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misconformist
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 9 years and 10 months ago
Stop Work order; complicated situation
Hello: I have a very complicated situation and desperately need advice. A couple of years ago I applied for an alt 1 permit from the…
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workisfun
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 9 months ago
Encroachment
Has anyone ever come to learn that your neighbor’s building is built on a slice (12 inches x 60 feet) of your property? If so,…
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peter11211
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years ago
How to remove a cellar vacate order?
My family recently got a notice of violation from the DOB and aside from that, we also got an vacate order on our cellar level.…
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peter11211
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years ago
Building Notice of Violation
My family recently received a Building Notice of Violation and hearing. We are willing to fix the violation and restore it back to its legal…
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stickerhappy
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years ago
Annual tenant notices for lead paint, window guards and... fire safety?
Just read about the annual notices landlords must provide to their tenants. The main 3 notices are for lead paint and window guards which I…
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yanks21
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 1 month ago
DOB inspects a permitted project, do they report neighbors non-permitted work?
A neighbor is building an extension, fully permitted and legit. However, all but one of the decks in our “donut” of backyards are clearly not…
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samtsegaye
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 8 months ago
amendment to DOB approved plans necessary?
Hi, We are gut renovating a 2 family townhouse. Renovation work is currently in progress and is being carried out in accordance with the DOB…
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dmdesmond
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 2 months ago
Buying a townhouse with no permits
We have been negotiating on a townhouse and just found out none of the work have any permits. I keep seeing this issue! The work…
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brooklyntoqueens
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 3 months ago
We are being audited by the DOB....
Our project, a 2 family Alt2 renovation, started with a self certification (Directive 14). At that time I was told that there would be a…
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menierchoc
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 3 months ago
Just received notice that building is now rent stabilized
A friend lives in a small 8 unit rental building that was build within the past 10 years. Last year they received a notice from…
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sydeburn
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 4 months ago
Does converting 1-family home to 2-family require Alt-1 when DOB lists as 2-fam?
Please forgive me if this question has been asked a hundred times before. I?ve searched the archives here and I see folks with related questions,…
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jasonperna
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 4 months ago
Converting a 2 family into a three family home
I purchased a two family built in 2002 I finally recieved my COO in 2007\. It has three floors and a basement first floor is…
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qbert
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 6 months ago
sprinkler alarm monitoring system requirements for three family house
Code indicates that while sprinkler monitoring is not required for 1 or 2 family houses, it is required for a three family. However, it seems…
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lostinthought
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 1 month ago
Architect or Expeditor?
Hello Everyone, I am hoping someone can give me some good advice. Over 20 years ago my parents hired an architect firm to help legalize…
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flyingfish
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 7 months ago
Commercial Lease - Need to get a C of O changed - and Zoning question?
I have found a commercial space in Brooklyn in an M1-1 zone which is currently listed as a cosmetics manufacturing factory on the C of…
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bradeichmann
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 8 months ago
Certificate Of Occupancy Pointless if you have money????
There is a building across from me that converted a couple houses back in 2006 to a mixed-use space (warehouse and work studios). They never…
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bradeichmann
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 8 months ago
Certificate Of Occupancy Pointless if you have money????
There is a building across from me that converted a couple houses back in 2006 to a mixed-use space (warehouse and work studios). They never…
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pl919
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 11 years and 3 months ago
Creating a third bedroom - can a general contractor file, or architect?
Hi there Brownstoners, I would like to create a third-bedroom out of a two-bedroom apartment in Carroll Gardens, which involves moving some walls and putting…
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