Permit Prep / New York / New York City
Research guide — not a verified rule page. No official filename standard was located.
Permit plan uploads in New York City
Research guide — not a verified rule page.
We read this authority's own published upload instructions and summarize them below, but we did not locate a published drawing filename standard for New York City. There is no Permit Prep naming preset for this jurisdiction, and nothing here should be treated as a local naming rule.
DOB NOW: Build asks for a PDF of the plan sets — not one file per sheet. Do not split your set unless your specific filing instructions say to.
- DOB NOW: Build is the online filing system; stakeholders sign in with an NYC.ID / eFiling account.
- The current filing instructions say to upload a PDF of the plan sets and the DPL1; additional documents depend on the filing type.
- For post-approval amendments, revised plan-set PDFs may be required.
- The NYC filing page links to DOB's graphic-standards checklist dated August 13, 2010. That checklist says drawing indexes must match sheet titles and numbers, and describes title-block and drawing standards. It is a 2010 document — check it against current instructions.
- We did not locate a current public filename or split-per-sheet convention in these sources.
- Because the instruction is a single plan-set PDF, our Merge and Compress tools are usually the relevant ones here. Use Permit Prep custom naming only if your project instructions require separate sheet files.
Sources reviewed
- NYC DOB — Filing Applications
- NYC DOB — Filing Through DOB NOW: Build
- NYC DOB — DOB NOW: Build (industry)
- NYC DOB — Graphic standards checklist (PDF, dated August 13, 2010)
Reviewed September 6, 2026. Building departments change their rules without notice — open the links above and confirm before you submit.
Compress only if your file is too large for the portal — it is not a published requirement. If your specific filing instructions ask for separate sheet files, open Permit Prep with your own naming pattern.
Other places in New York
Verified jurisdictions
These are the places whose published filename rules we have read end to end.
Related tools and guides
PDFOnCall summarizes publicly available permit submission requirements for convenience. Building department requirements can change. Always verify current requirements with the issuing jurisdiction before submission. PDFOnCall is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by any building department or permit portal vendor.