To obtain an insurance tracking number, submit the following documents in person, by mail or email (from insurance broker):
Licensing Unit
NYC Department of Buildings
280 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10007
licensingdob@buildings.nyc.gov
Original Workers’ Compensation Certificate
Accepted Forms:
U26.3 – Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Ins (NYS Insurance Fund only)
C105.2 (9/07) – Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Insurance
GSI 105.2 (2/02) – Certificate of Participation in Workers’ Compensation
Original Disability Insurance Certificate
Accepted Forms:
- DB 120.1 (5/06) – Certificate of Compliance with Disability Benefits Law
Make sure to include Contractor name and phone number on the certificates
With a tracking number, you are permitted to do all work except the following:
New building construction
Demolition work
Work involving the placement of 2,000 cubic yards or more of concrete
Vertical or horizontal alterations that add more than 25% to an existing building’s floor area
Alteration work that adds three or more stories
Alteration work the removes more than 50% of an existing building’s floor area
Alteration work to remove one or more floors