Registration for Demolition Form AR299/300

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Businesses that intend to demolish a building, structure, facility or installation must file the Registration for Demolition Form AR 299/300 with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ten days before starting demolition activities. Buildings, structures, facilities or installations, that have been declared structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse by the State or Local government, do not need to register with the DEP. The approved registration must be displayed in the vicinity of the site approved for demolition.

Adequate wetting (the use of mist or liquid to prevent the release of dust) must be used before and during the demolition of any section of the structure to control the amount of airborne dust released from the site during demolition activities.

Please refer to the links below under Application Materials to download Form AR 299/300.

Demolition Permit from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB)
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Measure the street frontage that the building or structure occupies in feet. If the building or structure has frontage on more than one street, measure the longer frontage only.
Calculate the fee by multiplying the street frontage in feet by the number of stories of the building, then multiplying this number by twenty-five cents ($0.25). The minimum fee amount is $250.

List of Permit Fees.

  • Registration for Demolition Minimum Fee: $250
  • Calculate fee as indicated above in Prerequisites

List of accepted payment methods.

  • Personal Check (Made payable to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection)
  • Money Order (Made payable to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection)
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
Download and print Form AR 299/300, linked above.
Fill out the form and submit it with the required fee to the DEP address listed below, under Contact Information.
Applicants will receive a response from DEP within 10 days after submission.
Please contact DEP at the number and / or address below under Contact Information if no response is received within 10 days of submitting the application.
NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Bureau of Environmental Compliance
59-17 Junction Boulevard, 8th Floor
Flushing
NY
11373
http://nyc.gov/dep
DEP Registration for Demolition
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