REMINDER: DOB NOW: Build Expansion Launches on March 1st for New Buildings and Occupancy

The next major expansion of DOB NOW: Build, for New Buildings and Occupancy, takes place on March 1, 2021. Please read the full Service Notice. DOB is offering free online training to explain the new processes and demonstrate how to use DOB NOW: Build. Design Professionals, Filing Representatives, General Contractors, and other Licensees who have a role in the below applications can register for training on the DOB NOW Training Page. For inquiries regarding DOB NOW, please use the DOB NOW Help Form at www.nyc.gov/dobnowhelp.

The upcoming DOB NOW: Build expansion will include:

• Certificate of Occupancy
  Beginning March 1, 2021, all Occupancy requests for BIS and DOB NOW jobs, must be submitted in DOB NOW. Form PW7 will no longer be accepted. (PW7s received by February 26, 2021 will be processed.)

• Job Types
  Starting on March 1, 2021, the following job types must be submitted in DOB NOW:
• New Buildings (NB)
• Alteration-CO (formerly Alt-1)* – alterations that impact Certificate of Occupancy