ADA Requirements for Old Code Multi-Families
I haven’t worked on multi-families in years, but today a question came up about ADA bathroom requirements for multi-family in an elevated building. The project is a conversion completed in 2007-2008 and still under a TCO. Does every unit have to be an adaptable unit? Or would the develper have renovated a specific percentage as…
I haven’t worked on multi-families in years, but today a question came up about ADA bathroom requirements for multi-family in an elevated building. The project is a conversion completed in 2007-2008 and still under a TCO. Does every unit have to be an adaptable unit? Or would the develper have renovated a specific percentage as ADA units? I seem to recall that if somewhere from 5 to 10% of the apartments were built to LL58, the rest didn’t have to be adaptable.
See my other post for the specific issue…
Old code buildings need to compky with BC 27-123.1 which shifts you to BC 27-292 which actually mandates all new work to be in compliance with ada for elevator buildings. non-elevator 25% first floor for residential will suffice.
just use ansi 117-87 without NYC modifications to cover yourself for “fair housing”
Don’t forget that LL58 is not the end-all for ADA compliance issues as evidenced by the US Attorney’s lawsuit against the Avalon Chrystie development.
the % issue is for j-1 -hotel and alike only
in j-2 ( multiple dwelling), pre-LL58-88 work does not have to be modified and you can do replacement of existing fixtures (i.e. pre-1988)
new fixtures that are not replacements need to be adaptable in all bathrooms in all units – There is a george berger memo to this effect.