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Alphabet Soup: Part One: A Guide to New York City Agencies Used By Real Estate ProfessionalsWritten by: Ronald Anthony Sarno Reputation Level 20
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The Role of ExpediterIn NYC the expediter is the one who can guide the builder and developer through the maze of NYC agencies and organizations. Many times the expediter can get things done more quickly than the average lone real estate professional. There are some criticisms of these expediters since often they are lobbying the very agencies where they worked as employees and/or managers. For more information access:http://www.constructiondir.com/expediter-service.html 2
HUD- Housing and Urban DevelopmentServices provided: Home-buying: low down payments, FHA mortgages, and home-buying options; Home-owning: refinancing, reverse mortgages for senior citizens, and home improvements; HUD Homes: HUD homes for sale and how to buy a HUD home; Renting: public housing, Section 8, and other rental assistance programs; Relocation, Foreclosure, Eviction: avoiding foreclosure and responding to eviction notices; FHA Refunds: FHA premium refunds and "tracers"; Homeless: services for the homeless Fair Housing: housing discrimination and HUD's fair housing Location in NYC: New York City HUD Office; New York City Regional Office Jacob K. Javits Federal Building; 26 Federal Plaza; Room 3541 New York, New York 10278-0068 Phone: (212) 264-8000; Fax: (212) 264-2780; TTD: (212) 264-0927 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Monday through Friday 3
DHCR - Division of Housing and CommunityHere is an overview of the DHCR's services from their website: The Division of Housing and Community Renewal is responsible for the supervision, maintenance and development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. The Division performs a number of activities in fulfillment of this mission, including: Community Development - Administration of housing development and community preservation programs, including State and Federal grants and loans to housing developers to partially finance construction or renovation of affordable housing; and Housing Operations - Oversite and regulation of the State's public and publicly assisted rental housing; Rent Administration - Administration of the rent regulation process for more than one million rent-regulated apartments in both NYC and upstate localities. You might find my legal guide on DHCR helpful. The agency monitors the rents for rent-controlled and rent stabilized apartments. 4
Rent StabilizationDHCR monitors rent controlled, rent stablized apartments. It has no authority over market rate apartments. Some buildings in NYC are mixed, which means that DHCR can regulate the building because of the apartmenrs subject to guidelines. For more information access: http://www.dhcr.state.ny.us/Rent/ 5
FDNY- Fire Department-New YorkThe Fire Department’s four-year Fire Code Revision Project culminated on May 28, 2008, with the City Council’s enactment of a new Fire Code for New York City. The legislation, Local Law No. 26 of 2008, was signed by Mayor Bloomberg on June 3, 2008. For the new rules click onto http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/firecode/index.shtml 6
NYPD - New York Police DepartmentMost precincts have a safe neighborhood program, where an officer will come and inspect the building for safety and security suggestions. Also there are officers who will provide a presentation to tenants and owners on how to keep a building and its occupants safe. Access this site for a list of precincts and where they are located: http://yellowpages.aol.com/police/ny/new-york/?sem=1&ncid=AOLYPS00170000000006&otim=1246890295&spid=28448775 7
NYS DEC Department of Environmental Conservation Part OneNYS DEC provides permits and assistance on greening the rental or commercial building * Permit Information and Assistance - Assistance with obtaining a permit or determining the status of a pending permit. Links to other resources and technical assistance for businesses. * Greening Your Business - Programs and resources to help businesses operate in a more sustainable manner. Information on waste management, pollution prevention, and tax credits for green building. * Green Procurement - An effort by New York State to purchase products and services that have minimal environmental impacts. * Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) - Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) is the recently adopted overhaul of the chemicals management systems in the European Union (EU). Location: Division of Environmental Permits; 625 Broadway, 4th Floor; Albany, NY 12233-1750; 518-402-9167 8
NYS DEC Department of Environmental Conservation -Part Two* NYS Pollution Prevention Institute - The NYS Pollution Prevention Institute promotes cost effective methods to conserve energy, reduce wastes and improve performance. * NY Environmental Leaders - An environmental leadership program to motivate NY's regulated community to implement environmental management systems (EMSs) that focus on improved environmental performance. The program provides recognition and incentives to organizations that are able to demonstrate, and provide future commitment to, improved environmental performance. * Environmental Management System - An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a set of management tools and principles designed to create the administrative procedures that an organization needs to integrate environmental concerns into its daily business practices * Comparative Risk Project - Comparative Risk Projects can help identify those environmental problem areas where current regulatory and pollution prevention have yet to succeed. 9
NYC DOT and Dept of Parks and RecreationThe city Department of Transportation is responsible for the installation and maintenance of street lights. Also the DOT issues permits whenever a street needs to be excavated for repair work. The NYC Department of Parks and Recreation plants and monitors city trees on the public roads. Additional ResourcesSee Part II of the my legal guide on Alphabet Soup Related Questions3 Attorney answers: 
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