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By Frank Fortino On September 21, 2023, representatives of the New York City Department of Buildings met with members of the New York Coalition of Code Consultants (NYCCC) at the Penn Club of New York. We came together with the ...
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By Jaime Pabon Mayor Eric Adams’s Get Sheds Down plan has received a lot of press since it was announced last July. The initiative encourages owners to remove sheds that have been installed for extended periods, with a special focus ...
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By Andrew Pisani The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) published a new exception that may allow professional certifications in mixed-use properties flagged in the Buildings Information System (BIS) under Local Law 158 of 2017. Local Law 158 of ...
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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 Penny Laughlin The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is rolling out a major expansion and upgrade of its online filing portal, DOB NOW: Build. Phase 1, which launched on December 28, 2020, expands the filing types that ...
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By Frank Fortino Last month, I had the privilege and pleasure of speaking at RealFocus 2020, a full-day industry conference sponsored by SiteCompli. The session “DOB Code Compliance Updates & Outlook” focused on post-COVID changes at the Department of Buildings ...
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By Andrew Pisani The compliance deadline for Local Law 191 of 2018 is fast approaching. This local law amended the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code with respect to commercial space ...
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By Cesar Compres During the past decade, New York City agencies have redoubled their efforts to safeguard the public by passing more local laws and aggressively ramping up inspections. Now, with COVID-19 restricting the way we live and work, city ...
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By Tynesha Goode The Department of Buildings (DOB) has extended the amnesty period for the Façade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP) to October 31, 2020. The amnesty program applies only to non-compliant Cycle 8 owners. No further extensions will be ...
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By Gregory Fortino It’s official. The New York City Council has pushed back the deadline for workers on Site Safety Training (SST) construction sites to meet the 40-hour safety training requirement of Local Law 196 of 2017. Since December 1, ...
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By Frank Fortino UPDATE: March 18, 2020, 4:00 pm: DOT service notice, DOB Administrative service notice added. UPDATE: March 19, 2020, 4:00 pm: DEP notice, County Clerk notice, FDNY notice added. UPDATE: March 20, 2020, 4:00 pm: DOB Enforcement, Full ...
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By Frank Fortino On February 20, 2020, new rules go into effect for Local Law 11 inspections under the Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP). The program requires owners of buildings over six stories in height to hire a licensed ...
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