The Mayor’s office has announced that Eric Ulrich is the new Commissioner of the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB). The First Deputy Commissioner will be Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E. who was formerly the Brooklyn Borough Commissioner.

Ulrich is served three terms as a NYC councilmember representing District 32 in Queens serving on the Committee on Housing and Buildings, focusing on the acceleration of rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.

For more information see the Mayor’s press release.