New York City Deed Restrictions Database from 1966 to Present

New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services maintains a searchable database of all real property subject to deed restrictions imposed under Local Law 176 of 2016. The dataset covers active restrictions and requests from 1966 to the present. Data is provided in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Use Cases

• Tracking property use restrictions based on deed covenants for legal due diligence.
• Analyzing urban development patterns based on the history of imposed deed restrictions.
• Mapping the geographic distribution of properties with active deed restrictions for planning purposes.
• Monitoring compliance and active requests related to Local Law 176 of 2016.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range from 1966 to the present.
• Data is provided in multiple structured formats (RDF, JSON, CSV, XML).
• Maintained by an authoritative city department (Department of Citywide Administrative Services).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description includes a legal disclaimer advising independent verification of all data.

Provenance

Source

City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official city records and requests pursuant to Local Law 176 of 2016.

Time Range

1966 - present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 03:58:52.325300; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, United States