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NYC DOB To Revoke Company’s Course-Provider Status After Indictment
NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Jimmy Oddo said the department intends to revoke the DOB-approved course provider status of Brooklyn-based Valor Consulting, a company that previously provided OSHA and...
46 NYC Office Buildings Could Convert To Residential Under New City Program
Launched by NYC Mayor Eric Adams in August 2023, the city's Office Conversion Accelerator program could see 46 office buildings converted to residential, Axios reports. Described as a "first-of-its-kind support...
Pair of Separate Elevators Cause Aggravation in Bronx, NYC
A pair of separate elevator problems in Bronx, NYC — one involving getting stuck at an apartment and the other shutting down a parking building — are pressing on users’...
Elevator-Industry Winners Of 2021 NYC DoB Innovation Challenge
Two of the five winners of the 2021 NYC Department of Buildings (DoB) "Hack the Building Code" Innovation Challenge are elevator-industry related, DoB announced on November 18. They are SafeRise LLC, a...
Winning “Hack The Code” Elevator Entry Prompts NYC DoB Bulletin
In 2020, CEC Elevator Cab Corp. of Bronx, New York, was one of four winners of the NYC Department of Buildings (DoB) inaugural Innovation Challenge, a competition with two categories...
NYC’s Comprehensive New Building Code Includes VT
Vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including elevators, escalators, moving walks and dumbwaiters is part of Int. No. 2261-A, a bill passed on October 7 that NYC’s Department of Buildings (DoB) describes as containing...
1,100-ft Supertall Proposed for West 57th Street in NYC
The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) indicates that planning is underway for a mixed-use, 1,100-ft-tall tower at 41-47 West 57th Street, New York YIMBY reported. The development applicant, BOB 57, LLC, is...
