About DOB Desk
DOB Desk isn't built by a software company guessing at how NYC filings work. It's built by people who file them — every week, under their own license.
Built by a working NYC engineering firm
Saleh Engineering is a New York City design firm that has served the metropolitan area for over a decade — real professional practice, real Department of Buildings filings, real objections and sign-offs. Every rule, fee formula, and objection resolution in DOB Desk comes from that day-to-day experience, not a generic permitting template. It's the reason the tool knows the difference between an ALT-CO and an Alt-2, why a TR1 triggers a special inspection, and what a plan examiner actually means by an objection.
MoLabs LLC — advancing the practice
MoLabs LLC is the software and innovation division of Saleh Engineering, created to advance the field of engineering through technology — turning the hard-won procedural knowledge of a filing practice into tools any firm can use. DOB Desk is its first product: it prepares your filing once, autofills DOB NOW: Build, decodes objections, estimates fees, and tracks permits — so you spend your time on engineering, not re-typing.
You stay the professional of record
DOB Desk is a preparation aid — it does the re-keying, the fee math, and the objection decoding, but it never submits a filing and never signs on your behalf. You review every field and file as yourself. That line is deliberate: it's how a tool built by licensed professionals should work.