Overview
- DOB proposes penalties for sheds left up beyond 180 days and requires 90-day progress updates, with enforcement expected to start this summer.
- New rule caps shed reach at 40 feet from facades, replacing half‑height coverage at multi‑building campuses under Local Law 47.
- Facade inspection updates would extend the standard cycle to six years and allow well‑maintained, lower‑risk buildings to undergo hands‑on checks every 12 years.
- City data show 7,859 sidewalk sheds across the five boroughs, including 372 standing more than five years, spanning roughly 380 miles.
- State and federal funding of about $650 million for 40 NYCHA sites has enabled roughly $400 million of completed repairs; at the Bronx’s Highbridge Gardens, $14.4 million in work has allowed dismantling to begin.