DOB NOW: Safety Boiler Compliance Filings for New York City

Annual compliance filings for high and low pressure boilers installed in New York City buildings. The Department of Buildings’ Boiler Unit oversees this data, which property owners are responsible for submitting to ensure safe operation and adherence to the Building Code. The dataset was last updated on March 15, 2026.

Use Cases

• Predict boiler inspection failure risk based on historical compliance filings.
• Analyze spatial distribution of high-pressure boilers across New York City.
• Monitor annual compliance trends for building safety equipment.
• Identify buildings with recurring boiler safety violations for targeted enforcement.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including XML, RDF, JSON, and CSV.
• The dataset is actively maintained, with a last update timestamp of 2026-03 15 02:44:55.515889.
• Data originates from the authoritative City of New York organization.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of New York, Department of Buildings’ Boiler Unit

Collection Method

Annual compliance filings submitted by property owners.

Time Range

Annual coverage, specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-15 02:44:55.515889; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, United States