DOB NOW is the Department's self-service online tool that will enable Owners, Design Professionals, Licensees, and Filing Representatives to do all business with the Department online. DOB NOW is part of our Building One City plan to provide better customer service and increased access to information. It allows customers to submit applications, make payments, schedule appointments, check the status of an application or inspection, pull permits, and make renewals. Current Code and rule provisions are applicable in DOB NOW. See the DOB NOW Overview Presentation.
You need an eFiling account to use DOB NOW. If you already have an eFiling account, you can use the email and password to log into DOB NOW. If you need to register for an account, visit the eFiling page for additional information.
After registering for an account in eFiling, you can use DOB NOW to:
DOB NOW has four parts:
DOB NOW: Build is the online platform for Owners, Professional Engineers (P.E.), Registered Architects (R.A.), Licensees, Special Inspectors, Progress Inspectors and Filing Representatives to submit jobs to the Department of Buildings. You need an eFiling account to use DOB NOW: Build. If you already have an eFiling account, you can use the email and password to log into DOB NOW. If you need to register for an account, visit the eFiling page for additional information.
After registering for an account in eFiling, you can use DOB NOW: Build to
Get more information about DOB NOW: Build.
DOB NOW: Inspections provides online scheduling for virtually all inspections, making it easier to schedule inspection appointments, offer more precise inspection scheduling and improve inspection tracking and notifications. Plus, it improves our service by standardizing our Inspectors' electronic checklists – and allowing industry members to certify certain objections electronically, eliminating the cost of re-inspections.
Register for or log into DOB NOW: Inspections. Owners should use the email address that is listed in Section 26 of their PW1 filings to register for DOB NOW: Inspections. Use DOB NOW: Inspections to request development inspections in the following areas:
DOB NOW: Safety is the online platform for Owners, Professional Engineers, Registered Architects, Licensees, and Filing Representatives to submit their compliance filings with the Department.
Use DOB NOW: Safety to
Get more information about DOB NOW: Safety.
DOB NOW: Licensing provides online exam filing, issuance, and renewal for Licensees. Gas Work Qualifications, Journeyman Registrations and Welder Licenses can currently be submitted. Get more information about DOB NOW: Licensing.
