NYC Elevator Inspection Compliance Records

New York City elevator inspection and report filing data tracks device status, inspection dates, and location details. The dataset includes fields for device number, status, periodic report year, and geographic identifiers like BIN, borough, and coordinates. It is maintained by the NYC Department of Buildings and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic patterns of elevator compliance using Borough, Latitude, and Longitude fields.
• Track inspection timeliness by comparing Periodic Latest Inspection Date with Periodic Report Year.
• Assess device operational status trends over time using Device Status and Status Date columns.
• Correlate building information via BIN or BBL with inspection filing dates like CAT1 Latest Report Filed Date.
• Map elevator safety data to demographic areas using Census Tract (2020) and Neighborhood Tabulation Area (NTA).

Strengths

• Contains detailed geographic identifiers including BIN, BBL, Latitude, and Longitude.
• Includes temporal fields for tracking report filings and inspection dates across multiple years.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of dataset scale.
• Sample data unavailable for previewing data quality and completeness.

Provenance

Source

New York City Department of Buildings via data.cityofnewyork.us.

Collection Method

Collected through the DOB NOW: Elevator Compliance Filings module.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

New York City, with Borough and Community Board fields.