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freckles1
in Building Code 10 years ago
What to do about Unpermited Building?
My neighbor has put in huge concrete footings — apparently intending to build an addition that looks like it will extend far back into the…
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larkspur32
in Building Code 13 years and 3 months ago
Beware of Extreme Homes RE
I recently put an offer on a house that I was told was available. The broker, Avi told me I had to get it inspected…
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cityrat
in Building Code 10 years ago
Permits and occupancy: Is there a law that exempts 1-2 family?
Hello, kind brownstoner folks, We’re in the midst of filing for renovation permits with the DOB for a four-story 1890s townhouse we purchased in 2014…
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mzmisdacutljvesg
in Building Code 10 years ago
Public roof deck
Hi there, I just bought a top floor duplex, that is in converted loft building that went condo in the mid-80s. At the time, they…
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rhjmem
in Building Code 10 years ago
Garage Question
I have garage in the lower level Basement/Cellar of my house. It is part of the house. It faces (exits into) my backyard and is…
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Egress
I would like to use part of the cellar as recreation room for 1st floor apartment. There is a hatch with ladder down to cellar…
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Can I install a third gas meter in my two family house?
I’m thinking of installing a third gas meter in the basement. Is this allowed? Thanks!
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esdad697
in Building Code 10 years and 7 months ago
No CO for Extension
An extension was added to my home around 15 years ago. I don’t see an updated CO at DOB. How might this be an issue?…
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soundhoner
in Building Code 10 years and 4 months ago
At what point does a duplex become a third apartment in a two family dwelling?
So let’s say you have a 3 story house with no C of O, which the DoB sees is as a B3-2, 2 family converted…
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alexisf
in Building Code 10 years and 1 month ago
DOB Roof deck shenanigans?
A few years ago our building, a 200 unit co-op in Manhattan, started letting residents use the roof on top of our building as a…
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mikecnyc
in Building Code 10 years and 1 month ago
Revocable consent needed to reconfigure stoop area?
Hello – My house is in on a landmark block and we are looking to reconfigure our stoop to make the entrance to the garden…
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dianaahilton
in Building Code 10 years and 1 month ago
F.A.R work-around?
We are hoping to start a brownstone renovation in Bed Stuy in the spring. We have learned we are already over our FAR. We would…
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levymiller
in Building Code 10 years and 1 month ago
Revocable Consent - Expeditor or Architect needed
Hi, I need the most cost-effective way to get a revocable consent so I can put a fence on the sidewalk in front of my…
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firsthouse
in Building Code 10 years and 2 months ago
Pre existing Floor drain basement
If we have a pre existing drain in basement floor next to new hot water heaters but drain leads into floor and not into outside…
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emerysavers
in Building Code 10 years and 2 months ago
Building Code for HVAC on Roof
Does anyone have a link to the NYC building code that specifically addresses installation of mini-split compressors on the roof of a building? My condo…
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rhjmem
in Building Code 10 years and 6 months ago
Adding a Shower to a half bath
I am considering adding a shower to a half bath. The Shower would extend into my kitchen, thereby making my Kitchen (over 80 sq feet)…
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shurafa
in Building Code 10 years and 3 months ago
1 Family, 4 Story Brownstone Conversion. Sprinkler Requirements?
What are the sprinkler requirements for a 4 story brownstone that currently does not have a C of O. The plan is to do a…
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ronaldis
in Building Code 10 years and 3 months ago
Neighbor building illegal/shoddy addition rooms and running flophouse
My neighbor has been running a makeshift flophouse in their building and doing illegal/scary building. They chopped up all the floors and have different people…
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