New York City Department of Buildings

Department of Buildings
Department overview
Formed1892 (1892)
Preceding department
  • NYC Housing and Development Administration
JurisdictionNew York City
Employees1,722 (2020)[1]
Department executives
Key document
Websitenyc.gov/dob

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing buildings.[2][3] Its regulations are compiled in title 1 of the New York City Rules.

  1. ^ "Fiscal Year 2020 New York City Government Workforce Profile Report". New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via shinyapp.io.
  2. ^ New York City Charter § 641; "There shall be a department of buildings, the head of which shall be the commissioner of buildings. [...]"
  3. ^ "About the Buildings Department". New York City Department of Buildings. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-11-17.