If your New York City building is due for Local Law 87 compliance this year and the energy audit or retro-commissioning work is not going to be finished by December 31, you may have another option.
New York City is changing how alterations to existing buildings are regulated.
Beginning July 17, 2027, the new NYC Existing Building Code, or EBC, will govern alteration applications filed for existing buildings across the five boroughs.
A routine boiler tune-up does not automatically count as the annual boiler inspection required under NYC Local Law 62. The two services can be completed during the same visit, but they serve different purposes.
If your New York City building is subject to the City’s energy grading requirements, the 2026 Building Energy Efficiency Rating Label must be posted no later than October 31, 2026.
Not every NYC roof repair or replacement automatically triggers Local Laws 92 and 94. For an existing building, the New York City Department of Buildings identifies replacement of the entire existing roof deck or roof assembly as a trigger for the sustainable roofing requirements.
If your NYC property has an in-ground sprinkler system, a swimming pool, multiple water service lines, a chemically treated boiler, or a commercial kitchen, New York State law almost certainly requires you to have a backflow prevention device — and to have it tested every year.
The DOB and DEP violations NYC building owners get fined for most: LL152 gas piping, boiler inspections, LL84/LL97, No. 4 oil, and permits.
An NYC Local Law 152 inspection is a periodic visual inspection of a covered building’s exposed gas piping, performed by a New York City Licensed Master Plumber. The inspection focuses on what the plumber can safely and legally see and evaluate — exposed piping, valves, joints, meters, and any signs of leakage, corrosion, damage, or conditions that may be unsafe or out of code.
If you own or manage a NYC building over 25,000 square feet, Local Law 88 is one of the four building energy laws you have to think about — and it’s the one most owners understand the least. LL88 requires two things: upgrading the building’s lighting to meet the current NYC Energy Conservation Code, and installing submeters for non-residential tenant spaces over 5,000 square feet.
If you own or manage a building in New York City, the rules around who can legally perform your Local Law 152 gas piping inspection have changed. Local Law 142 didn’t replace LL152 — it tightened who is allowed to perform the inspection on behalf of a Licensed Master Plumber.
