NYC Elevator Retrofit Deadline: January 1, 2027
Countdown to the January 1, 2027 NYC elevator retrofit deadline, with recorded traction buildings showing no retrofit-scope filing and the current filing pace from official NYC Open Data.
The January 1, 2027 retrofit deadline, read from the official record
Published NYC elevator code updates set a January 1, 2027 device-compliance deadline for unintended-car-movement protection on certain traction elevators. Every compliant retrofit produces a DOB permit filing, so the official record shows which buildings with labeled traction elevators still have no retrofit-scope filing recorded and how fast such filings are being recorded.
Recorded traction device inventory: NYC Open Data dataset e5aq-a4j2. Retrofit-scope permit filings: NYC Open Data dataset kfp4-dz4h. Counts are administrative records, not a compliance determination; verify the current official record and rule text before relying on them.
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