Whatever the city needs from your building, we handle it.
Permits, violations, inspections, Certificates of Occupancy and every filing in between. ASH Group NYC is a full-service expediting and Department of Buildings consulting firm with 15+ years in New York City.
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Watch my buildings for violations
Most owners learn about a violation from a hearing notice, a fine or a lender. Monitoring tells you when the city records something on your property, while there’s still time to act.
What you get
- New complaints, inspections and violations by email as the city records them
- Hearing dates and cure deadlines before they pass
- We handle the cure, filing or hearing if you want us to
Have ready: the addresses you want watched. One building or a portfolio.
A permit or DOB filing
Alterations, enlargements, legalizations and conversions all start with an application the Department of Buildings has to approve before any permit is issued.
What we do
- Review the scope and the property’s records to find every filing and agency involved
- Assemble the application with your architect or engineer and file it in DOB NOW
- Track the review, coordinate responses to objections, and follow it through to permit and sign-off
Have ready: the property address and a sentence about the work.
A violation or summons
A DOB violation stays on the property’s record until it’s corrected and DOB accepts the proof. Many also come with an OATH summons, which has its own hearing date and penalty.
What we do
- Look up every open item on the property, not only the one on the notice
- Work out what each one needs: a correction, a permit, a hearing or a payment
- Prepare the filings DOB requires and track them until the record shows it resolved
Have ready: the violation or summons number, or just the property address.
A stop work order
Work covered by the order has to stop until DOB lifts it. Working through it adds penalties on top of the original problem.
What we do
- Find out exactly what the order cites and which DOB unit issued it
- Line up the corrections, filings and penalties DOB requires
- Request the re-inspection and follow it through until the order is lifted
Have ready: the address and, if you have it, the complaint or violation number on the order.
An OATH or ECB hearing
DOB summonses, still often called ECB violations, are heard at OATH. What you do before the hearing date can change the penalty a lot, and missing the hearing usually makes it much worse.
What we do
- Read the summons, check the deadlines and review the property’s history
- Lay out your options: cure, stipulation, payment or a hearing
- Build the record, then file the Certificate of Correction DOB needs afterwards
Have ready: the summons number and the hearing date.
An inspection or sign-off
A job isn’t finished with DOB until it’s inspected and signed off. Open items keep permits open and hold up a Letter of Completion or a Certificate of Occupancy.
What we do
- Check what’s still open on the job and what each item needs
- Coordinate DOB inspections and related FDNY and DEP filings
- Follow each sign-off until the job can be closed out
Have ready: the address and the DOB job number, if you have it.
A Certificate of Occupancy
A Certificate of Occupancy states a building’s legal use. Getting a new or amended one means every sign-off, survey, filing and violation has to line up.
What we do
- List what DOB still needs before it will issue the certificate
- Work through the open applications and violations blocking it
- Submit the CO or Temporary CO request and respond to DOB’s comments
Have ready: the address and what the building is used for today.
Something else
Expediting covers far more than permits and violations. If a city agency is involved, there’s a good chance it’s something we handle.
For example
- FDNY fire alarm filings and fire protection plans
- DOT permits, Builder’s Pavement Plans and DEP sewer or back flow filings
- Tax lot mergers and subdivisions, condominium filings, easements and BSA consulting
Have ready: a sentence about what you’re trying to get done. We’ll tell you whether we handle it.
We file with DOB, FDNY, DOT, DEP, HPD, DOF, OATH and the BSA.
How it works
You don’t need to know which form, which agency or which office. That’s the part we do.
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Tell us what’s going on
Call, or send the property address and a few details. A notice number helps if you have one.
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We review the records
We look at what’s on file for the property and explain, in plain English, what it will take and who needs to be involved.
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We file and follow through
We prepare the filings, coordinate with your architect or contractor, and stay on each item with the agencies until it’s done.
Everything we handle
Full-service expediting, from the first application to the final sign-off.
Permits and approvals
- Alteration and enlargement applications
- Legalization and conversion applications
- Builder’s Pavement Plans
- DOT permits and contractor registration
- DEP sewer connection filings
- Board of Standards and Appeals consulting
Violations and hearings
- DOB, DOT and HPD violation removal
- Stop work orders
- OATH hearings (formerly ECB)
- Working to reduce fines and judgments
Inspections and fire safety
- DOB inspections
- Directive 14 inspections
- FDNY fire alarm system filings
- Fire protection plans
- DEP back flow prevention devices
- 7-B compliance reports
Closeout and occupancy
- New and amended Certificates of Occupancy
- Temporary Certificates of Occupancy
- Letters of Completion
- Certificates of Operation for public assembly
Property records
- Tax lot mergers, subdivisions and reapportionments
- Condominium filings and reports
- Easements and declarations
Don’t see yours?
If it involves a New York City agency and a building, ask. One call will tell you whether we can take it on.
Call (929) 367-0962Know when the city writes up your property, early.
Violation monitoring gives you live updates on the status of your property, so the first you hear of a violation isn’t a hearing notice or a fine.
- New complaints, inspections and violations sent to your email as the city records them
- Hearing dates and cure deadlines flagged before they pass
- One building or a portfolio, and we handle the fix if you want us to
15+ years of getting New York buildings through the city’s paperwork.
ASH Group NYC is a full-service expediting and Department of Buildings consulting firm.
We look at what your project actually needs, flag what could slow it down, and follow each filing through every agency involved, from the first application to the final sign-off.
Who we work with
- Property owners
- Developers
- Architects
- Contractors
Answers before you call
Short, plain-English guides to the questions we hear most.
- How do I check a property for violations and open permits?
- I got a work-without-a-permit violation. What now?
- How does a stop work order get lifted?
- I missed my OATH hearing. What can I do?
- How do I close out old open DOB permits?
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