Sources, in part, attributed the heightened response to New York City being the largest and most densely populated city in the country and the high value of its real estate, much of which is currently being converted. “When DOB sees [a structural issue], they will look at similarly situated projects to ensure those are proceeding safely. “It’s impossible to find a building in New York City that doesn’t have a violation on it,” Joe DiPompeo, president of New Jersey-based civil engineering firm Structural Workshop, told Construction Dive. Ensuring structural steel in conversion projects is strong enough to support the building is an example of something the DOB could consider, she said. Long-term impact on similar projectsIf code changes don’t follow, other impacts are still likely to strike the office-to-residential market, as well as the greater New York City construction sphere.