For New York City projects
ACP-5 Filing for Freeport Owners and Contractors With City Projects
If your permit job is in Queens, Brooklyn or another borough, the asbestos survey and ACP-5 can be handled before it holds up the application.
A City Requirement, Handled From the South Shore
Start with the geography, because it matters here. The ACP-5 belongs to New York City. A renovation on a Freeport colonial, a co-op on the South Shore or a storefront on Merrick Road falls under New York State asbestos rules, and no one out here will ask you for one. Where it comes into play is the rental you own in Queens, the Brooklyn building you manage or the contracting job you are running across the city line. Officially it is called the Asbestos Assessment Report. Most Department of Buildings permit applications need one attached. A DEP-certified asbestos investigator surveys the space where the permit work will happen and signs the report to state that the job will leave regulated asbestos undisturbed. When the survey shows the work would disturb asbestos, that material has to be abated beforehand, with a project notification filed, before construction goes ahead. Sorting it out early keeps the application from bouncing back and keeps the owner, contractor and expediter reading from the same page.
What ACP-5 Support Includes
Everything needed to get the asbestos side of a city permit settled.
On-site survey
The spaces your permit work will touch are walked and inspected by an investigator holding DEP certification.
Sampling and lab work
Questionable materials are sampled and run through a lab so the report reflects results.
The ACP-5 itself
Prepared and signed by the certified investigator when no regulated asbestos will be disturbed.
Abatement if needed
When the survey finds material in the way, it is removed first under the proper notification.
Coordination with your team
Your contractor or expediter gets what they need for the permit package.
Plain explanations
Owners and boards hear what the survey found and why it matters, without the jargon.
How an ACP-5 Comes Together
Describe the city job
Tell us the borough, the type of building and the scope of the permit work, and who is handling the application.
Survey and test
The investigator surveys the work area and samples suspect materials for lab analysis.
Report or abate
Nothing regulated in the path of the job? Then the ACP-5 is drawn up. Something in the way? Abatement gets planned and filed first.
Why Builders Leave the ACP-5 to Us
One team for survey and removal
If the survey turns something up, the abatement does not need a second company.
Permits not left waiting
The asbestos paperwork is handled with the application timeline in mind.
Clear about where it applies
You will always know which rules cover a city property and which cover your home on the Island.
- DEP-certified investigator
- Lab-backed survey
- Abatement available
- Filings handled
Have a Permit Job Inside the City Line?
Tell us the borough, the building and the work planned. We will explain whether an ACP-5 fits, what the survey involves and how to keep the application moving.