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5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a FISP Consultant
A FISP inspection is more than a required filing. The consultant’s experience, documentation process, access planning, and understanding of facade restoration can affect how exterior wall…
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NYC Building Compliance 2026: Essential Deadlines at a Glance
RAND Building News & Insights Updated April 2026 Our 2026 NYC Building Compliance Calendar highlights the key deadlines still ahead this year, including extended deadlines for…
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5 Common FISP and Sidewalk Shed Myths Debunked
Think you know the rules? If you own or manage a building in New York City that’s over six stories, you’re likely familiar with the Facade…
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Is This Your Building’s First FISP Cycle?
Here’s When You Must File in NYC’s Cycle 10 (2025–2029) If your building is six stories or taller and was newly constructed, it may now be…
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2025 NYC Local Law Compliance: Updated Deadlines You Should Know
As we head into the final quarter of 2025, several key Local Law deadlines are fast approaching — and some have shifted since the start of…
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Local Law 47 Brings Big Changes to NYC Sidewalk Shed Requirements
Local Law 47 of 2025 brings big changes to how sidewalk sheds are designed and installed in New York City. From increased height and lighting requirements…
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New 2025 Local Laws That Could Reshape Sidewalk Sheds and FISP Cycles
In response to the growing presence of long-standing sidewalk sheds across New York City, the City launched the “Get Sheds Down” initiative in July 2023. Building…
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FISP 10th Cycle is Underway: Key Updates for 2025
The 10th Cycle of the NYC Facade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP) is now officially underway. Building owners, property managers, and boards must stay up to…
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Missed Your NYC Cycle 9 FISP Report? Act Now to Stop DOB Penalties
NYC DOB Now Allows Early FISP Filing for NRF Buildings If your New York City building failed to submit a required Cycle 9 Facade Inspection Safety…
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As Cycle 10 Begins, We Remember Why FISP Exists
Unsafe condition prior to repair: Severely cracked terra cotta cornice identified during the 9th Cycle inspection. As Cycle 10 of the Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP)…
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New York City Local Law Building Compliance Calendar 2025
RAND Building News & Insights, January 2025 Staying on top of NYC’s building compliance deadlines is more important than ever. This year is a critical one…
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Annual Parapet Reports Are Now Required; FISP 9C Reports Due in 2 Weeks
New Parapet Inspection Requirement Starting January 1, 2024, annual parapet inspections are now required by building owners in New York City. Reports must be kept on…
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New Year, New NYC Inspection Requirements
As state and city regulations continually adapt to maintain the safety and integrity of our buildings, residents, and the public at large, staying up to date…
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New $2,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Correct SWARMP Conditions
Owners of buildings who fail to correct Safe With a Repair and Maintenance Program (SWARMP) conditions noted in their 8th Cycle Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP)…
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9th Cycle FISP – New Rule Issued for Facade Inspections
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…
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Balcony Repairs: Proactive Co-op Board Makes a Preemptive Strike
75 Henry Street was in between Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) cycles, when its management company and the board noticed some cracks in a few of the 33-story…
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Why Being Proactive Pays Off
Being proactive pays off when it comes to your building. RAND President Stephen Varone, AIA, discusses what you need to know to stay up-to-date with your…
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“Co-op & Condo Hot Topics” – CLE Credit Program
New York City Bar Association (City Bar) is offering 2-credit CLE course “Hot Topics in Cooperatives & Condominiums: Cases & Marketplace Developments in the last 6…
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FISP Filing Seminar, Dec. 8
In September, the NYC Department of Buildings rolled out a new electronic filing system called DOB NOW, which requires building owners and representatives to register with the…
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Facade Inspection Safety Program: Calling Your Block Number
It’s been nearly one year since the 8th Cycle of New York City’s Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP, formerly called Local Law 11/98) began, and buildings with…
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Singapore Teams With New York on Facade Safety
Last month, my colleagues from the Buildings and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) and I visited New York City to learn more about the city’s Facade…
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Ask Our Experts: Facade Inspection Safety Program
Most New York City property owners and managers know that NYC Local Law 11/98, now called the Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP), requires an inspection of…
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Ask Our Experts: Special Inspections
In 2012, the New York City Department of Buildings implemented stricter requirements for Special Inspections to ensure that contractors perform construction work properly and that completed…
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Grace Gold’s Legacy: Safer Buildings
Those of us in the engineering and architecture industry in New York City are fully familiar with the Facade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP), formerly known…
