New York City Department of Buildings
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Formed | 1892 |
Preceding department |
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Jurisdiction | New York City |
Employees | 1,722 (2020[update])[1] |
Department executives |
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Key document | |
Website | nyc.gov/dob |
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the
History
Building and construction regulations have existed in
The Department has been restructured numerous times during its existence, and the present Department of Buildings dates from 1972, when the Housing and Development Administration was split into the Department of Buildings and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.[4]
Former Mayor
Organization
The Department of Buildings is overseen by a Commissioner, appointed by the Mayor, and is responsible for ensuring the agency meets the development and safety objectives determined by each current administration. The appointed commissioner is James Oddo, since April 27, 2023.[9][10] The Department includes both development and enforcement units, overseen by numerous Deputy Commissioners that report directly to the agency Commissioner. The First Deputy Commissioner, with jurisdiction over all Borough Office operations, is second in command to the Commissioner and is responsible for running the agency in their absence.
There are five City
As of 2024, the Department has a staff of 1,500, including
The DOB contracts out building facade inspection work. This involves inspectors who are trained to inspect the facades of buildings over six stories.[13]
Inspectors' uniform
NYC Building Inspectors wear dark blue uniforms and carry badges to identify themselves as building inspectors.[14][15]
See also
- Self Certification
- New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), for hearings conducted on summonses for quality of life violations issued by the Buildings Department
References
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2020 New York City Government Workforce Profile Report". New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via shinyapp.io.
- ^ New York City Charter § 641; "There shall be a department of buildings, the head of which shall be the commissioner of buildings. [...]"
- ^ "About the Buildings Department". New York City Department of Buildings. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ a b c "The History of the New York City Department of Buildings". New York City Department of Buildings. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- New York Times, (1860-02-04)
- ^ Kernan, J. Frank (1885). Reminiscences of the Old Fire Laddies and Volunteer Fire Departments of New York and Brooklyn. M. Crane. p. 223.
- ^ Plunz, Richard (1990). A History of Housing in New York City. Columbia University Press. pp. 47–49.
- ^ Clarity, James F. (13 February 1991). "Robert Wagner, 80, Pivotal New York Mayor, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ Stark-Miller, Ethan (2023-04-27). "City Hall changes: Adams taps ex-Staten Island boro prez Oddo as buildings commish, Park as social services boss | amNewYork". www.amny.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Mayor Adams Appoints Jimmy Oddo as Department of Buildings Commissioner, Molly Wasow Park as Departm". The official website of the City of New York. April 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ Dwyer, Jim (2008-03-19). "Construction Is Up, Inspectors Down. Guess What?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "2006-2009 Strategic Plan". New York City Department of Buildings. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ https://i.pinimg.com/originals/aa/19/23/aa19230f4fbb5df66620cc03565a1967.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "DOB Inspector Graduates 105 New Inspectors". Nov 16, 2017. Retrieved Aug 17, 2020.
External links
- New York City Department of Buildings
- Department of Buildings in the Rules of the City of New York
- CityAdmin, a collection of NYC administrative decisions from the Center for New York City Law