Questions and weekly notes
The public record, read out loud.
Two ways of reading dated NYC Department of Buildings records. Standing questions carry an answer that moves with the catalog; weekly notes are fixed to the day they were written and never change afterwards.
Standing questions
Answers that update themselves.
Each answer is recomputed from the catalog on every refresh, so the number here is the number the record holds now. Figures are reported as shares of the whole record, because the catalog is a rolling window over recent filings rather than the city’s whole history.
What buildings are being demolished in New York City?
899 demolition filings are on record — 0.7% of every filing published here, and every one of them has moved in the last 90 days.
- On record
- 899
- Moved in 90 days
- All
What new buildings are being built in New York City?
9,537 new-building filings are on record, 7.4% of every filing published here, together proposing 615,841 homes.
- On record
- 9,537
- Moved in 90 days
- 6,603
What alterations are being filed in New York City?
119,072 alteration filings are on record — 91.9% of every filing published here, and the largest single class of work in it.
- On record
- 119,072
- Moved in 90 days
- 46,818
Which New York City towers have active DOB filings?
4,870 filings describe a building of twenty-one storeys or more — 3.8% of every filing published here, with a median height of 33 storeys.
- On record
- 4,870
- Moved in 90 days
- 4,150
Where is solar being installed in New York City?
1,688 filings declare photovoltaic work — 1.3% of every filing published here, and every one of them has moved in the last 90 days.
- On record
- 1,688
- Moved in 90 days
- All
Where is excavation filed in New York City?
3,687 filings record earthwork — 2.8% of every filing published here, and usually the first paper trace of something that will be visible from the street.
- On record
- 3,687
- Moved in 90 days
- 2,006
What foundation work is filed in New York City?
3,398 filings record foundation work, 2.6% of every filing published here, and 1,855 of them changed status in the last 90 days.
- On record
- 3,398
- Moved in 90 days
- 1,855
Archive
Weekly readings with a fixed source date.
Each issue is fixed from the retained project catalog when it is published. Later source corrections may change live record pages; the edition and its source-access date remain unchanged.
- 01Read note
Week of October 19–25, 2026 · source accessed Oct 26, 2026
The week in NYC development records
7,678 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of October 19–25, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 41% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 7,678
- New-building filings
- 922
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 02Read note
Week of October 12–18, 2026 · source accessed Oct 19, 2026
The week in NYC development records
6,730 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of October 12–18, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 38% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 6,730
- New-building filings
- 862
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 03Read note
Week of October 5–11, 2026 · source accessed Oct 12, 2026
The week in NYC development records
7,027 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of October 5–11, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 40% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 7,027
- New-building filings
- 897
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 04Read note
Week of Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026 · source accessed Oct 5, 2026
The week in NYC development records
7,114 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 42% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 7,114
- New-building filings
- 678
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 05Read note
Week of September 21–27, 2026 · source accessed Sep 28, 2026
The week in NYC development records
7,143 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of September 21–27, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 42% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 7,143
- New-building filings
- 775
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 06Read note
Week of September 14–20, 2026 · source accessed Sep 21, 2026
The week in NYC development records
7,347 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of September 14–20, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 41% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 7,347
- New-building filings
- 880
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 07Read note
Week of September 7–13, 2026 · source accessed Sep 14, 2026
The week in NYC development records
5,786 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of September 7–13, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 41% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 5,786
- New-building filings
- 686
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 08Read note
Week of Aug 31–Sep 6, 2026 · source accessed Sep 7, 2026
The week in NYC development records
6,302 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of Aug 31–Sep 6, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 41% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 6,302
- New-building filings
- 765
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 09Read note
Week of August 24–30, 2026 · source accessed Aug 31, 2026
The week in NYC development records
5,305 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of August 24–30, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 40% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 5,305
- New-building filings
- 676
- Leading borough
- Manhattan
- 10Read note
Week of August 17–23, 2026 · source accessed Aug 24, 2026
The week in NYC development records
2,569 included NYC DOB records carry a status date in the week of August 17–23, 2026. Manhattan accounts for 39% of this weekly set.
- Included records
- 2,569
- New-building filings
- 321
- Leading borough
- Manhattan