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stephanie
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 6 months ago
Kitchen in basement w/o permit
Hi. I found a great house but was upset to find a kitchen and bath (both very nicely done) in the basement. I checked NYC.gov…
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Augustiner
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago
C of O minimum requirements
what are the minumum requirements of finishes to obtain a C of O after construction? Let´s assume plumbing, heating, electric and sprinkler have all been…
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brooklynexpediter
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago
Changing of the guards at Brooklyn DOB
Rumors abound that Queens Borough commissioner Ira Gluckman will replace John Gallagher as Borough commissioner and Mr. Gallagher will resume his old post as Deputy…
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elgato
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago
MIA contractor and Alt-2 Permit DOB Final Inspection.
Enter Your Question AWOL Contractor and DOB final inspection My contractor took out an Alt-2 permit(vacant 3 family brownstone) and he eventually walked off the…
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CGDad
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago
Neighbor's DOB Complaint
Hello all – My neighbor has filed a complaint to the DOB claiming that an illegally constructed electrical outlet in my home damaged his chimney…
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samtsegaye
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago
Discrepancy between Certificate of Occupancy and the Building Informations System website of the DOB
When looking up the SRO status of a building on the building information system page of the DOB website, the line item dealing with SRO Restriction…
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theoperadiva
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago
Asbestos inspection recommendation and pricing?
We are doing an asbestos inspection for our 3 story brownstone, and we’re looking for information on what we should expect in terms of pricing.…
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mysteriousbrunette
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 8 months ago
Permit for electrical work.
I went on a fishing expedition. This is the info i found. The Bureau of Electrical Control no longer exists. There is a phone…
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theoperadiva
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 8 months ago
No C of O and no I-Card - will we need to get a C of O before we'll be granted permits to renovate?
We’re buying a brownstone that needs a gut and we plan to do everything by the books. The house is listed for tax purposes as…
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windsorknot
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 14 years and 1 month ago
DOB Domino Effect
Long story short… I had an electrician move my electrical meters to the outside of my building. During the DOB inspection, the inspector issued a…
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slvillager
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 8 months ago
c of o issues with refi
we have a 4 family we use as a 3\. kitchen plumbling still intact behind wall, no changes to egress since c of o issued…
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marcj
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 9 months ago
proposed bedroom dimensions
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f99c7cc4a6d4-.jpg We are considering dividing a large bedroom in our one bed condo into two smaller ones. One of the new rooms would be 8’4″…
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marty362
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 9 months ago
DOB Complaint of illegal conversion and tenant.
The DOB says a complaint was filed alleging illegal conversion and illegal tenants in our attic and basement. I think they got the wrong address.…
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viaorient
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 9 months ago
HPD Violations
I am about to go into contract for a townhouse, but I just discovered that the house has 113 HPD Violations (!). The sheer amount…
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Augustiner
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 9 months ago
timing for filing plans
If a demo plan is filed seperately from construction plans, should you wait with filing the rest of the plans until the demo plan is…
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Aussie
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 10 months ago
DOB Building Inspector Mistake
My tenant received a visit from the DOB building inspector the other day after a concerned citizen reported that there was no fire escape on…
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Meliora
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 11 months ago
Architect or Professional Engineer?
We are planning on buying a Brownstone that will involve a change of use (1F no C of O to a 2F) as well as…
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bricklayer
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 14 years ago
Expeditor wants to visit mid-construction?
I’m midway through a muti-month renovation project on our townhouse. We’re totally legit with permits and licensed contractors and whatnot… but lately our expeditor has…
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