{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-521.12","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 27-521.12","heading":"§ 27-521.12 Construction; general.","body":"(a) A mall may be constructed only in buildings in noncombustible construction groups 1-A, 1-B and 1-C.\n\n(b) The minimum horizontal clear dimension at any level in a mall shall be twenty feet.\n\n(c) Where different tenancies have openings to a mall the tenancies shall be separated in accordance with section 27-341 of article five of subchapter five of this chapter.\n\n(d) All openings between a mall and other spaces shall be provided with a noncombustible draft curtain that shall extend downward a minimum of twenty-four inches below the lowest ceiling adjacent to such draft curtain or shall meet the requirements of clause three of subparagraph d of paragraph three of subdivision (h) of section 27-370 of article five of subchapter six of this chapter relating to show windows.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 27","Chapter 1: Building Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"fdc346576205f88498cf5b47c696a1115372b5435e3222fe9a0d3125b9a100c8","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-521.11","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-27-521.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}