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rbenoff
in Building Code 13 years and 6 months ago
How do you challenge a DOB construction permit?
Does anyone have experience filing a challenge with the DOB to contest a proposed construction project? Our neighbors want to build a big addition on…
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nancy sullivqn
in Building Code 13 years and 7 months ago
removing topfloor hallway space? Is it to code?
This is a three family three floor residencial building. On the top floor I would like to remove the existing wall in the hallway which…
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housepoor
in Building Code 13 years and 7 months ago
Converting from an illegal use
I am looking to buy a building listed on HPD as 5 units, but is used as 4 units. I think an owner did an…
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nancy sullivqn
in Building Code 13 years and 7 months ago
removing topfloor hallway space? Is it to code?
This is a three family three floor residencial building. On the top floor I would like to remove the existing wall in the hallway which…
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cjts
in Building Code 13 years and 7 months ago
Sprinklers on a Renovation?
We are doing a gut renovation for a 2 -family with no C/O. One of our DOB objections was that we needed to put in…
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housepoor
in Building Code 13 years and 7 months ago
Converting from an illegal use
I am looking to buy a building listed on HPD as 5 units, but is used as 4 units. I think an owner did an…
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cjts
in Building Code 13 years and 7 months ago
Sprinklers on a Renovation?
We are doing a gut renovation for a 2 -family with no C/O. One of our DOB objections was that we needed to put in…
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bedstuy06
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
Distance between electric outlets
Anyone know what meets code for the maximum distance between electric outlets? It looks like our electritian is spacing them every 6 feet. It seems…
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cjs
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
With or Without an Expeditor?
Is it impossible to file at the Brooklyn Department of Buildings without an expeditor? If so what is the time frame to file and get…
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cjs
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
With or Without an Expeditor?
Is it impossible to file at the Brooklyn Department of Buildings without an expeditor? If so what is the time frame to file and get…
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annieo
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
Going from a 3-family C/O to a 2-family
Hi–my family and I have brownstone in Sunset Park. The C/O is for a 3-family, but it was renovated to function as a 2-family (duplex…
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annieo
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
Going from a 3-family C/O to a 2-family
Hi–my family and I have brownstone in Sunset Park. The C/O is for a 3-family, but it was renovated to function as a 2-family (duplex…
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bkvfx
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
C of O question
I’m looking for some advice regarding a certificate of occupancy. I am getting ready to do a renovation on a four-story two family house.…
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bkvfx
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
C of O question
I’m looking for some advice regarding a certificate of occupancy. I am getting ready to do a renovation on a four-story two family house.…
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newbie11
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
Unidentified wires hanging in airshaft
In a prewar brownstone coop building where I viewed a unit, there was a bunch of wires tied together hanging out in the air shaft…
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newbie11
in Building Code 13 years and 8 months ago
Unidentified wires hanging in airshaft
In a prewar brownstone coop building where I viewed a unit, there was a bunch of wires tied together hanging out in the air shaft…
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Bar
in Building Code 13 years and 9 months ago
Does any one know the building code re legality of large chicken coop close to back property line?
Our neighbors have a large chicken coop and moved it close to our back property line. It is a wood and screen structure – I’m…
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bedstuywalla
in Building Code 13 years and 9 months ago
Does a 2-family home need a heating unit enclosure?
My home currently has an HPD class B violation for not having a “proper enclosure for the central heating unit, cellar”. However, I’ve combed old…
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