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NYC building ownership and distress screen

Use when a broker, lender or acquisitions analyst wants to know who really owns a New York City building and whether it shows distress. Resolves the address to BBL and BIN, reads the PLUTO lot, ACRIS deeds and mortgages with their parties, DOB violations and permits, and screens the owner entities against OpenSanctions. Produces an ownership and distress profile.

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NYC Open Data property records (ACRIS, PLUTO, DOB)Resolve addressPrice5 creditsMedian–Success–Empty–
NYC Open Data property records (ACRIS, PLUTO, DOB)PropertyPrice5 creditsMedian–Success–Empty–
NYC Open Data property records (ACRIS, PLUTO, DOB)Acris documentsPrice5 creditsMedian–Success–Empty–
NYC Open Data property records (ACRIS, PLUTO, DOB)Acris documentPrice5 creditsMedian–Success–Empty–
NYC Open Data property records (ACRIS, PLUTO, DOB)Dob violationsPrice5 creditsMedian–Success–Empty–
NYC Open Data property records (ACRIS, PLUTO, DOB)Dob permitsPrice5 creditsMedian–Success–Empty–
OpenSanctionsSearch entitiesPrice5 creditsMedian457 msSuccess56.3%Empty100%

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# NYC building ownership and distress screen

For one NYC address. The **BBL** keys the lot and recorded documents; the **BIN** keys the building's DOB record; party names from ACRIS feed the sanctions screen.

## 1. Identify

1. Resolve the address with @[NYC Open Data · Resolve address](alexandria:data-cityofnewyork-us/property-records/resolve_address): **BBL**, **BIN**, borough.
2. Read the lot with @[NYC Open Data · Property](alexandria:data-cityofnewyork-us/property-records/property): **owner of record**, **building class**, **units**, **year built**, **assessed value**, **zoning**.

## 2. Paper trail

3. List recorded documents for the BBL with @[NYC Open Data · ACRIS documents](alexandria:data-cityofnewyork-us/property-records/acris_documents): deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, with dates and amounts.
4. Read the latest deed and the latest mortgage with @[NYC Open Data · ACRIS document](alexandria:data-cityofnewyork-us/property-records/acris_document): **grantor**, **grantee**, **lender**, **amount**. Note any LLC buyer, and mortgages with no later satisfaction.

## 3. Physical condition

5. Read open violations for the BIN with @[NYC Open Data · DOB violations](alexandria:data-cityofnewyork-us/property-records/dob_violations): **count**, **class**, **ECB penalties outstanding**.
6. Read permits with @[NYC Open Data · DOB permits](alexandria:data-cityofnewyork-us/property-records/dob_permits): recent alteration work or stalled jobs.

## 4. Counterparty screen

7. Search each owner and lender entity name with @[OpenSanctions · Search entities](alexandria:opensanctions-org/sanctions-screening/search_entities): any sanctions or politically exposed person match, with the dataset named.

## Write the profile

- **Ownership:** owner of record, last buyer entity, price and date, current lender and amount.
- **Distress signals:** open violations and penalties, old unsatisfied mortgages, stalled permits.
- **Screening:** match, possible match or none, per entity. A name match is not an identity match; say so.
- **Sources:** cite each record to its document or BIN. Say what could not be found.

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