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By Andrew J. Pisani The Department of Buildings has always had a policy which allowed for a space that was normally a non-Public Assembly space to act as a Public Assembly space for a special event. In the eyes of ...
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By Frank Fortino Over the years our industry has trended towards a healthy, greener environment. Eco friendly materials have been matched with requirements for more green space, tree plantings, bike lanes and pedestrian walkways. Now, with an update to the ...
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By Frank Fortino As we’ve often written, development projects always must follow the guidelines and procedures of both the DOB and FDNY. We’ve seen improved communications between the two groups, and a trends towards the alignment of their requirements. There ...
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By Andrew J. Pisani The Department of Buildings has recently released additional inspections requirements for Local Law 10 Facade Inspection Report. As a refresher, LL 10 mandates that building owners must have their exterior walls and appurtenances inspected by a ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Last week, the Rules of the City of New York were updated with help from the DOB. Specifically, the new Rule targeted civil penalties for work without a permit, and stop work order violations. We all know ...
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By Penny Laughlin Next month, NYC’s annual Construction Safety Week takes place. The centerpiece of the week – the 2014 Build Safe | Live Safe Conference – is scheduled for Tuesday April 29 at the New York Marriott Downtown in ...
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By Austin Regan Next October, a mere seven months from now, the updated 2014 Building Code will go into effect. Unlike the previous conversion from the 1968 Code to the 2008 Code, this time there will be no transition period ...
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By Garvey Thelemaque Starting in January, all New building and Alteration Type 1 applications must comply with the NYC Energy Conversation Code, and each application will be fully reviewed for Compliance. The application process has changed a bit as well. Applicants ...
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By Renee Sosnowski The Department’s Buildings Information System (BIS) is updated quarterly to reflect resolved private elevator violations (PVT Violations). When a PVT violation is received, the property owner has to hire a private elevator company to correct the device’s ...
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By Brian Lafferty Good question. To make it more interesting, an address must be verified before any work can be approved by the DOB. So resolving the house number is one of the early steps of any project. The process ...
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By Penny Laughlin With it’s move to digitization, the DOB is collecting more and more fees and payments online. Considering the size and volume of these transactions, they are facing many of the same issues as large commerce companies – ...
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By Austin Regan The recent tragic fire in the residential midtown tower known as the Strand brought to light some interesting dilemmas regarding the way fires are fought and the way buildings are designed to protect against fires. As a ...
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