VOLUME 10, ISSUE 10: 2026 Changes for Construction Superintendent Per Local Law 149 of 2021

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Beginning January 1, 2026, the DOB will begin enforcing new Construction Superintendent limitations in relation to Local Law 149 of 2021. This law has been reducing the number of construction projects a registered superintendent can be associated with. Beginning January 1, 2026, a CS may be designated for only one (1) building project – either major or non-major.

If you are designated as CS for up to three non-major building jobs as of December 31, 2025, you may continue with those jobs after January 1, 2026, but you may not be designated as the primary for additional jobs until the preexisting jobs are completed or the CS has been removed. If you leave a project, you may not replace it with another project.

This allowance to hold multiple jobs will end on January 1, 2027, which means if any CS is holding multiple non-major building jobs from December 31, 2025, will have to drop all jobs except one (1).

For both major and non-major building jobs, the CS can continue designating a Competent Person until December 31, 2026. This will end on January 1, 2027, and starting then, a CS will be required to be at the site during all times of work, except for the exempted activities listed in the building code.

Subject to Department approval, a CS may serve as the primary for multiple non-major building jobs on the same lot or contiguous lots.