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By Joseph Bastone The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) requires residential property owners to register their buildings every year by September 1. The registration requirement applies to the following property types: Multiple dwellings (3 or ...
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By Brian Earley Each year, the New York Real Estate Journal spotlights Women in Building Services. The 2021 edition, published on June 22, features Karolina Castro, Senior Project Manager of Metropolis Group, and Kristen Fortino, Founder and CEO of OnePoint ...
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Last month, the Department of Buildings (DOB) announced five new construction safety bills and extensive updates to the city’s construction codes. The changes continue the city’s ongoing construction safety efforts, which have been credited with a 34% decrease in site-related ...
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With the Phase 2 launch of DOB NOW: Build on March 1, 2021, Certificates of Occupancy (COs), including Temporary Certificates of Occupancy (TCOs), moved to the DOB’s online filing portal. The radical change naturally made industry professionals nervous. While DOB ...
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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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Earlier this year, FDNY expanded its online portal, FDNY Business, to accept payments and refund requests, as well as withdrawal requests. Several other changes have been implemented to streamline processing and to decrease exposure risk during the ongoing pandemic. Project ...
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New York City may be preparing to reopen, but the Department of Buildings (DOB) has stayed busy this entire time. During the past several months, the city agency has greatly expanded its online filing portal, DOB NOW. The platform now ...
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Part of what keeps our industry exciting is the ongoing evolution of the regulatory landscape, most often in the form of local laws. One of the biggest changes this year is the creation of a new temporary Certificate of Occupancy, ...
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Local Law 152 of 2016 requires that all buildings—excluding one- or two-family homes—with a gas piping system (GPS) must be inspected at least once every four years. Such inspections must be performed by either a Licensed Master Plumber (LMP) or ...
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The Department of Buildings (DOB) recently announced important news regarding benchmarking compliance. The New York City Benchmarking Law, Local Law 84 of 2009 as amended by Local Law 133 of 2016, applies to buildings over 25,000 square feet and multiple ...
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By Renee Sosnowski Two local laws (LL160 of 2017 and LL104 of 2019) regarding denial of new permits have gone into effect. Local Law of 160 of 2017 Effective March 1, 2021, the Department will deny New Building and Alteration-CO ...
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By Austin Regan, R.A. Existing Buildings with current renewable TCOs and New Building applications preparing for their first TCO will be immediately impacted by new procedures set forth by the Department of Buildings (DOB). By the end of this month, ...
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