Boston Facade Inspection

In 1995, the City of Boston passed an ordinance amending Municipal Code section 9-9.12 to mandate periodic exterior wall inspection. The most recent updates were enacted in 2022.

Occupied buildings over seventy feet tall, or those classified as “high-rise,” must undergo inspection of all building faces every five years.  Unoccupied buildings over 35,000 sf must be evaluated annually.

Since our first Boston project in 1979, Hoffmann Architects + Engineers has provided assessment, reporting, and design services for a number of Boston-area buildings.  Find out what we can do for yours.


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Boston's facade ordinance requires buildings over 70 feet tall to conduct inspections every 5 years.


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