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Department of Buildings / Industry News
By Katherine Baerga The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced some licensing changes. Specifically, the agency will no longer renew licenses if the applicant has any unpaid OATH violations. Also, insurance certificates must now be uploaded to ...
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By Penny Laughlin Effective March 6, 2023, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) stopped issuing Landmark Status Letters, and the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) stopped accepting these documents in DOB NOW. To find out whether a property is ...
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By Gregory Fortino The deadline for new Site Safety Training (SST) cards is almost here. Starting February 1, 2023, all SST cards must be issued through the NYC DOB Training Connect platform. These cards include a near-field communication (NFC) chip ...
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By Katherine Baerga In its ongoing quest to simplify approval processes, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced several changes that increase transparency and streamline appointment and permit requests. Email Submission of Site Safety Plans Applicants with ...
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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 Joseph Bastone Two recent laws enacted by the New York City Council have granted six-month extensions to building owners in the five boroughs. The new deadlines apply to local laws governing gas piping inspections and installation of carbon monoxide ...
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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 Penny Laughlin In case you missed the Department of Buildings’ first-ever virtual safety conference during Construction Safety Week in September, you can see the conference presentations on the DOB website. The build safe | live safe Digital 2020: Safety, ...
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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 Renee Sosnowski Effective October 3, 2020, property owners who fail to certify correction of certain immediately hazardous violations face new penalties. The change has been codified in a new section (Section 102-05) added to Subchapter B of Chapter 100 ...
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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 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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