By Austin Regan Changes are soon to come to Chapter 32 – Encroachments Into The Public Right of Way. For the first time, marquees will be allowed on office buildings (BC 3202.2.1.4.5), which will give designers more flexibility in creating unique and dramatic entrances to their buildings. Permitted balconies have also… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani I often write about the two major energy initiatives impacting buildings – LL 84 for Benchmarking and LL 87 for Energy Auditing and Retro-Commissioning. With the focus usually on what to do next, it’s interesting to take a moment and reflect on what’s happened to date. The… View more
By Garvey Thelemaque With the 2014 Building Code right around the corner, there’s no better time than right now to start diving into it. The DOB has posted a full version of the 2014 Code, as well as detailed information on both the process and the major changes. A good place to… View more
By Austin Regan It may be an understatement to say the Building Code is an imperfect document. Like any law, the Code had many interested parties with many different agendas. None of those parties got the exact document they wanted. In many cases certain sections of the Code were agreed to… View more
By Penny Laughlin From the outside looking in, the NYC’s Landmark Preservation Commission at times seems like a secret society shrouded in mystery, that shares more questions than answers. As arbiters of NYC’s past, the LPC weighs heavily on how our present day and future City will look and feel. In… View more
By Brittney Rosario Metropolis Group is excited to share the wonderful results of the Back-to-School Drive facilitated by United Way of New York City. It is our pleasure to report that our initiative yielded 143 boxes of school supplies and over 1,000 backpacks. What a great start to a new school… View more
By Renee Sosnowski The Health Tribunal at OATH proposes to modify the provisions in Chapter 6 in Title 48 of the Rules of the City of New York. The changes modify various procedures relating to pre-hearing rescheduling, adjournments, notifications, defaults, appeals, conduct of participants, and other matters related to the Health… View more