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?
585 demolition filings are on record — 0.5% of every filing published here, and every one of them has moved in the last 90 days.
- On record
- 585
- Moved in 90 days
- All
What new buildings are being built in New York City?
7,270 new-building filings are on record, 6.5% of every filing published here, together proposing 501,733 homes.
- On record
- 7,270
- Moved in 90 days
- 4,350
What alterations are being filed in New York City?
103,412 alteration filings are on record — 92.9% of every filing published here, and the largest single class of work in it.
- On record
- 103,412
- Moved in 90 days
- 31,149
Which New York City towers have active DOB filings?
3,537 filings describe a building of twenty-one storeys or more — 3.2% of every filing published here, with a median height of 33 storeys.
- On record
- 3,537
- Moved in 90 days
- 2,820
Where is solar being installed in New York City?
1,152 filings declare photovoltaic work — 1.0% of every filing published here, and every one of them has moved in the last 90 days.
- On record
- 1,152
- Moved in 90 days
- All
Where is excavation filed in New York City?
2,993 filings record earthwork — 2.7% of every filing published here, and usually the first paper trace of something that will be visible from the street.
- On record
- 2,993
- Moved in 90 days
- 1,313
What foundation work is filed in New York City?
2,757 filings record foundation work, 2.5% of every filing published here, and 1,215 of them changed status in the last 90 days.
- On record
- 2,757
- Moved in 90 days
- 1,215
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 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
- 02Read 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
- 03Read 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
- 04Read 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
- 05Read 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
- 06Read 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