FISP / Local Law 11

Manage the Facade Inspection Safety Program Cycle

Buildings greater than six stories are subject to periodic facade inspection and filing requirements under New York City's Facade Inspection Safety Program.

Reports must be filed by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector within the assigned cycle and subcycle, and conditions classified as Unsafe or SWARMP carry follow-up obligations that continue after the initial filing.

Exterior.nyc helps owners track the cycle, organize documentation, and coordinate the work required to reach a clean closeout.

What Is FISP / Local Law 11 Support?

FISP support organizes the inspection, repair, and filing obligations that run across a facade cycle.

The support may consider:

• Applicable cycle and subcycle deadlines
• Prior report classifications and filing history
• Unsafe condition obligations
• SWARMP conditions and their stated timeframes
• Required public protection during repairs
• Repair scope and sequencing
• Amended filing requirements
• Outstanding penalties tied to prior cycles
• Coordination between owner, QEWI, and contractor
• Documentation required for closeout

What Is Included?

Our service may include:

• Review of available FISP filing history
• Review of prior cycle report classifications
• Identification of apparent outstanding obligations
• Review of open Unsafe or SWARMP items
• Tracking of cycle and subcycle deadlines
• Coordination with the owner's QEWI
• Review of proposed repair scope
• Coordination of access and public protection
• Photo documentation during repairs
• Preparation of a documentation checklist
• Support during amended filings
• Coordination toward report closeout
• Review of penalty exposure with counsel
• Support for lender or purchaser inquiries

Why Is This Service Important?

FISP obligations do not end when a report is filed. Unsafe conditions carry repair and re-filing requirements, SWARMP items carry stated correction timeframes, and penalties can accrue while an item remains open.

Buildings frequently arrive at a new cycle with unresolved conditions from the previous one, which compounds cost and complicates closeout.

Early organization of the cycle helps owners understand what remains open and what must be completed before the next deadline.

Our Service Is Designed For:

• Owners of buildings greater than six stories
• Property managers
• Managing agents
• Co-op and condo boards
• Real estate attorneys
• Lenders
• Buyers and sellers
• Developers
• Asset managers
• Owners with open Unsafe conditions
• Owners with unresolved SWARMP items
• Owners approaching a subcycle deadline
• Portfolio owners
• Acquisition due-diligence teams

Why Choose Exterior.nyc?

Exterior.nyc reviews FISP status alongside the building's violation record, prior repair history, access constraints, and current facade condition.

This broader view helps identify whether an open filing item also involves an unsafe condition, a permit obligation, or a repair scope that has not yet been defined.

All inspections, report classifications, and filings under FISP must be performed and submitted by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector, and any determination involving code compliance must be made by qualified licensed professionals.