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misconformist
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years 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 10 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 and 2 months 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 and 1 month 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 and 2 months 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 3 months 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 9 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 3 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 7 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 3 months 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 4 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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