/nyc-dob-permits

What it does

Provide an address, BBL, or BIN and get the full DOB permit and job filing history. The skill queries four datasets — Legacy BIS permits and filings plus DOB NOW permits and filings — then merges, sorts by date, and groups by job type: New Building (NB), Alteration Type 1 (A1), Alteration Type 2/3 (A2/A3), Demolition (DM), and Other. For buildings predating 1989, it notes that pre-BIS records exist only on paper.

Install

Claude Desktop:

1. Open Customize → Browse plugins
2. Click + → Add marketplace from GitHub
3. Enter AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
4. Install Architecture Studio

Claude Code (terminal):

claude plugin marketplace add AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
claude plugin install as@skills-for-architects

Or symlink just this skill:

git clone https://github.com/AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects.git
ln -s $(pwd)/skills-for-architects/skills/nyc-dob-permits ~/.claude/skills/nyc-dob-permits

Data sources

Source	Dataset ID	What it provides
PLUTO	64uk-42ks	Address resolution, BBL/BIN
DOB Permit Issuance (Legacy)	ipu4-2q9a	Issued permits from BIS
DOB Job Application Filings (Legacy)	ic3t-wcy2	Job applications and statuses
DOB NOW Approved Permits	rbx6-tga4	DOB NOW approved permits
DOB NOW Job Filings	w9ak-ipjd	DOB NOW job applications

Key fields returned

• Total permit count (legacy + DOB NOW breakdown)
• Job number and permit number per filing
• Job type — NB, A1, A2, A3, DM
• Status — filing status, approval/expiration dates
• Applicant and owner names

Sample output

Generated from: /as:nyc-dob-permits 120 Broadway, Manhattan

## DOB Permits & Filings — 120 Broadway, Manhattan

**Total found:** 23 (18 legacy, 5 DOB NOW)
**BBL:** 1-00077-0001 | **BIN:** 1001389

### Alteration Type 1 (A1)

| Date | Job # | Work Type | Status | Applicant |
|------|-------|-----------|--------|-----------|
| 2024-08-12 | B00892341 | Interior renovation floors 15-18 | Approved | Gensler |
| 2022-03-05 | 121547823 | Lobby modernization | Sign-off | SLCE Architects |
| 2019-11-20 | 121234567 | Mechanical system upgrade | Sign-off | Jaros Baum & Bolles |

### Alteration Type 2 (A2)

| Date | Job # | Work Type | Status | Applicant |
|------|-------|-----------|--------|-----------|
| 2023-06-15 | B00765432 | Plumbing — restroom renovation 22nd floor | Approved | — |
| 2023-02-08 | 121678901 | Electrical — new distribution panel | Sign-off | — |

### Alteration Type 3 (A3)

| Date | Job # | Work Type | Status | Applicant |
|------|-------|-----------|--------|-----------|
| 2024-11-03 | B00934521 | Fire alarm upgrade | In progress | — |
| 2024-01-22 | B00812345 | Partition wall — suite 3201 | Approved | — |
| 2023-09-14 | 121890123 | Ceiling replacement — 8th floor | Sign-off | — |

*18 additional permits from 2001–2022 not shown. Pre-BIS records (before ~1989) not digitized.*

Source: [DOB Permit Issuance](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/DOB-Permit-Issuance/ipu4-2q9a), [DOB NOW Permits](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/DOB-NOW-Build-Approved-Permits/rbx6-tga4)