Queens DOB permits and compliance
DOB permits, filings, violations and sign-offs for Queens buildings, for owners, contractors, architects and engineers.
Queens projects
Queens work ranges from one- and two-family alterations to new construction, in neighborhoods from Astoria and Long Island City to Flushing.
The NYC DOB Queens borough office is at 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. Common jobs in the borough are one- and two-family alterations: basement apartments, garage conversions, additions, decks, and the legalization of work done without permits. Open violations from earlier work are common, so the property's record is worth checking before a new job is filed.
We prepare the filings, work through the objections and clear the open items that would hold up a sign-off. Contractors on these jobs need the right DOB registration, and alterations in one- to four-family homes also need a Home Improvement Contractor license from DCWP; Contractor Registration explains which applies.
Services by stage
Start with the stage your Queens project is at.
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I · Due diligence
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II · Approvals
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III · Construction
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IV · Close-out
Questions
What can you help with in Queens?
DOB filings, permit expediting, objection resolution, site safety plans, permit renewals, sign-offs and certificates of occupancy, violation research and removal, and contractor registration and licensing, for Queens homes and commercial properties.
Can work done without a permit be legalized in Queens?
Often. Legalizing means filing the work with DOB, with plans by a registered architect or engineer, and the work generally has to meet the current code and zoning. Open violations or a stop work order on the property are cleared as part of the same process.
Where is the Queens DOB office?
At 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. Nearly every new filing now goes through DOB NOW, so most of the work on a Queens job is done online.
Tell us about your Queens project.
Send the address and what you plan to do. We tell you which permits and filings the work needs and what we would prepare. The review is free.