Volume 6 | Issue 1: Expansion of DOB NOW

Beginning on March 1, 2021, the DOB Now portal will be expanded to include filings for New Buildings and Major Alterations. 

The nomenclature for Major Alterations affecting Certificates of Occupancy is now to be changed to Alteration-CO from its previous designation of Alt. 1.  Filings affecting the Certificate of Occupancy will be premised on the last approved (not signed-off) application affecting the occupancy schedule.  This is intended to make it easier to manage multiple C.O. jobs while maintaining only one Certificate of Occupancy for the building. 

Additionally, initial Temporary Certificates of Occupancy, renewals and C.O.s will be managed through DOB Now effective March 1, including projects already under T.C.O. in the Building Information System (B.I.S.).

There are certain filings that will remain in the B.I.S. for now, including:

• Filings in “D” status or later in B.I.S., by February 26, 2021,

• Post Approval amendments for existing B.I.S. jobs,

• New Buildings for Affordable Housing,

• No Work Alt. 1’s (Alteration-CO),

• Fee deferred projects,

• Builder’s Pavement Plans,

• Solar projects and green roofs,

• Full Demolitions,

• Tax lot sub-divisions.

To log into DOB NOW, all users need an active eFiling account specific to their license/registration type, if applicable.

As with all new software releases, we expect there to be some speed bumps, but the D.O.B. ought to be able to respond to glitches quickly given the years of DOB Now utility it already has.