By Penny Laughlin It’s official. The automatic extensions granted for licenses/registrations and permits in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire. In addition, any licenses/registrations and permits issued by the Department of Buildings (DOB) with an original expiration date of August 7, 2020, or later will expire… View more
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 Demo & Site Safety Plans notice, and Executive Order added. To… View more
By Andrew Pisani The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced the end of the Special Enforcement Program, known as the SEP Unit, which handled professional certification audits and inspections. A Brief Background The SEP unit was established more than 10 years ago because architects and engineers were signing… View more
By Renee Sosnowski Per Local Law 110 of 2019, owners of properties with violations must now publicize this fact, a requirement that went into effect on December 5, 2019. The manner of disclosing this information depends upon the location of the violating condition(s). Violations in Common Areas If the violating condition… View more
By Frank Fortino As we’ve previously covered, Local Law 92 of 2019 and Local Law 94 of 2019 amend the New York City building code and administrative code, respectively, to require “sustainable roofing zones” on new buildings, new roofs created by enlarging existing buildings, and existing buildings replacing an entire roof… View more
By Andrew Pisani As you’re no doubt aware, the compliance deadline for Local Law 26 of 2004 has come and gone. The law requires full sprinkler systems in all office buildings 100 feet in height or greater. Affected properties that are not in full compliance will receive a Local Law 26/04… View more
By Austin Regan, R.A. How big is that space? It seems a simple enough question. Your living room needs a new floor. You get out the tape measure. Measure the length. Check the width. Multiply. Now you know how many square feet of flooring to buy. Simple math becomes more complicated… View more
