Spotter NYC by Central Fire
Everything about your building. One search. Always watching.
Spotter NYC is the complete record for any New York City building: when it was built, how many stories, where it sits, every DOB filing and permit, and violations from every city agency. Save your buildings and Spotter NYC watches them for you, every day. Join the waitlist to be first in.
The building record
The whole history of the building, in one place.
Year built, number of stories, units, lot and zoning, BIN and BBL, and exactly where it sits on the map.
DOB NOW and BIS job filings, permits, sign-offs and certificates of occupancy.
Open and closed violations from DOB, FDNY, HPD, OATH and ECB, DEP and Sanitation.
311 and Buildings complaints filed against the address.
OATH hearing dates and results, with reminders before the date.
An email the moment something new is posted on a building you watch.
How it will work
Search it. Save it. We watch it.
- 1Search any building
Type an address or business name. Every record that matters, in plain English.
- 2Save your buildings
Add the properties you manage to your own dashboard. One building or a whole portfolio.
- 3We keep watch
Every day Spotter NYC checks the city records for each building and emails you when something changes.
- 4We help you clear it
If it is fire related, Central Fire can fix it, file it and close it out.
Join the waitlist
Be first in line.
Tell us a little about you and how many buildings you manage. We will email you when Spotter NYC opens.
- For property managers, owners and contractors
- Building records from 15 city sources in one search
- All five boroughs of New York City
- Low monthly price per building
- From a veteran and firefighter owned fire protection company
Questions
NYC building violations: what to know
Each city agency keeps its own records. Buildings violations and complaints are on the DOB website, housing violations are on HPD Online, and summonses heard at OATH (the old ECB) are searchable by address or summons number. Fire violations are not all posted online, so it is worth checking with someone who works with FDNY. Spotter NYC pulls them together in one search and checks them for you every day.
An ECB violation is a summons from a city agency such as DOB or FDNY that is heard at OATH, the city's hearing office. It used to be called the Environmental Control Board, which is where the name comes from. It can carry a fine, and many also require proof that the condition was fixed.
If nobody shows up or responds by the hearing date, the case is usually decided against you by default, often at the highest penalty. The violation also stays open until the condition is fixed and proof is accepted. Hearing reminders are one of the things Spotter NYC will send.
Fix the condition, then give FDNY proof by the date on the notice, such as a certificate of correction or a new inspection tag. If it is a summons, it may also have a hearing. Central Fire handles fire extinguisher and fire safety violations from start to finish. Send us the notice and we will tell you what it needs and what it costs.
The building itself (year built, stories, units, lot and location), its DOB filings, permits and certificates of occupancy, and violations and complaints from DOB, FDNY, HPD, OATH and ECB, DEP and Sanitation. Some records, like older violation copies and some FDNY records, are not online, and Spotter NYC tells you where to get those.
We are getting it ready now. It will be priced per building with a low monthly fee. Everyone on the waitlist hears first, with no payment and no commitment to join the list.
Already have a violation?
You do not need to wait. Send it to us and we will tell you what it needs and what it costs.
