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A Chelsea property owner has been ordered to pay upto $8 million to renovate his three rent stabilized buildings so the tenants can move back in.

The New York City Department of Buildings released its March 2020 enforcement bulletin, which provides highlights of the agency’s actions to sanction and

Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca today announced the launch of the Carbon Neutrality Innovation Challenge, DOB’s first-ever competition to solicit ideas

Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca today announced that, starting in May, DOB will be convening eight new Climate Working Groups to help develop best practices

DOB is moving nearly all of its in-person transactions to either our web-based portals, over the mail, or through drop-boxes in borough offices.

Two city council members want high-tech drones to inspect New Yorkʼs famous streets in the latest move to keep its citizens safe. At a Housing and Buildings

Department of Buildings Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca announced the publication yesterday of a new amended rule governing exterior wall inspections

Department of Buildings (DOB) inspectors have begun proactive sweeps of over 6,000 construction sites to educate workers about construction site safety.

Buildings Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca has taken the city’s construction safety campaign on the road. She and staff members visited 1,000 construction

New York’s Buildings Department has finalized training requirements put in place by last year’s safety legislation. Construction workers on most major

The Department of Buildings is taking construction safety on the road this week in an annual effort to keep New York and New Yorkers safe.

Accidents on major development sites are down 26 percent even as the number of permits issued has continued to rise. New York City development sites are