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    Plumber fined for temporary sidewalk

    Street Permits  •  Staten Island

    Temporary sidewalk in front of 30 Metcalfe Street. Image Credit: Google Maps

    Plumbing subcontractor completed work at construction site, but did not permanently restore sidewalks. Quality Plumbing, Inc. worked as a subcontractor at four construction sites on Staten Island. The four sites were located at 30 Metcalfe Street, 24-26 Windom Avenue, 65 Todt Hill Road, and 23 Highmount Road. For each address, Quality obtained a street opening permit from the Department of Transportation to perform excavation and plumbing work. Quality completed its plumbing work before the general contractor completed the construction work. Quality repaired the roadway when it completed its work, but left the sidewalk in a temporary state. Between August and October 2019, the DOT served six summonses charging permit violations on Quality for failing to repair the excavated sidewalk before its permit expired. (read more…)

    Tags : CityLaw, construction, permits, plumbing, sidewalks
    Date:12/24/2020
    Category : CityLaw
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    UPDATED: Construction Shutdown: Preserving Land Use Approvals

    Construction  •  Citywide

    Eugene Travers. Image Credit: Eugene Travers/Kramer Levin

    Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive orders issued in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency halted non-essential construction throughout the City of New York. Many of the halted construction projects enjoyed land use approvals granted by City agencies, and the Governor’s orders did not toll the expiration dates of these approvals. (Update:) Subsequent to the construction shutdown, Mayor Bill de Blasio on April 29, 2020 issued an emergency executive order tolling the expiration dates of certain City land use approvals “for the duration of the [COVID-19] emergency.”  It remains to be seen if legislation will be adopted to provide a more permanent solution to address the time lost during the construction shutdown and the eventual remobilization period.  The New York State Senate passed a bill on May 27, 2020 that would allow the City to extend certain land use approvals issued before March 7, 2020 for up to 120 days beyond their stated expiration dates.*

    Even with these measures, with limited exceptions, the approvals will expire after a period of time unless proactive measures are taken.  Developers and lenders should confirm the status of existing approvals, note their expiration dates (subject to any tolling), and apply for renewals as necessary.

    This article describes the requirements to preserve the rights granted by some common land use approvals, and summarizes the expiration dates and renewal procedures for such approvals. (read more…)

    Tags : Board of Standards and Appeals, City Planning Commission, Commentary, construction, coronavirus, COVID-19, Gene Travers, Landmark Preservation Commission
    Date:05/26/2020
    Category : Commentary
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    Century-Old West Tremont Avenue Step Street Restoration Complete

    Restoration  •  Morris Heights, Bronx

    Image credit: NYC DDC

    The Step Street renovation took approximately two years to complete. On April 7, 2020, the Department of Design and Construction and the Department of Transportation announced that the restoration of West Tremont Avenue Step Street, connecting Cedar Avenue to Sedgwick Avenue, has been completed. The project was funded by Transportation and managed by Design and Construction. The restoration of the century-old stairs cost $7 million. (read more…)

    Tags : construction, Department of Design and Construction, Department of Transportation, Morris Heights, restoration, step streets
    Date:05/14/2020
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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    Non-Essential Construction in the City is Suspended Due to COVID-19 Emergency

    Coronavirus  •  Citywide

    Governor Cuomo addressing the COVID-19 Crisis Image Credit:
    Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

    All construction permits will need to be active and renewed during the suspension period.  On March 30, 2020, the Department of Buildings announced that all work on non-essential construction and demolition sites is suspended for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Buildings made the decision to suspend such construction and demolition following Governor Andrew Cuomo’s amended executive order and the Empire State Development Corporation’s guidelines. The executive order, which required non-essential businesses and nonprofits to limit in-person work to curb COVID-19 transmission, was amended on March 27, 2020 to include the suspension of all non-essential construction.

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    Tags : construction, coronavirus, Council Member Brad Lander, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, COVID-19, department of buildings, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
    Date:04/13/2020
    Category : Department Of Buildings
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    Mayor Announces Passage of New Energy Code

    Energy Code  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The new code aims to improve energy efficiency for new and existing buildings as part of its Green New Deal. On February 27, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the passage of a new law that will update the existing energy code citywide in the fight against global warming. Buildings are one of the city’s greatest emitters of carbon and older buildings tend to be less energy efficient. The city is taking an aggressive approach to combat these effects and to become a global leader in sustainability. The 2020 Code is part of the city’s implementation of its Green New Deal. (read more…)

    Tags : construction, energy code, energy conservation
    Date:04/02/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    DDC Announces $15.5M in Restoration of Montefiore Square in West Harlem

    Public Space Redesign  •  West Harlem, Manhattan

    A rendering of the redesign of Montefiore Square, which will now extend into what was formerly Hamilton Place on the right. Image Credit: NYC DDC

    The project will provide space for community events and green markets. On October 23, 2019, the New York City Department of Design and Construction announced a joint effort to restore and expand Montefiore Square into what is now Hamilton Place between Broadway and West 138th Street in West Harlem, Manhattan. (read more…)

    Tags : construction, Montefiore Square, parks, public space, redesign
    Date:11/27/2019
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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