3 August 2004

Most major cities have building information systems online for use by officials, citizens, builders and design professionals. Here is the New York City Building Information System search page:

http://webapps.nyc.gov:8082/bisweb/bispi00.jsp?static=true&s=9GE5ztEFbzNegwg0JKGGGbKi

Plans of buildings are available at the Building Department through requests for hardcopy of microfilmed drawings and work applications.

Below are search data for the New York Stock Exchange, CitiGroup, and Madison Square Garden (site of the upcoming Republican National Convention), examples of what's available online (click on Jobs/Filings for description of work inside the buildings with names and addresses of architects/engineers/contractors).

New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall Street
New York, NY

http://webapps.nyc.gov:8082/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=1&houseno=11&street=wall+street&requestid=0&s=9GE5ztEFbzNegwg0JKGGGbKi

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NYC Department of Buildings
Property Profile Overview
11 WALL STREET MANHATTAN   10005 BIN#  1078982  
Health Area : 77 Tax Block : 23
Census Tract : 7 Tax Lot : 19
Community Board : 101 Condo : NO
Buildings on Lot : 2 Vacant : NO
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DOB Special Place Name: FOIL*
DOB Building Remarks:
Landmark Status: L - LANDMARK Special Status: N/A
Loft Law: NO Local Law: NO
SRO Restricted: NO TA Restricted: NO
UB Restricted: NO Special District: N/A
Little 'E' Restricted: N/A Grandfathered Sign: NO
Legal Adult Use: NO City Owned: NO
Historic Block: 23 Historic Lots: 19
Other BINs: NONE
Department of Finance Occupancy Code: O3-OFFICE BUILDING
   Please Note: The Department of Finance's building classification information shows a building's tax status, which may not be the same as the legal use of the structure. To determine the legal use of a structure, research the records of the Department of Buildings.


    Total     Open  
Complaints 1 0
Violations-DOB 36 8
Violations-ECB 11 1
This property has 1 open ECB "Work Without A Permit" Violations and may be subject to DOB civil penalties upon application for a permit. After obtaining the permit, a certificate of correction must be filed on the ECB violations.
Jobs/Filings 262
PRA / ARA Jobs 0
Total Jobs 262
Actions 324  
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Elevator Records
Electrical (BEC) Applications
Permits In-Process / Issued
Illuminated Signs Annual Permits
Plumbing Inspections
Facade Status Information
Marquee Annual Permits
Boiler Compliance


If you have any questions please review these Frequently Asked Questions, the Glossary, or call the 311 Citizen Service Center by dialing 311 or (212) NEW YORK outside of New York City.

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CitiGroup
153 East 53rd Street
New York, NY

http://webapps.nyc.gov:8082/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=1&houseno=153&street=east+53rd+street&requestid=0&s=9GE5ztEFbzNegwg0JKGGGbKi

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NYC Department of Buildings
Property Profile Overview
153 EAST 53 STREET MANHATTAN   10022 BIN#  1036474  
EAST 53 STREET 139 - 153 Health Area : 48 Tax Block : 1308
EAST 54 STREET 140 - 160 Census Tract : 100 Tax Lot : 7501
LEXINGTON AVENUE 617 - 635 Community Board : 106 Condo : YES
3 AVENUE 884 - 892 Buildings on Lot : 1 Vacant : NO
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DOB Special Place Name: FOIL*
DOB Building Remarks:
Landmark Status: Special Status: N/A
Loft Law: NO Local Law: YES
SRO Restricted: NO TA Restricted: NO
UB Restricted: NO Special District: N/A
Little 'E' Restricted: N/A Grandfathered Sign: NO
Legal Adult Use: NO City Owned: NO
Historic Block: 1308 Historic Lots: 1002 1001
Other BINs: NONE
Department of Finance Occupancy Code: R0-CONDOMINIUMS
   Please Note: The Department of Finance's building classification information shows a building's tax status, which may not be the same as the legal use of the structure. To determine the legal use of a structure, research the records of the Department of Buildings.


    Total     Open  
Complaints 4 0
Violations-DOB 90 4
Violations-ECB 28 1
Jobs/Filings 802
PRA / ARA Jobs 1
Total Jobs 803
Actions 527  
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OR Select from List:
AND
Elevator Records
Electrical (BEC) Applications
Permits In-Process / Issued
Illuminated Signs Annual Permits
Plumbing Inspections
Facade Status Information
Marquee Annual Permits
Boiler Compliance


If you have any questions please review these Frequently Asked Questions, the Glossary, or call the 311 Citizen Service Center by dialing 311 or (212) NEW YORK outside of New York City.

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Madison Square Garden
3 Pennsylvania Plaza
New York, NY 10001

http://webapps.nyc.gov:8082/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?bin=1082908&requestid=2&s=9fn6zaEFbzfeiqnCJKGGGGKi

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NYC Department of Buildings
Property Profile Overview
3 PENN PLAZA MANHATTAN   10001 BIN#  1082908  
PENN PLAZA 3 - 3 Health Area : 52 Tax Block : 781
PENN PLAZA 9 - 9 Census Tract : 101 Tax Lot : 1
PENN PLAZA 4 - 10 Community Board : 105 Condo : NO
8 AVENUE 420 - 420 Buildings on Lot : 1 Vacant : NO
8 AVENUE 422 - 454
WEST 31 STREET 263 - 263
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DOB Special Place Name: FOIL*
DOB Building Remarks:
Landmark Status: Special Status: N/A
Loft Law: NO Local Law: NO
SRO Restricted: NO TA Restricted: NO
UB Restricted: NO Special District: N/A
Little 'E' Restricted: N/A Grandfathered Sign: NO
Legal Adult Use: NO City Owned: NO
Historic Block: Historic Lots:
Other BINs: NONE
Department of Finance Occupancy Code: U6-UTILITY BUREAU PR
   Please Note: The Department of Finance's building classification information shows a building's tax status, which may not be the same as the legal use of the structure. To determine the legal use of a structure, research the records of the Department of Buildings.


    Total     Open  
Complaints 5 0
Violations-DOB 25 11
Violations-ECB 70 3
Jobs/Filings 195
PRA / ARA Jobs 0
Total Jobs 195
Actions 185  
OR Enter Action Type:
OR Select from List:
AND
Elevator Records
Electrical (BEC) Applications
Permits In-Process / Issued
Illuminated Signs Annual Permits
Plumbing Inspections
Facade Status Information
Marquee Annual Permits
Boiler Compliance


If you have any questions please review these Frequently Asked Questions, the Glossary, or call the 311 Citizen Service Center by dialing 311 or (212) NEW YORK outside of New York City.

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City Agencies • Services • News and Features • City Life • Contact Us • Search

Other peeks at notable NYC buildings:

26 Federal Plaza houses USG offices, including the FBI New York (note that although there have been 517 alterations in the facility, there is only a single, uninformative "Job/Filing" listed):

http://webapps.nyc.gov:8082/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=1&houseno=26&street=federal+plaza&requestid=0&s=97ZSztEFbzN_WDACJKGGG9yb

633 Third Avenue houses Governor Pataki's NYC office and New York State agencies formerly located in the World Trade Center:

http://webapps.nyc.gov:8082/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=1&houseno=633&street=third+avenue&requestid=0&s=97ZSztEFbzN_WDACJKGGG9yb

Trump Tower, 725 5th Avenue:

http://webapps.nyc.gov:8082/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=1&houseno=725&street=5th+avenue&requestid=0&s=97ZSztEFbzN_WDACJKGGG9yb