Tag Archive: facade inspections

Per the Department of Buildings' Facade Amnesty Program, building owners that have not yet filed their FISP 8th Cycle Reports have a chance to administratively close their 8th Cycle filing requirement by filing a 9th Cycle Report regardless of their official 9th Cycle filing period....

As head of RAND's Drone Team, I, along with my team members, have been advocating to expand the use of drones to enhance facade inspections within New York City. Currently, while many U.S. cities allow the use of drones for...

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) recently published an amended rule that increases the fees for filing Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) Reports required to be filed cyclically by Owners of buildings taller than six stories. Public-facing facades...

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced an Amnesty Program for owners of buildings who failed to file a Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) report in the 8th Cycle, which ended on February 21, 2020. Under the...

It's official. Just in time for the start of the City's 9th Cycle Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) on February 21, 2020, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has published a new amended rule aimed at increasing safety...

Attention Building Owners and Managers: The New York City Department of Buildings is no longer accepting hard copies of Facade Inspection Safety Program (Local Law 11/98) reports. All FISP reports must be submitted electronically through the DOB NOW online portal....

Upcoming Filing Deadline The first filing deadline for the 8th Cycle of New York City's Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP, formerly Local Law 11/98) is right around the corner. Owners of buildings taller than six stories with block numbers ending in 4, 5, 6, or 9 (FISP...

As part of New York City’s Building One City plan, the Department of Buildings is transitioning to an electronic filing system called DOB NOW. The first phase of the program is DOB NOW: Safety, an online portal for facade, boiler,...

After a Manhattan woman fell to her death by leaning against an unsafe balcony railing at her Upper East Side apartment in July 2013, the New York City Department of Buildings issued a new inspection requirement to lessen the chance...