The beauty of New York City design and construction is apparent as you walk down streets, especially like this one on East 96th Street. One of the decorative portions of the window lintels had fallen onto the sidewalk. NYC DOB takes this seriously and was immediately on site to assess the situation. As a NYC architect, Robert Stahl Architects were called to go and inspect the rest of the façade and lintels to assess their stability. We will now proceed to design the repairs o

The required façade inspections are called critical examinations and may only be performed by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (QEWI). QEWIs are New York State licensed Professional Engineers (PE) or New York State Registered Architects (RA). After performing an inspection, the QEWI must file an electronic technical report through DOB NOW: Safety indicating the façade’s condition and classifying the building with one of three ways: ​ Safe: No problems and in good condition