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Architect Banned from Filing
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On Thursday, March
4, DOB Commissioner
LiMandri and DOI
Commissioner Gill
Hearn announced that
Registered Architect
Robert Scarano has
been barred from
filing all building
documents with the
Department of
Buildings following
a hearing at the
Office of
Administrative
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On March 1, an
Administrative Law Judge
found that Mr. Scarano
knowingly made false and
misleading statements to
the Department of
Buildings on documents
relating to buildings at
145 Snediker Avenue, 158
Freeman Street and 1037
Manhattan Avenue in
Brooklyn. Based on the
judge's
recommendation,
Commissioner LiMandri
issued an order on March
3 prohibiting Mr.
Scarano from submitting
any document with the
Department of Buildings.
Under Chapter 542 of
the Laws of 2007 for
New York State, the
Department of
Buildings has
brought false filing
cases against eight
architects and
engineers, including
Mr. Scarano. Learn more. |
DOB Architects Present at AIA
Seminar |
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On Tuesday, March 9, Buildings Department experts participated in a
seminar on the new
NYC Construction Codes
hosted by the
American Institute
of Architects Queens
Chapter.
At the event,
DOB Assistant
Commissioner |
for Technical Affairs
and Code Development
James P. Colgate, RA;
Director of Code
Development and
Interpretation Keith
Wen, RA;
Chief Sustainability
Officer Deborah Taylor, AIA,
LEED AP; and Senior Architect
John H. Lee, RA, LEED AP, discussed
sustainability,
accessibility and fire and life safety requirements in
the 2008 NYC Construction Codes.
There were 130 attendees
at the event which was
held at Terrace on the Park,
located at 52-11 111th
Street in Flushing, NY.
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Service Updates |
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Standpipe & Sprinklers
New requirements regarding
cutting and capping of |
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Stalled Construction Sites
The Department is accepting
applications for our Stalled |
Sites Program. Owners who opt into the program must create in-depth site safety maintenance plans tailored to
their sites' specific
challenges. In exchange, their
active work permits can be
renewed for up to four years.
View the Service
Notice and Buildings Bulletin 2010-001 for
more details. |
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New ELV3 Form
The Department has
updated the ELV3 form to allow multiple |
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test results to be recorded on the same
form. The updated ELV3 will be
available online March 15, 2010. |
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Facade Safety
Cycle 7 of the Department's Facade
Safety & Inspection |
Program began
February 21, 2010. Applicants must
use the 2/10 version of the TR6 when
filing their reports.
Learn more. |
Keep
reading Buildings News for new information and updates.
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HPD Owners' Forum
March 23
Buildings Department experts will be
available at the Department of Housing
Preservation and Development's Owners' Forum
on Tuesday, March 23 in Williamsburg to answer any questions
you may have regarding construction in your
home or around your neighborhood. Details
are below.
| Date: |
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
| Location: |
School Settlement
Association
120 Jackson St
Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
| Time: |
6:00PM - 8:00PM |
Se habla español.
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