by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 13, 2020 | New York City, NYC DOB, Property Development
High Rise Building definition is: A building with an occupied floor 75 feet or more above the lowest street level for fire truck access is considered a high rise building. When measuring from the lowest street level on any side of the building where the fire...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 13, 2020 | New York City, Property Development
If a proposed building complies with Zoning Codes you can build against your neighbor’s wall. There are codes to comply with and technical issues to contend with, but in general it is allowed to attach a building to your neighbors wall. Building Against Your...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jul 10, 2020 | General Architecture, New York City
NYC Zoning and Building Code are two different things. The Zoning Resolution determines what can be built on a property. The Building Code tells you how it should be built. NYC Zoning Resolution NYC Zoning Uses In New York City the zoning codes are called the...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 23, 2020 | New York City, NYC Zoning, Property Development
Dividing lots into two or more individual lots is called a lot subdivision or lot apportionment. In NYC this must be filed with DOF and often with DOB. Depending on the zoning there may be regulations including minimum lot width and lot area that must be adhered to in...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 12, 2020 | New York City
Brooklyn has been a hot spot of construction for many years now. A large portion of our work at Fontan Architecture has been in Brooklyn especially in the past few years. In this blog post we would like to share a few of our recent architecture projects in Brooklyn....
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Jun 12, 2020 | New Building Design, New York City, NYC DOB, Property Development
New Building applications to the NYC DOB are required for any new construction projects. These are also known as NB applications. If you are enlarging an existing building and keeping any portion of the original building you will file an Alt one and in some cases be...
