Owners of buildings greater than 6 stories must have their buildings’ exterior walls and appurtenances inspected once every 5 years and file a technical report to the Department of Buildings.
Inspection Cycle
The current Inspection Cycle (Cycle 7) runs from February 21, 2010 to February 21, 2015.
Staggered Sub-Cycles
Cycle 7 is staggered into 3 sub-cycles:
The last digit of the building’s block number determines the sub-cycles in which the report must be filed.
Sub-cycle | Last Digit of Block Number | Filing Period |
A | 4, 5, 6, or 9 | 2/21/2010 – 2/20/2012 |
B | 0, 7, or 8 | 2/21/2011 – 8/21/2012 |
C | 1, 2, or 3 | 2/21/2012 – 2/20/2013 |
Forms
Inspections
Report Guidelines
Fees & Penalties
Common Mistakes
Sub-cycle Diagram (PDF)
Facade Updates
New and revised forms, filing fees and civil penalties for facade inspection reports are now in effect.
Learn more (PDF)
Reference Materials:
Facades
