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    Department of Buildings Report Shows Construction Decline in 2018

    Press Release  •  Citywide

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    Despite increase in developments, construction in New York City has leveled. On January 22, 2019, Department of Buildings Commissioner, Rick D. Chandler, released a report on the City’s construction in 2018. The most significant finding from the report was that the City’s construction activity has leveled off after its real estate and development boom. The number of construction permits Buildings issued decreased in 2018. In 2018, Buildings issued 165,908 construction permits while in 2017, they issued 168,243. This was the first decline in permits since 2009. Despite the decrease, 2018’s permit totals were the second highest on record. In response to the report’s findings, Commissioner Chandler states that the building boom “may have finally reached its peak.” (read more…)

    Tags : construction, Construction Permits, department of buildings, press release
    Date:02/05/2019
    Category : Department Of Buildings
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    Owner Fined $18,000 for Basement Conversion

    Illegal Conversion  •  Murray Hill, Queens
    Owner converted basement

    Image Credit: NYCourts.gov

    Owner converted basement into additional rental apartment without permit. On December 26, 2012, an inspector from the Department of Buildings served a notice of violation charging that Pandora Realty LLC had without a permit created an apartment in the basement, complete with gas and waste lines. The illegal basement apartment on 201st Street in Queens was being rented at the time. Included with the notice was an order by Buildings to correct the violation by either obtaining the proper permits for the work already done or removing the violations. Buildings served four additional notices in 2013 charging that Pandora Realty had failed to comply with the Commissioner’s order. (read more…)

    Tags : Construction Permits, department of buildings, Due Process, Environmental Control Board, OATH
    Date:09/26/2016
    Category : Department Of Buildings
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