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Department of Buildings / Industry News / Violations
By Tasnim Sabnam In June 2023, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) announced that it would be issuing violations for properties that failed to submit annual boiler inspection reports for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. These violations will ...
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By Andy Pisani As worldwide climate change continues unabated, in New York we often see the powerful and sometimes deadly force Mother Nature can bring. Flash floods, erratic freeze/thaw cycles, the destruction of trees by humans and nature, all have ...
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By Gregory Fortino As a reminder, Local Law 196 of 2017 mandates 40 hours of site safety training (SST) for workers at job sites that require a Construction Superintendent, Site Safety Coordinator, or Site Safety Manager. The training requirement increases ...
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By John Lashley The New York City Department of Buildings’ newly formed Office of Sustainability has launched a Performance Pilot Study. Conducted in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the performance-based study responds to diminishing returns from the energy ...
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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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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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By Penny Laughlin When the Covid-19 pandemic erupted in New York, the Department of Buildings (DOB) pivoted swiftly to move the permit process fully online. General contractors can process renewal permits via eFiling, and they can process initial and renewal ...
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By Bruno Caligara The Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced two new changes with immediate effective dates. The first concerns administrative closure of HUB jobs, and the second enforces Local Law 114 of 2019. Administrative Closures in HUB Effective July ...
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By Andrew Pisani Despite the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of Buildings (DOB) continues to uphold its mission of protecting the public through enforcement of the Construction Codes and Zoning Resolution. For Manhattan property owners with certain retaining walls, that ...
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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 ...
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By Tynesha Goode On October 16, 2019, the Department of Buildings (DOB) launched an interactive map showing the location of all building construction projects where the agency has issued after-hours variance (AHV) permits, which allows work outside normal business hours ...
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