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Facade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP)

Filing Instructions

Owners of buildings higher than six (6) stories must

have exterior walls and appurtenances inspected
every five (5) years and a technical façade report
must be electronically filed with the Department
through DOB NOW: Safety.

Filing Requirements
FISP Reports must be submitted electronically
through DOB NOW: Safety. Once a Registered
Design Professional (RDP) meets the required
experience and qualifications they will be able to
apply for a QEWI (Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector)
status that will enable them to file FISP reports in
DOB NOW: Safety.
A design professional must first create an eFiling
account with the Department. If the RDP is a QEWI,
once registered in eFiling, the Department’s
Façades Unit must be contacted at
façades@buildings.nyc.gov to be granted access to
DOB NOW: Safety.
To register in eFiling if you are a QEWI
Fill out the Authentication Form (also called
Electronic Filing Account Information) online. To
complete the form, you will need to provide your
contact information, license number, tracking
number, business name and create a password.
Submit the form and supporting credential
information.
RDPs must sign, date, and seal the
Authentication Form.
All design professionals must be registered with
New York State before activating their eFiling
account.

To submit the form:

In-person submission process for RDPs: Design
Professionals must have and show their DOB-
issued ID card when they submit their
registration at the LAA/Permit Renewal and Hub
Authentication Unit Customer service window.
Mail-in process for Design Professionals: Design
Professionals must follow the enrollment
process outlined in this eFiling Service Notice.
This form must be mailed or delivered to:
NYC Department of Buildings
eFiling Authentication
280 Broadway, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10007

Once your account has been confirmed, you must

contact the Department’s Façade Unit at
facades@buildings.nyc.gov to be granted access
as a QEWI to DOB NOW: Safety.

Building owners must open a Department eFiling

account to give consent to all the QEWI’s reports.
To register if you are an Owner or Owner
Representative
Fill out the Authentication Form (also called
Electronic Filing Account Information) online. To
complete the form, you will need to provide your
contact information and create a password.
Click Submit
You will receive an email confirming the creation
of your eFiling account. Click the link in the
email.
You will receive another email with instructions
on how to log in to eFiling.

Submission Requirements
For more information on how to create and submit a
report in DOB NOW: Safety, please refer to the DOB
NOW: Safety training manuals.

Façade Technical Review

1. Once the report has been submitted, it follows
an internal process beginning with an
Administrative Review, followed by a Plan
Examiner Review, and then either an Accepted
or Rejected disposition. The current status of the
report will be displayed on a ribbon located at
the top of the QEWI’s dashboard in DOB NOW:
Safety.
2. The report must comply with 1 RCNY 103-04,
including but not limited to inspection, reporting
and filing requirements. Any omissions may be
grounds for rejecting the report.
3. Please take notice that the following items are
frequently omitted or not complied with:
Lack of photographs and/or sketch for
SWARMP or Unsafe conditions
Time frame for recommended repairs
Scaffold drop and location of same
Report findings inconsistent with
photographs
Current and clear color photographs
Filing within 60 days after the completion of
the inspection
Owner information in Section 7 of the TR6 is
not accurate and does not match
Department of Finance records. If this
information is inaccurate, the FISP/Local Law
Unit will mark the submission as Incomplete
and you will have five (5) days to resubmit
with the correct information, otherwise the
submission will lose its original filing date.

4. For any recommended repairs, indicate if work

permit and Landmark Preservation Commission
(LPC) approval is required.

Amended Report Technical Review

1. Provide clear statement ‘there are no unsafe
conditions’ for all of the exterior walls, including
areas not mentioned in the unsafe report.
2. Clearly indicate that the unsafe conditions ‘item
by item’ have been corrected and how they were
corrected.
3. Indicate if a work permit was required and if yes,
please provide a copy.
4. All open ECB violations and complaints
regarding the façade must be
addressed/corrected. (please review BIS records
for the most up-to-date information)
5. Stability of appurtenances
Scaffold location
Letter of Completion from the borough office,
if required.

Helpful Links
Façade Report Guidelines
Façade Forms
Fees & Penalties
Presentation: Façade Conditions

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