NYC Code Compliance,
Resolved.
Combining expert consulting with innovative digital tools to help architects, building boards, contractors, and developers navigate complex NYC code requirements with confidence.
Which tool answers which question.
The guide walks a property check in the order you would actually do it: where to start, what each tool settles on its own, and the point where a lookup stops being enough. It also sets out plainly what these tools are not, so you know when the answer needs a person rather than a search box.
Read the guide →| What you need to know | Where it lives today |
|---|---|
| What has been filed | BIS WEB, DOB NOW |
| Whether anything is open against it | BIS WEB, OATH / ECB |
| Who owns it, and what it sold for | ACRIS, DOF PIP |
| What the site is zoned for | ZoLa |
| Whether it is landmarked | LPC, Portico |
| Housing maintenance history | HPD Online |
| Flood zone and base elevation | FEMA FIRM |
Several of these take two sites to answer one question, and no two of them agree on what is current.
One address. The City’s records, connected.
Type a building in once and the address-based tools carry it from there, reading NYC Open Data live rather than a saved copy.
Building Profile
Type an address, get the building: what it is, what governs it, and what has been filed against it.
Inspection Matrix
Build a project-specific inspection scope, track selections and notes, and keep each building’s requirements organized.
Violation Explorer
Review a building’s published DOB violation record, separate open items from noise, and see what needs a closer look.
Zoning Map
What the site is zoned for, plus the commercial overlays, special purpose and limited height districts mapped on it.
Create Your Own
Your firm’s own details and specs, indexed and searchable the way the NYCHA and NYCSCA sets are.
Expertise Across the Full Approval Cycle.
From initial zoning feasibility through project closeout, BPD combines regulatory expertise with purpose-built digital tools to help project teams navigate New York City’s permitting environment.
Code Compliance
Code compliance and document review across NYC Building Code (Title 28), fire protection, and energy requirements, helping project teams identify issues and make informed decisions.
Design & Drafting
Design support, 2D/3D drafting and detailing, as-built documentation, and shop drawing review for accurate, coordinated project records.
DOB Filing Support
DOB NOW filing support, permit application management, record requests, and agency coordination through the DOB approval process.
Field Documentation
Site surveys, field observations, and photo documentation organized into clear progress reports for project tracking and construction coordination.
Violation Review
DOB and ECB violation review, documentation support, and coordination to clarify requirements, prepare responses, and address outstanding items.
Zoning Analysis
FAR studies, use and bulk evaluations, special purpose district reviews, and zoning compliance assessments for informed project planning.
We join at the phase you are already in.
Most projects do not start at the beginning. Pick the phase that matches where the work actually is.
Code & Zoning Review
What the site allows, and what the code will demand, before anything is priced.
See where you enter →DOB Permit Strategy
Which filing pathway, in what order, and what each one commits you to.
See where you enter →DOB NOW Filing
Getting it filed, and answering objections without losing the schedule.
See where you enter →DOB Project Closeout
Sign-offs, inspections, and the paperwork standing between you and a Letter of Completion (LOC).
See where you enter →Help Me Place It
Choose this when you know the problem but cannot confidently place the project in a filing or approval phase.
See where you enter →Every Building. Every Borough.
Townhomes & Brownstones
Specialized in NYC residential typologies, combining design support, technical drafting, code consulting, and documentation services tailored to single-family homes, brownstones, and multi-unit conversions.
Adaptive Reuse & Conversions
Navigating the complexities of building transformations through zoning analysis, feasibility studies, and approval strategy for adaptive reuse and conversion projects.
Residential Utility Upgrades
Evaluating the feasibility of building infrastructure improvements, including plumbing riser replacements, electrification initiatives, and utility modernization projects.
Institutional & Community Facilities
Applying digital tools and code analysis resources to evaluate zoning opportunities and regulatory requirements for schools, community facilities, healthcare spaces, houses of worship, and other public-serving uses.
Historic & Landmark Properties
Balancing preservation considerations with modern code requirements through technical documentation, compliance review, and coordination for landmark properties and historic districts.
Infrastructure & Public Realm
Navigating complex urban conditions through permitting support, zoning review, and coordination for public improvements, transportation-related projects, and site-specific challenges.
The record is the starting point. Not always the answer.
BPD’s free tools make the public record easier to find, connect and understand. When the question becomes what the record means for a project, filing or compliance decision, that is where the consulting practice comes in.
Find out what the record says.
Check the building, filings, violations, zoning, local laws, guidance and other published records before spending time reconciling separate City systems by hand.
Work out what to do next.
Code and zoning questions, filing strategy, objections, compliance issues, violation review and project closeout often require judgment that a database cannot provide.
The tools are free. Knowing what to do next is where we come in. Read the guide →
Let’s Review Your Project.
Submit a brief project description and we’ll follow up to discuss your project and how we can help. All inquiries are confidential.