Department of Buildings – Commercial Observer

Design + Construction

Keeping New York Safe: How the Construction Industry Protects Workers and the Public

Presented By Building Trades Employers' Association

Design + Construction · Industry

Congressional Action: Q&A With NY Building Congress’ Carlo Scissura

By Commercial Observer Video

Finance · Construction

Valley National Expands Upper Manhattan Construction Deal to $42M

By Matt Grossman

Design + Construction · Construction

DOB Hits Landlords of Illegal Hotels With $285K in Fines

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Sales · Commercial

Children’s Aid Buying Harlem Office Condo for $45.3M

By Lauren Elkies Schram

After Years of Graft and Inefficiency, Can the DOB Turn Things Around?

By Rey Mashayekhi

September Energy Code Update Brings Higher Costs

By Alexander Rippere, Metropolis Group, Inc.

Design + Construction · Policy

DOI: ‘Wholesale Breakdowns’ in Safety at Building Where Falling Debris Killed Girl

By Jillian Jorgensen

Finance · Construction

Extell Receives $150M Bridge Loan from Deutsche Bank

By Danielle Balbi

Design + Construction · Construction

Accidents, Injuries, Fatalaties Up at NYC Construction Sites

By Lauren Elkies Schram

Design + Construction · Construction

DOB Getting $120M Overhaul

By Lauren Elkies Schram

Design + Construction · Construction

DOB to Streamline Construction App Process

By Terence Cullen

Design + Construction · Construction

Residential Construction Permits Climb in 2014

By Terence Cullen

Design + Construction · Construction

DOB Overwhelmed by Construction Demand

By Lauren Elkies Schram

A Dangerous Lower Standard

By Stewart O'Brien and Tony Saporito

50 Arrested Following Building Inspection Investigation

By Lauren Elkies Schram

Commissioner Rick Chandler on His Second Stint With the Department of Buildings

By Danielle Schlanger