Lately, we've had many questions in the Journalism Library about finding building histories, owner names, code violations, market value, and similar things. Here's a round-up of the most useful tools to find that information! (Photo below is a 1902 panorama of NYC from the Library of Congress.) Dept. of Buildings: BIS (Building Information System) http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bsqpm01.jsp […]
Tag: housing & buildings
Housing Topics at the U.S. Census Bureau
Looking for housing data? You can find data on: home ownership historical to present U.S. rental vacancies median asking and sale price for the U.S. tables on housing affordability …and more! Go to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Housing Topics page. […]
NYC Housing Code Violations
Looking for data on housing code violations for a particular building in NYC? The Department of Housing Preservation & Development has a searchable Building Registration & Violations database – search by borough, house #, and street address or block #. […]
New York City Buildings
Researching landmark buildings, historical societies, and additional resources on New York City buildings? Check out the New York City Buildings Research Guide compiled by the librarians in the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library! […]