Tag: Buildings Department (NYC)
-
Developer Avoided Stricter Oversight Before Fatal Building Collapse
By winning approval for a three-story building, then seeking to add more stories, the Brooklyn developer was not subject to the more rigorous oversight required for larger projects.
-
Inquiry Into Brooklyn Building Collapse Expands as Families Demand Answers
The Department of Buildings has also hired an engineering firm to provide an independent report on what caused the three-story building to collapse, killing eight people.