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Construction Safety & Compliance

The Department of Buildings is committed to promoting a culture of safety across the construction industry and improving quality of life for all New Yorkers by enforcing the City's Building Code, Electrical Code, Zoning Resolution, New York State Labor Law, and New York State Multiple Dwelling Law. In all DOB activities, our focus is on safety, service, and integrity.

DOB Façades Compliance

To keep buildings safe, owners of properties higher than six (6) stories must have exterior walls and appurtenances, such as balconies, inspected every five (5) years – and they must file a technical façade report with the Department. These reports list the façade compliance filings from DOB NOW, provide an overview of the work of the Façade Unit at DOB, and show a map of sidewalk shed locations throughout the City.

Violation Data

The Department keeps a record of every ECB and DOB violation we issue in the City of New York, regularly uploading this information to NYC Open Data.

Construction Safety Reports

In the interest of public transparency, the Department of Buildings releases annual reports on construction safety, providing New Yorkers with analysis of building construction trends, safety incidents on construction sites, and enforcement actions taken by the Department. These reports include a wealth of data regarding the building construction related incidents, injuries, and fatalities that occur on construction sites under the Department's jurisdiction. In an effort to raise awareness about the consequences of ignoring the city's safety regulations, the reports also provide detailed accounts of the fatal building construction-related incidents that occurred during that calendar year.

DISCLAIMER NOTE: The NYC Department of Buildings continuously works to refine and improve our data analytics. The data in an annual report is the most up to date and accurate representation of this effort at the time of publication, utilizing updated methodologies. The Department does not retroactively update data that was included in previously published annual reports, which may cause data discrepancies between reports.

Construction-Related Accident Reports

These reports contain information on the number of accidents at construction sites, which are incidents where there has been an injury or fatality, occurring on a construction site (with or without work permit) or caused by construction activity on an adjoining site.

Local Law Compliance

Local Law 110 of 2025: DOB Correction of Violations Report

Local Law 190 of 2018

Local Law 155 of 2017: Work Without a Permit Watch List

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Local Law 224 of 2017: Site Safety Professional

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