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File a Complaint
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Use DOB NOW

DOB Glossary

Acronym Glossary

Find Building Data

Construction in My Neighborhood

Forms & Applications

Research Construction Professionals

Project Guidelines

Get Job Status Updates

Check an After-Hour Variance

File a Complaint

Resolve a Summons or Violation

Register for eFiling

Use DOB NOW


Use DOB NOW

DOB NOW is the Department's self-service online tool that will enable Owners, Design Professionals, Licensees, and Filing Representatives to do all business with the Department online. DOB NOW is part of our Building One City plan to provide better customer service and increased access to information. It allows customers to submit applications, make payments, schedule appointments, check the status of an application or inspection, pull permits, and make renewals. Current Code and rule provisions are applicable in DOB NOW. See the DOB NOW Overview Presentation.

You need an NYC.ID account to log in to DOB NOW. If you need to create an NYC.ID account, visit nyc.gov/dobnowtips for resources and step-by-step instructions.

After registering for an NYC.ID account, you can log in to DOB NOW.

DOB NOW has four parts:

DOB NOW: Build

DOB NOW: Build is the online platform for Owners, Professional Engineers (PE), Registered Architects (RA), Licensees, Special Inspectors, Progress Inspectors and Filing Representatives to submit jobs to the Department of Buildings. You can use DOB NOW: Build to:

File jobs and submit fees online

View and search information related to your jobs and permits

Upload documents

View objections

Schedule and review objections with a plan examiner in a virtual meeting

Receive emails at milestones throughout the application process

File Post Approval Amendments (PAA)

Make Corrections

Pull and print After Hour Variances

Pull and print work permits

Receive Letters of Completion by email.

Get more information about DOB NOW: Build.

DOB NOW: Inspections

DOB NOW: Inspections provides online scheduling for virtually all inspections, making it easier to schedule inspection appointments, offer more precise inspection scheduling and improve inspection tracking and notifications. Plus, it improves our service by standardizing our Inspectors' electronic checklists – and allowing industry members to certify certain objections electronically, eliminating the cost of re-inspections.

Register for or log into DOB NOW: Inspections. Owners should use the email address that is listed in Section 26 of their PW1 filings to register for DOB NOW: Inspections. Use DOB NOW: Inspections to request development inspections in the following areas:

Electrical

Signs

Fire Suppression

Boilers

Construction

Cranes & Derricks

Elevators

BPP

Oil Burning Equipment

Sustainability

Plumbing

High Rise Initiative

Get more information about DOB NOW: Inspections.

DOB NOW: Safety

DOB NOW: Safety is the online platform for Owners, Professional Engineers, Registered Architects, Licensees, and Filing Representatives to submit their compliance filings with the Department.

Use DOB NOW: Safety to

submit compliance filings and report unsafe activity

make payments

view and search information related to your filings

upload documents

view the status of a filing

receive emails at milestones throughout the filing process.

Get more information about DOB NOW: Safety.

DOB NOW: Licensing

DOB NOW: Licensing provides online exam filing, issuance, and renewal for Licensees. Gas Work Qualifications, Journeyman Registrations and Welder Licenses can currently be submitted. Get more information about DOB NOW: Licensing.

Additional Information

See the DOB NOW Overview Presentation

DOB NOW training sessions to gain more in-depth knowledge!

Subscribe to Buildings News for the latest DOB NOW Updates.

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