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DOB Aims for Refiling Sweep
We’ve learned that the DOB intends to scrutinize inactive jobs and quite likely require them to refile. In a departure from typical process – the hard line in discussion is the time-line, rather than the state of the job – regardless of the approval process, or the work itself. This timeline appears to be either one or two years, depending on the status of permitting, and breaching the timeline with trigger a need to refile.
The hurdles come during the refiling process – as a new filing may need to comply with the 2008 Code. To add further complication, some jobs have received reconsiderations which allow certain new buildings to maintain the 1986 Code. We can only wonder if these will remain intact, or will the new process void these reconsiderations.
Our goal remains to streamline the costs and time of a project, and an arbitrary refiling requirement will make this more challenging in an already tough environment.
Posted By Brian Redlein
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