By Rose Perez The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is seeking plumbing and electrical experts for the 2019 Master Plumbers & Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractors License Board (PLB) and the 2019 Master and Special Electrician Licensing Board (ELB). DOB will accept applications until February 8, 2019. Plumbing Board… View more
By Andrew Pisani Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed a healthy and happy holiday season. Now it’s back to work, which includes keeping permits and registrations up to date. To help you start the year off on the right track, we’ve provided an annotated list of common permits that require… View more
By Bruno Caligara In December 2018, the New York City Department of Buildings announced their plan for recovering outstanding fines. Under the authority of Local Law 160 of 2017, DOB will revoke active permits for buildings whose owners owe more than $25,000 in covered arrears. Applicable charges include unpaid fines, civil… View more
By Liliana Ovalles As of December 15, 2018, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) began stopping applications in the Buildings Information System (BIS) that conflict with information received from NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). Specifically, if HCR reports that a building contains at least one rent-regulated unit, owners… View more
By Penny Laughlin Planning to submit a Temporary Place of Assembly (TPA) for the annual holiday party? Check the date. As of December 10, 2018, all new TPA and Place of Assembly (PA) applications need to go through DOB NOW: Build. Place of Assembly Starting December 10, 2018, all new PA… View more
By George Crawford As previously reported, Local Law 84 of 2009 (LL 84)—the NYC Benchmarking Law—has expanded with the addition of Local Law 133 of 2016 (LL 133). Until now, energy and water benchmarking requirements were limited to buildings 50,000 square feet and larger. LL 133 has extended these requirements to buildings… View more
By Rose Perez Effective immediately, the Department of Buildings (DOB) requires licensed master plumbers (or a representative of their firm) to attend all inspections. This requirement applies to both physical DOB inspections and self-certifications. The department no longer accepts authorized representative letters. If a licensee cannot attend an inspection, an authorized… View more