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  1. M

    Can I force the landlord install a RAMP in front of the building (Brooklyn, NY)

    I am writing here as I know there are many experts here. My mom is not wheel-chair bound, but she has a very hard time with her walker entering her building, which is a 6-story private apartment building located nearby to Maimonides Hospital, located in Boro Park, Brooklyn. There are...
  2. K

    Landing Dimensions

    If an exterior door opens onto a landing for exterior stairs (only 4 risers) , how large does that landing need to be? It is a non-ADA entrance.
  3. Ron Larkins

    Accessible POT to new Entrance?

    I'm looking at an existing multi-tenant commercial office building with a single accessible POT into a common lobby. A new tenant is looking to install a prominent new exterior entrance into their space. My question is would the new entrance be required to have a new accessible POT or would the...
  4. A

    CORRIDOR vs BLDG Lobby

    Thanks for viewing: I am designing a remodel for a lobby of a 27 story building built in 1953 (non-sprinklered). The main entrance/exit I am moving over 1 structural bay. Existing entrance is all non-rated glass doors and windows. There is also a secondary exit in the back via a fire-separated...
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