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sandyman
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 7 years and 4 months ago
Noise Mitigation Plan Violation
The contractor working on my stoop received a ticket for not having a noise mitigation plan and has chosen to ignore it. Does anyone know…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Who should I call for help?
I think my neighbor is going to do major construction (new stoop, new bricks, new sidewalk) on his house. When that occurs, he will attempt…
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j.e.c2769
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 7 years and 6 months ago
B9 Two-Family Residential currently renting 3 units. Legal?
I’m hoping someone might be able to chime in on a potential legal issue I may be faced with. In short, I need to get…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Schnall Limbo
Scott Schnall filed our permits for renovation on our landmarked house. The job was done months ago (walls closed up), but our plumbing permits and…
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shalamoosha
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 7 years and 7 months ago
What type of professional advice do we need to sort C of O/block and lot issues
Hi – I live in a condo in Brooklyn. The condo sponsors also own a lot next to us and a lot behind us, as…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Properties classification change
Does changing a properties classification from a B4 Family Dwelling to a C3-WALK-UP APARTMENT entitle the owner to more property? in 1989, my next door…
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11fiesta.el
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 7 years and 9 months ago
Building Department Preliminary Steel Affidavit
Has anyone ever encountered this affidavit from the DOB, https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/pdf/b_form_20_ss.pdf ? The building department is asking us to provide this for a small project with…
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someonecalleddob
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 7 years and 10 months ago
DOB/DOF lists me as a 3-family (C0) but Title Search say its 2-family
The Department of Building and Finance have tagged as a 3-family. I am paying twice as much in taxes as the 2-family comps on my…
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mikeyd91180
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 7 years and 11 months ago
coop shareholder - no cooking gas for over 7 months now!
Hi All, I purchased a coop in a walk up and found out that gas pipes in the kitchen had leaks. It is the coop’s…
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brokelyn
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years ago
Do I need a building permit for a scaffolding on back of house?
I’m considering having the back of my house repointed and trying to figure out if the contractor needs a permit from the city to do…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
DOB Inspection, Violation, Repeat Visits
Hi there! Reaching out about a strange situation. Last October a Department of Buildings inspector showed up at our door with an annoymous complaint about…
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binbong
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 1 month ago
DOB Stop Work Order in condo building -- who's responsible?
An individual unit in our new-ish condo building did work without a permit, and the DOB issued a violation and stop work order. The violation…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Can I build a house extension in manufacturing zone?
Good afternoon, I am planning to buy a small 1350sqf single family house on a 2500 sqf lot in an M1-1 zone in Greenpoint. I…
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WRPListings
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 3 months ago
C of O for reconfiguration of 2 family
We are new to this, so forgive me if the answer to my question is obvious. We are looking at buying a legal two family…
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lcoots
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 7 months ago
Construction Superintendent - Know One?
The DOB now requires a Construction Superintendent be on the site for any ALT2 Extension on a Brownstone. The DOB does not seem to publish…
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dangermouse
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 3 months ago
What is an "Initial Term C of O"?
Apparently do not have to renew every 90 days like a TCO..
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Augustiner
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 4 months ago
max 2 family on a 16ft lot ?
I own a 16’x120′ lot in a r6b district and I am not sure what to do with it. Someone told me that you can…
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ditmarsman
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 8 years and 5 months ago
Oil Tank Removal FDNY Permit Gas Conversion
Hi Everyone, I was curious if someone knew the answer to this. I have just completed an oil to gas conversion. Previously I had to…
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