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New York City Department of Buildings CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY SPECIALISTS
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Certificates of Occupancy can be a tricky task, let us help you navigate through this daunting process. Our projects include new construction and completing open applications to secure Final Certificates of Occupancy for Eating and Drinking Establishments, Commercial and Residential uses.
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DOB FILINGS:
- ALT 1'S - ARE YOU LOOKING TO CHANGE THE USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY OF YOUR BUILDING OR ESTABLISHMENT? WE WILL CONSULT ON ALL ZONING AND BUILDING CODE ISSUES TO COORDINATE DOB APPROVAL AND SECURE NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
- ALT 2'S - MAYBE YOUR BUILDING HAS A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WITH YOUR PROPOSED USE ALREADY LISTED. THAT'S GREAT NEWS, YOU'RE HALF WAY THERE!! LET US COORDINATE ALL REQUIRED PAPERWORK WITH YOUR ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER OF RECORD TO COMPLETE YOUR DOB FILINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION PLAN APPROVALS AND PERMITS
- PLACES OF ASSEMBLY - DOES YOUR ESTABLISHMENT HAVE A PROPOSED OCCUPANCY OF MORE THAN 74 PEOPLE? IF SO, YOU WILL REQUIRE 2 MEANS OF EGRESS AND A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY APPLICATION APPROVED AND INSPECTED BY DOB. WE WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH YOUR ARCHITECT IN THE PLANNING PROCESS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY OF YOUR ESTABLISHMENT, PERFORM INSPECTIONS AND SECURE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATE OF OPERATION
- CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FILINGS - SIDEWALK SHEDS, CONSTRUCTION FENCES, PIPE SCAFFOLDING, DEBRIS CHUTES
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
VIOLATION DISMISSALS (DOB, ECB, DOT, FDNY, HPD)
FDNY APPLICATIONS - DOT PERMITS - OCMC MEETINGS
*WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS AND ASBESTOS INVESTIGATORS TO ASSIST WITH YOUR FILING NEEDS*
What Is Topping Out?
The tree is an ancient construction tradition. There are many such rites associated with a new edifice including the laying of foundation stones, the signing of beams, and ribbon-cuttings. But what’s particularly charming about the construction tree is that it isn’t associated with the beginning or the end of construction. Rather, the tree is associated with the raising of a building’s highest beam or structural element. Hence the name of the rite: the topping-out ceremony. It’s a sign that a construction project has reached its literal apogee, its most auspicious point. Given what our shelters do for us, it’s easy to see the raising of an edifice in ancient, almost primal terms. So when a new building reaches its final height, it's not surprising we'd mark the occasion with a ceremony. But why celebrate with a tree? In fact, the first topping-out ceremonies didn’t use trees. In 8th-century Scandinavia sheathes of grain were the plant material of choice. But as topping-out ceremonies spread throughout northern Europe, trees were a natural evolution. In cultures closely tuned to the natural environment, there may have been a pleasing visual analogy between the growth of a tree and the raising of a building. Perhaps a prayerful humility was conjured by the (temporary) elevation of a tree above the top of a man-made structure. The ancient topping-out ceremony has survived mostly intact in this era of high-tech, high-altitude edifices. In the U.S., particularly on large projects, the final beam is often signed, and an American flag may accompany the tree skyward. The purpose of the ceremony—at least for shining skyscrapers—is usually couched in comfortably post-pagan terms: a celebration of a so-far safe construction site, an expression of hope for the secure completion of the structure, and a kind of secular blessing for the building and its future inhabitants.