The New York City Department of Buildings rescinded several COVID enforcement measures.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

Façade work performed on scaffolding can be extremely dangerous. Workers must follow safety procedures at all times to prevent serious injury or even death. Worker Alert To help those engaged in New York City façade construction work, DOB issued a new Worker Alert. This Worker Alert offers practical guidance on how to perform façade construction work safely. Read the full Alert for best practices and potential life-saving information like: · Getting properly trained before yo

DOB Examiners The Department of Buildings (DOB) is launching a live webinar series, DOB Examiners. In the series, you'll hear directly from experts on how to build safely. A Property Owner's Guide to Resolving an OATH Summons The DOB will kick off the series on Thursday, March 4 at 6pm ET with A Property Owner's Guide to Resolving an OATH Summons. The 90-minute live webinar and Q&A with the DOB's Executive Director of Administrative Enforcement will explain everything you nee

As of February 21, 2020, the Department of Buildings can leverage a civil penalty for failure to correct a Safe with Repair and Maintenance Program (SWARMP) on Façade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) eligible buildings deemed unsafe because the owner failed to correct conditions identified in the previous FISP report. Failure to correct the condition can result in a violation and a one-time civil penalty of $2,000. To Pay a Penalty Penalties can be paid to the Central Cashier

The Department of Buildings is offering live online Q&A sessions for DOB NOW users on the new features and filing procedures. There will also be a review of frequently asked questions from prior trainings. Register today to secure your spot. The sessions will be offered every Tuesday starting January 19 until February 9 for the following times: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 – 3pm to 5pm Tuesday, January 26, 2021 – 2pm to 4pm Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 2pm to 4pm Tuesday, Febru

The NYC Department of Buildings is hosting free online trainings on changes and upgrades to the DOB: NOW Build site.

Building owners in Community Districts 1, 3, and 10 must submit their Gas Piping Periodic Inspection Certificates before December 31, 2020.

DOB will deny initial work permits for multiple dwellings where the building previously received a summons for a false statement or work wit

Any building that receives a work without a permit violation subject to double civil penalties for subsequent violations within a year of t

Filing your FISP Report and paying civil penalties during amnesty, Conditions Certificates, and QEWI/Inspector Photo uploads.

Yes! As New York State and New York City continue to reopen for business, it’s critical that all municipal and commercial buildings create Site Specific Health Plans to ensure the safety of occupants and visitors. Reopen safely. RJSA will put together a custom plan, including recommended PPE, signage, health questionnaires, and visitor protocols that comply with current CDC, NYS, and NYC guidelines. Call us today. For New York City: 212.737.6487 For the Hudson Valley: 91

As construction work in New York City continues to pick up with subsequent reopening phases, the City’s Department of Buildings (DOB) is picking up the pace of their inspections to ensure compliance with both City and State restart requirements. DOB spent most of June conducting a compliance sweep of permitted sites, but didn’t issue financial penalties. Effective July 8, 2020 sites found out of compliance will be subjected to a penalty of $5,000 per violation, with the pote

Construction activity in New York City is officially approved to start June 8th. All NYC property owners and contractors, with job site permits, are required to follow the Department of Buildings Phase 1 Reopening Guidance. Employers will also be required to develop a site-specific health plan that should be visibly displayed at all worksites, along with an affirmation to the state stating they have read and understood all reopening requirements. For more information click h

Cycle 8 Building Owners, a new announcement from the DOB states: "The Department’s Façade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP) is offering an amnesty period to begin July 1, 2020. The program will run for three months and may be extended at the Department’s discretion. The amnesty program is only open to non-compliant Cycle 8 owners." Review this official notice from NYC DOB here. The RJSA team has the architectural and building knowledge to help building owner's navigate fa

The new Cycle 9 requirement regarding probes was added as a result of QEWI’s (Qualified Exterior Wall Inspectors) inspection of buildings built during the late 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s when cavity wall masonry construction became popular. What the inspectors have found is that a large majority of these buildings do not have sufficient wall ties, if any at all, as the building code did not have any requirements or inspections for them until the 1968 edition. Therefore, this i