BUILDING_P: New York City Building Footprint Centroids with Administrative Boundaries

BUILDING_P provides point-based centroid data for building footprints in New York City, sourced from data.cityofnewyork.us. The dataset includes attributes such as Construction Year, Height Roof, and BIN, and is linked to administrative boundaries like Community Districts and Police Precincts. It was last updated on 2026-03-17.

Use Cases

• Analyzing building age distribution and construction trends using Construction Year across Borough Boundaries.
• Modeling building density and height profiles for zoning studies using Height Roof and Ground Elevation.
• Joining building data to administrative datasets for service planning using BASE_BBL, Map Pluto BBL, and columns like City Council Districts.
• Tracking data provenance and update cycles for quality assurance using LAST_EDITED_DATE and LAST_STATUS_TYPE.

Strengths

• Includes detailed administrative join keys like BASE_BBL, BIN, and DOITT_ID for linking to other NYC datasets.
• Contains multiple geometric and administrative attributes, such as Height Roof, Ground Elevation, and Community Districts.
• Offers data in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-03-17 21:46:20; freshness should be verified as this is a future date.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Likely derived from official city geographic information systems (GIS) and planning departments.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 21:46:20.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.