Department of Buildings
Facade inspections (FISP, Local Law 11)
Buildings taller than six stories need a facade inspection every five years by a licensed engineer or architect approved by DOB.
The clock
When it comes due
- Cycle 10 runs February 21, 2025 to February 20, 2030
- 10A (blocks ending in 4, 5, 6 or 9): file by February 21, 2027
- 10B (0, 7 or 8): file by February 21, 2028
- 10C (1, 2 or 3): file by February 21, 2029
Finder
Find your sub-cycle
Tap the last digit of your block number.
Your sub-cycle and filing window will show here.
The block number is the middle part of the borough-block-lot (BBL) number on your property tax bill. Or look up your building and Stoop finds it for you. Facade inspections apply to buildings taller than six stories.
Changes
What is changing
In April 2025 the City passed laws that let DOB move the facade cycle from five years to between six and 12 years, cut sidewalk shed permits from one year to three months, and penalize buildings over six stories that miss repair milestones. DOB sets the details by rule; until then, the Cycle 10 dates here stand.
- Who it applies to
- Buildings taller than six stories
- When
- Every five years
- Cycle 10 runs February 21, 2025 to February 20, 2030
- The last digit of the block number sets the sub-cycle and its two-year filing window: 10A (blocks ending in 4, 5, 6 or 9) from February 21, 2025 to February 21, 2027; 10B (0, 7 or 8) from February 21, 2026 to February 21, 2028; 10C (1, 2 or 3) from February 21, 2027 to February 21, 2029
- Who does it
- A Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (QEWI): a New York State licensed engineer or registered architect approved by DOB, filing in DOB NOW: Safety
- What happens next
- Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program), or Unsafe. Unsafe: public protection such as a sidewalk shed right away, repairs within 90 days of filing, an amended report within two weeks of the repairs, extension request if not done within 104 days
What Stoop does
- Finds your sub-cycle from the block number and puts the filing window on the calendar
- Lists the repairs and their dates when a report comes back SWARMP or Unsafe
- Points you to qualified exterior wall inspectors, and records who you chose
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