NYC Building Footprints with Construction Year and Height

Footprint outlines of buildings in New York City, sourced from data.cityofnewyork.us. The dataset includes 16 columns such as BIN, Construction Year, Height Roof, and Ground Elevation. It was last updated on March 29, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze urban density and building age distribution using Construction Year and SHAPE_AREA.
• Model 3D cityscapes for visualizations or simulations using Height Roof and Ground Elevation.
• Link building records to tax lot data for property analysis using Map Pluto BBL and BASE_BBL.
• Track data provenance and edits for quality control using Geometry Source and LAST_EDITED_DATE.

Strengths

• Includes 16 detailed attributes per building, such as Construction Year and Height Roof.
• Geometries are provided, enabling spatial analysis and mapping.
• Data is hosted and maintained by the official City of New York data portal (data.cityofnewyork.us).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-29 12:48:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City