DOB permits in all five boroughs
The Department of Buildings is one agency, but it runs through five borough offices, and each has its own plan examiners, inspectors and habits. The code is the same everywhere. The way a filing moves, the objections that come up most often, and the time it takes to get an inspection are not. We file and coordinate work in every borough, and we keep track of what each office is doing right now, which is the local knowledge that keeps a project from stalling.
Manhattan
The Manhattan borough office at 280 Broadway handles the city's densest mix of work: commercial fit-outs, restaurant and retail change-of-use filings, Place of Assembly approvals, high-rise alterations, facade and Local Law 11 compliance, and a large share of the city's landmarked buildings. Landmarks Preservation Commission approval, DOT sidewalk and street permits, and tenant protection plans in occupied buildings are routine parts of a Manhattan filing. Our Manhattan DOB permits page covers what we see most.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn, filed through the borough office at 210 Joralemon Street, is where most of our brownstone and rowhouse work happens: full-gut renovations, rear extensions, cellar and basement conversions, rooftop additions, and new multifamily construction. Zoning objections on extensions and additions, Certificate of Occupancy questions on older buildings, and open items from previous owners are the recurring issues. See Brooklyn DOB permits.
Queens
The Queens office in Kew Gardens at 120-55 Queens Boulevard sees a high volume of one- and two-family alterations: basement apartments, garage conversions, additions, decks, and legalization of work done without permits. Contractor registration and HIC licensing questions come up on nearly every job, and open violations from earlier work are common. Our Queens DOB permits page has the details.
Bronx
Filed through the borough office at 1932 Arthur Avenue, Bronx projects range from mixed-use and multifamily alterations to one- and two-family renovations and conversions. Periodic compliance filings on older multifamily buildings, such as facade, boiler and elevator inspections, and violation clean-up ahead of sales or refinancing make up a large part of what we do there. See Bronx DOB permits.
Staten Island
Staten Island work goes through the office at Borough Hall, 10 Richmond Terrace. New one- and two-family construction, additions, decks, pools, retaining walls and home improvement work dominate. Grading, drainage and site plan items come up more often here than in the other boroughs, and the office's inspection scheduling has its own rhythm. Our Staten Island DOB permits page covers it.
What stays the same everywhere
Every filing in every borough goes through DOB NOW, needs the same property record reconciliation, the same forms for the same work types, and the same contractor credentials before a permit is issued. What we bring to each borough is the same process: a pre-filing review that catches objections before they are written, a written plan with a flat fee, and one point of contact from the first filing to final sign-off. If your project is in New York City, we can file it.