Source transparency
Data sources
Lot Context resolves a property with NYC GeoSearch, then queries NYC public datasets by stable identifiers such as BBL, BIN, borough, block, lot, and bounded geography where available.
Property and construction
- NYC GeoSearch
- DOB NOW Job Application Filings
- DOB NOW Approved Permits
- DOB Permit Issuance
- DOB Violations
- DOB ECB/OATH Violations
- Certificates of Occupancy
Housing, complaints, and planning
- HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations
- HPD Complaints and Problems
- 311 Service Requests
- PLUTO
- Zoning Tax Lot Database
- Tax lot and MODZCTA boundaries
Ownership and value
- ACRIS Real Property Documents
- DOF Rolling Sales
- DOF Property Assessment Roll
Neighborhood context
- NYPD complaint, arrest, and incident datasets
- Motor vehicle collisions
- Rodent inspections and pest violations
- Evictions
- FDNY and EMS response context
Source update schedules are controlled by the source publishers. Lot Context shows source status
and freshness cues, but public data should always be verified with the official source before
reliance.