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Our SERVICES
Building Department Approvals and Permits
Certificates of Occupancy

  • Proposals and Applications are e-mailed to you in convenient PDF format.

  • All Project Managers have extensive architectural backgrounds and excellent rapport with DOB Plan Examiners, speeding DOB Objection resolution and approval.

  • New Building (from low rise to towers)

  • Alteration Type-I (conversions, enlargements, etc)

  • Alteration Type-II

  • Place of Assembly

  • Sprinkler/Standpipe

  • Fire Alarm

  • Subdivision

  • Condominium
     

Additional agency Approvals and Permits:
Available on request, such as:

  • Department of Environmental Protection

  • Department of Transportation

  • Parks Department

  • Art Commission

  • Research of all outstanding items utilizing the Building Information System (BIS)

  • Distribution of Temporary and Final CO checklists to identify open items and responsible parties

  • Pre-inspection walk-thru's and 'punch lists'

  • Scheduling and attendance of Department of Building's Construction Inspections

  • Assistance with sub-contractor signoffs, including Plumbing, Elevator, Electrical, and Fire Protection signoffs

  • Signoff of open applications

  • Removal of open violations

  • Issuance of Equipment Use Permits

  • Issuance of Temporary Place of Assembly Permits

Landmarks Approvals and Permits
Violation Removal

Keep your building violation and complaint-free to optimize the value of your property and to ease the issuance of Work Permits and Certificates of Occupancy.

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  • Legalizations: Environmental Control Board Violations for 'Work Without a Permit' and 'Building Occupied without a Valid Certificate of Occupancy'

  • Maintenance: Removal of missed annual Elevator and Boiler Violations

  • Unsafe Building Violations

  • Stop Work Orders

  • Facade Violations

  • Building Department Complaints

  • Fire Department Violations

  • Landmarks Violations
     

Violation removal can be contracted on a per-violation or per-building basis.

Landmarks approval can add significant lead time and delays to your permit process. M.B.C. minimizes the impact of potential delays by:

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  • Identifying whether an additional approval is required by Landmarks prior to project commencement

  • Coordinating Landmarks and Department of Building's filings in the most effective way possible, to ensure the shortest path to permit

  • Plotting the usage of 'expedited review' options whenever possible

  • Certificates of No Effect

  • Permits for Minor Work

  • Certificates of Appropriateness

Building Asbestos Investigations
Building Code Review

  • How big can I build? We provide maximization studies to determine the largest building envelope for a given zoning lot, use, and/or construction class

  • Is my design on target? We provide Building Code and Zoning review of preliminary plans for early detection of future Department of Buildings Objections

  • Have I chosen the right building for my conversion? We prepare building selection checklists to help clients choose the right building for their conversion or enlargement

  • A building investigation of Asbestos Survey Record for the specification of ACBM

  • Perform visual examination for suspect materials

  • Bulk Samples carefully collected and send suspect materials to lab testing for presence of asbestos

  • Assessing condition and location of ACBM and other characteristics of the building

Building Research

  • Existing Certificates of Occupancy

  • Open Violations

  • Building Department approved plans

  • Tax Maps

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