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 still without homes. As crazy as it is for me to… View more
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 to be reviewed and discussed at a public hearing to determine… View more
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. To enforce this, the DOB is requiring plan examiners to check… View more
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 located in public areas of the building. Only mechanical rooms, storage… View more
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 sheer amount of clear glazing that applicants want on the side… View more
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 inquiries be conducted via email only, to the following email addresses:… View more
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 reminder on the rules for such cranes. Boom crane operation does… View more