Sanchez frames scale of NYC building stock and DOB's role
Sanchez notes New York City has more than 1 million buildings and 40,000 active construction sites, with the Department of Buildings as the chief enforcement agency responsible for keeping tenants, small businesses, and workers safe during construction and renovation.
New York City is home to more than 1 million buildings and 40,000 active construction sites at any moment.
The chief agency overseeing this work and the city's construction industry is the Department of Buildings.
The Department of Buildings plays a critical role in enforcing the rules and regulations that keep the tenants, small businesses, and workers across those 1 million buildings safe.
When a new building is constructed or an existing building undergoes renovation work, the public should have confidence that this work is being conducted with the utmost integrity and that the working conditions on construction sites are safe for every person involved.