The New York City Department of Buildings rescinded several COVID enforcement measures.

The Department of Buildings is delaying a requirement to upload a Property Ownership Certificate Form until August. In August, in order to proceed with a permit request for New Building and Alteration-CO in DOB NOW: Build, the ownership form will be required. Government-owned properties are exempt from this requirement. Learn more Read DOB’s Service Notice. DOB will publish a new Service Notice with the revised launch date and additional details about the form. For DOB NOW q

The Department of Buildings is launching a new façade violations search portal on Monday, July 12 in DOB NOW: Safety. The new portal also allows users to submit civil penalty payments or requests to waive civil penalty payments, for Cycle 6 or later, resulting from: Failure to File or Late Filing of TR6/FISP Report FISP Failure to Correct SWARMP Conditions FISP Failure to Correct Unsafe Condition The last day to submit payments or waiver requests in person, by email, or mail

New York City's Department of Buildings launches NYC Sustainable Buildings website

Local Law 33 Local Law 33 of 2018 requires all buildings that are on the NYC Benchmarking Covered Buildings List to post their Energy Efficiency Rating Label. Last month the Department of Buildings began issuing violations to building owners with more than 25,000 square feet (single structures) or multiple buildings on a single lot that total 100,000 square feet or more. The Civil Penalty for Failure to Post is $1,250 Owners that receive a violation can view and pay the civil

Construction Safety Week (May 3-7, 2021) The Department of Buildings is hosting their second annual digital construction industry conference, timed to coincide with Construction Safety Week. Safety & Sustainability The online conference features experts discussing topics related to safety and sustainability. A variety of sessions will be led in multiple languages. Many of the free online courses are eligible for AIA continuing education credits. See the available courses and