The cash-strapped Department of Buildings is looking for new revenue and new staffing solutions to remedy a backlog of inspections applications as a result of the city’s construction boom. Because of a high demand for commercial office space, pre-K buildings and affordable housing, the DOB is looking for new ways […]
Month: December 2014
Building Commissioner Suggests Struggles for City Department
A recent surge in city construction and an extended period without leadership has left New York City’s Department of Building stretched across a multitude of duties and potentially undermanned. At a Crain’s Business Breakfast Forum on Tuesday, DOB Commissioner Rick Chandler eluded to new duties that were monopolizing his deputy […]