Buildings news update - October 27, 2022

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October 27, 2022

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Our Brooklyn Office
is Moving

On
Monday, November 21, 2022, the DOB Brooklyn Borough
Office will be permanently relocating from its current
home at 210 Joralemon Street to our new offices on the
third floor of 345 Adams Street, across the street from
Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn. All agency phone
numbers and contact information for the DOB Borough
Office will remain the same.

In
preparation for the move, some borough services will be
temporarily unavailable in Brooklyn. Records requests
for Brooklyn properties cannot be submitted from
November 16 to November 17. In addition, there will be
no in-person plan examination appointments available in
Brooklyn from November 21 through November 23.

Read our Service Notice

New Energy
Efficiency Letter Grades

The
2021 calendar year energy efficiency letter grades are
available now on the DOB NOW Public Portal. These grades
use benchmarking data to provide a snapshot of how much
energy a building has used in a given year, compared to
other buildings across the country of similar size and
use.

Owners of buildings that appear on the 2022 NYC Benchmarking
Covered Building List have until Monday, October 31,
2022 to print out their updated Building Energy
Efficiency Rating Labels and post them in a conspicuous
location near each public entrance to their buildings.

Owners
are able to print their new labels through the Building
Energy Efficiency Rating tab in the
DOB
NOW Public Portal.

Read our Service Notice

Info About Benchmarking & Energy Efficiency Ratings

Stop Work Orders
Guide

Issuing a
Stop Work Order on a construction site is never
something DOB inspectors do on a whim.

These
orders to immediately halt construction activity are
issued to protect New Yorkers, whenever we find
dangerous conditions on a work site that are posing a
hazard to workers or the public. Our inspectors are
trained to follow specific criteria when considering
stopping the work at a site.

To give
the industry better insight into why a Partial and Full
Stop Work Order may be issued at a work site, we have
published a new guidance document that is now available
to the public.

Stop Work Order (SWO) Issuance Guide

Removing Temporary
Construction Equipment

Beginning
Saturday, November 5, 2022, final inspection technical
reports will no longer be required when removing
sidewalk sheds, construction fences, supported
scaffolds, and other types of temporary construction
equipment.

Contractors who
are removing these types of temporary equipment from a
property will instead just need to submit a notification
of removal to officially sign off the permit.

Read our Service Notice

Upcoming Changes in the 2022 NYC Construction Codes

The 2022
Construction Codes go into effect on Monday, November 7,
2022. This comprehensive revision to the Codes contains
over 600 major updates, and thousands of smaller
changes, intended to improve safety for our fellow New
Yorkers, and incorporate the latest in building
materials, technologies and strategies for increased
resiliency.

Major upcoming changes include when a Construction Superintendent is required on a permitted work site, and which jobs now require new special inspections.

Read our Service Notice About New Site Safety Requirements

Read our Service Notice About New Construction Superintendent Requirements

2022 NYC Construction Codes

Superstorm Sandy
Anniversary

This
week, DOB is commemorating the ten year anniversary of
Superstorm Sandy, one of the most devastating weather
disasters in our City's history. In the aftermath of the
storm, DOB inspectors, engineers and architects
conducted damage assessments at thousands of properties
across the City, taking necessary actions to protect the
public from structurally compromised buildings.

Using the
lessons learned in the aftermath of the storm, DOB has
trained regularly on best-practices for effectively
responding to large-scale disasters. DOB put this
training to the test in Puerto Rico earlier this year
when we sent a team to help recovery efforts after
Hurricane Fiona. Earlier this month, more DOB staff were
in Fort Totten, Queens, conducting full-scale emergency
response training exercises with our partners at ConEd,
National Grid and SEAoNY, to help prepare for any
disaster that comes our way.

Watch NY1 Story About DOB Assisting Recovery Efforts After Hurricane Fiona

Read more about Disaster Response Training at Fort Totten

Upcoming City Holidays

Finally,
a reminder that Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day and
Friday, November 11 is Veterans Day. All Department of
Buildings Offices will be closed on these two recognized
City holidays. In addition, Buildings After Hours will
also be cancelled on Tuesday, November 8.

DOB
encourages New Yorkers to do their civic duty and vote
in this upcoming election. Early voting in NYC starts on
Saturday, October 29, and continues through Sunday,
November 6.

Find Out More Information
About Voting in NYC

Eric A. Ulrich, Commissioner

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