Everything about New York City's Facade Inspection Safety Program — who must comply, what the filing statuses mean, the Cycle 10 schedule, the fines, and how to turn it into booked facade-repair work.
FISP — the Facade Inspection Safety Program — is NYC's law requiring that the exterior walls of every building taller than six stories be inspected on a recurring cycle by a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (QEWI). It began as Local Law 10 of 1980 and was expanded by Local Law 11 of 1998, the name most people still use. The inspector files a Technical Facade Report classifying the facade as Safe, SWARMP, or Unsafe.
UNSAFE conditions threaten the public now — they force an immediate sidewalk shed, expedited repair, and ECB fines. Safe buildings simply re-inspect next cycle.
The Department of Buildings refers FISP violations to OATH/ECB: a $1,000/month failure-to-file penalty, civil penalties, and exposure commonly $5,000–$25,000 for Unsafe or uncorrected conditions — on top of the repair itself.
NYC Data Co maintains the scored, owner-enriched feed of every building filed SWARMP or UNSAFE under FISP / Local Law 11 — sold one contractor per borough so you own your territory's lead flow.