Brian Lafferty The DOB has raised the bar on tenant safety. New guidelines require the formalization of a site’s Tenant Protection Plan. These plans are required for any alteration in which dwelling units are occupied during the construction process. ...
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By Penny Laughlin Back in February, the Landmarks Preservation Committee (LPC) launched an initiative to make progress in easing the backlog of “Calendared” properties. As a refresher, A ‘Calendared’ building essentially means the building or site was selected by LPC ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani Late summer always means the start of hurricane season, and this year marks the third anniversary of Sandy, the most devastating we’ve seen. Remarkably, years later there are plenty of home owners out there that are ...
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By Frank Fortino The recent outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease has prompted swift action by the City Council. On August 13th, a new law was passed, requiring building owners to register cooling towers with the DOB. As of now, the requirements ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Starting next week, on 9/7/15, requests for copies of elevator applications and Category 3 & 5 Look-up sheets will no longer be done in person at the DOB Elevator Unit. Customer Service representatives will request that all ...
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By Frank Fortino A long anticipated clarification has been issued regarding lot line windows and their protection requirements. On June 30th of this year, Technical Affairs issued Buildings Bulletin 2015-017. The stated purpose of the memo was “To clarify Code ...
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