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zucchini88
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 7 months ago
Extension on House
I’m currently looking at house in Brooklyn that has an extension on it. I don’t know if the extension is legal as the owners do…
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emilyfrances
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 7 months ago
Store/Office Certificate of Occupancy
We are purchasing a townhouse with a restaurant on the ground floor. The building has a CofO with a store/office classification at the commercial floor…
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lamb
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 8 months ago
Variance for DOB [C26-717.1] 27-509 Article 18: Fences?
Does anyone here know whether it’s possible to get a variance for the DOB’s 6′ maximum permitted fence height in residential areas? A neighboring property…
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rigasbalsam
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 3 months ago
Letter of no objection
Hello. I own a two family brownstone built in 1899\. No C of O on record, listed as a one family building by the DOB.…
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Goatcrapp
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 9 months ago
FYI - DOB now compelling entry with nypd?
Twice in the past couple of weeks now i’ve heard of the DOB compelling entry, with nypd officers present, for non-emergency (ie: no impending danger…
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minasimon
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 10 months ago
2nd Boiler Addition Change CO of 1 Family?
We’ve lived in our 1-family four story home for 2 years now and finally have a chance to change from an oil to gas boiler. Our…
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marshling
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 10 months ago
Wood frame house inspector..
We are bidding on a woodframe house in Kensington and if all goes well we want to line up a home inspector who is familiar…
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2little
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 11 months ago
"Existing Square Footage" and "Proposed Square Footage" same on Permit, what's up with the Extension?
One of my neighbors is doing a townhouse renovation. The building permit researched online at the Building Dept.’s website states that the final square footage…
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brooklyn_dodger
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 11 months ago
Letter of no objection issues
I am about to purchase what I thought was a 2-family townhouse (in south slope), however it seems that the property card from the 50???s…
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shjom
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 11 months ago
Someone filled a complaint against me with DOB
Looking online I found that out. It was made in the begining of this month and it doesn’t say if someone came by to inspect…
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lorien
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years ago
fully renovated property- no permits filed, automatic dealbreaker?
Hi all, I’ve been looking for months for a 2-4 family home, and am getting really frustrated with how impossible it seems to find a…
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slvillager
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 2 months ago
more fun with c of o and refis
i asked a question on this board about a month ago re: c of o and refi on a 4 fam being used as a…
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emilyfrances
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 1 month ago
Converting 2-family to 4-family
Hey Folks – Has anyone here modified the certificate of occupancy on a townhouse in Brooklyn? We’re looking for a property in Bed Stuy or…
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kurtNYC
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years ago
Can you inherit & use active permits on home purchase?
hi all, looking at a house that apparently has open and active permits – though a bit old at 2004 – for the conversion of…
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BrooklynBased
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 1 month ago
DOB disapproval
We’re following a construction job in the neighborhood, and noticed on the DOB website that the permit application (for an A1 conversion) was “disapproved.” Is…
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bobjohn
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 1 month ago
DOB definition of
Hi, I will participate in “Habitat for Humanity” building project and just received a message, that I will need to wear “work boots”. Aparently DOB…
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stephanie
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 1 month 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 1 month 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 2 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 2 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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