Category: New York City

#GivingTuesday is here! Each year, on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, RAND celebrates this day of global of giving and generosity and reflects on the work our RAND Gives Back volunteers have accomplished in the past...

Project closeouts just became a little easier. As of November 5, 2022, a Technical Report (TR1) - Final is no longer required for temporary construction equipment permits. Per a recent NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) Service Notice, this applies to sidewalk...

  The deadline to post current energy efficiency letter grades issued by the city is coming up on October 31. As mandated by NYC Benchmarking Law, owners of buildings on the Covered Buildings List (buildings over 25,000 square feet) are...

RAND Building News: Upcoming and New Local Law Compliance Deadlines   Whether in response to a recent tragedy or looking ahead to take preventive precautions, laws and regulations governing building maintenance are constantly evolving to better keep our communities healthy...

Sub-cycle 9B FISP Filing Deadline Approaching The filing deadline for NYC's Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) Sub-cycle 9B is February 21, 2023. Owners of buildings in Sub-cycle 9B (block numbers ending in 0, 7, or 8) must have their buildings...

Owners of properties impacted by utility data errors now have until August 1, 2022 to submit their 2021 benchmarking report per a Service Update published by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB). The DOB will also not assign...

NYC’s No-Penalty, No-Cost Deck and Retaining Wall Inspection Program Returns The city has relaunched two programs to help building and small business owners comply with code and maintain safe structures without risk of penalty. The No-Penalty Deck and Retaining Wall Inspection...

New York City's energy benchmarking compliance deadline for the 2021 calendar year has been extended to May 31, 2022 per a service notice from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB). Owners of properties on the DOB's 2022 Covered Buildings...

New York City is finally catching up with the rest of the State regarding mandatory periodic parking garage inspections. As of January 1, 2022, parking structures in New York City are required to be inspected periodically per Local Law 126...