The city’s Department of Buildings could soon be using drones to carry out building façade inspections. New York City Council today (Wednesday) gave the go-ahead
New York City Department of Buildings has released its July 2020 enforcement bulletin, which highlights some of the agency’s actions to sanction and deter bad
New York City’s Department of Building’s inspectors will start issuing tickets to contractors who aren’t keeping their workers and sites COVID-safe today. 30 days into
The Department of Buildings has launched of the first-ever “Hack the Building Code” Innovation Challenge. The contest is part of a partnership with NYC Economic Development Corporation
In her first major speech to members of New York’s real estate community, Department of Buildings Commissioner Melanie La Rocca signaled big changes to how
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Melanie La Rocca as Commissioner of the Department of Buildings. As Commissioner, she will intensify efforts to
The city’s Department of Buildings just launched its latest effort to help the city residents understand how the agency regulates the one million buildings it’s
The Department of Buildings announced that owners of private homes with both registered and unregistered elevators can request a DOB inspection of the device with