About
What NYC Building Compliance is — and how to trust it
NYC Building Compliance is a free, independent resource that turns New York City’s scattered building-compliance rules and public data into one clear picture for the people responsible for a building.
Why we built it
NYC building compliance is spread across at least seven agencies and dozens of Local Laws, each with its own portal, deadline cycle, and penalty schedule. The tools that pull it together are expensive, enterprise compliance platforms. The City’s own sites are free but fragmented and don’t tell you what you’re actually required to do. Owners and managers of small and mid-size buildings are left guessing — and guessing wrong is costly.
NYC Building Compliance closes that gap: enter an address and get the obligations, deadlines, penalties, and open violations for that specific building, with a link to the governing law behind every item.
How we build the data — our methodology
Everything here is derived from primary, public sources. We don’t editorialize the numbers.
- Building characteristics — gross floor area, stories, year built, units, and building class — come from the City’s PLUTO tax-lot dataset.
- Which laws apply is computed by applying the size, height, age, and use thresholds written into each Local Law to those characteristics — the same tests DOB and HPD use.
- Violations are pulled live from NYC Open Data — DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations, and HPD housing maintenance code violations — by your building’s BBL and BIN.
- Emissions and energy figures come from the City’s Local Law 84 benchmarking disclosures.
- Every obligation links to the governing Local Law and the official NYC agency page. If our summary and the City ever disagree, the City is right — tell us and we’ll fix it.
Editorial standards
- We cite primary sources for every compliance figure and review them against the current NYC rules.
- We distinguish what the public data confirms (a building’s size triggers a law) from what it only suggests (a building probably has a boiler) — and we label the difference.
- We show our limitations plainly rather than implying more certainty than public data supports.
Who’s behind it
NYC Building Compliance is published by Resultex Media Group LLC, an independent publisher of public-interest research tools. We take no money from the agencies or vendors we write about, and we are not a law firm, engineering firm, or compliance vendor.
Disclaimer
Informational only — not professional advice. NYC Building Compliance is not affiliated with the City of New York. Nothing here is legal, engineering, financial, or compliance advice, and using this site creates no professional relationship. Public data can be incomplete or lag reality, applicability is a well-grounded estimate rather than a legal determination, and rules and dollar amounts change. Always confirm your building’s specific obligations with the relevant NYC agency (DOB, HPD, FDNY, DEP) or a licensed professional before acting.
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Run your compliance profile →Frequently asked questions
Is NYC Building Compliance affiliated with the City of New York?
No. It is an independent resource published by Resultex Media Group LLC. It links to official NYC agency pages for every obligation so you can verify the source.
Is the information legal or engineering advice?
No. NYC Building Compliance is informational only. Confirm your building’s specific obligations with the relevant NYC agency or a licensed professional before acting.
How current is the data?
Building characteristics and applicable laws reflect the current published rules and PLUTO data. Violations are pulled live from NYC Open Data, which can lag a day or two behind a brand-new filing.