Temporary Certificate of Occupancy

I would think your attorney would have some idea about this situation. Is there a doorman? They often have juicy info. Another option, probably the best, is to call downtown & find out from the city. You're paying your attorney; should he not be doing this?

If you are under a contract for a new construction can they force you to close with only a temporary certificate of occupancy or do they need a permanent one?

#3, it is in the offering plan that they can force you to close with a temporary one. The managing company claims many buildings around the city go for years with only a temporary C of O, because it requires a lot of time, paperwork, etc. to get a permanent one...

Isn't that bizarre but when one is dealing with a vast bureaucracy I guess it shoudln't be surprising.

Curious whatever happened on your sale. Did the sponsor end up getting a permanent CO?

This happens a lot with new buildings. Hauseit has a good article discussing the risks to buying with a TCO: https://www.hauseit.com/buying-on-a-temporary-certificate-of-occupancy-nyc/

Definitely do your research, but it's not necessarily unnormal for a building to be rolling over it's TCO