New York Property Records

New York County, also known as Manhattan, is one of the five boroughs of New York City. While it lacks distinct cities, Manhattan has dozens of neighborhoods and districts.

Property records in New York County, often called land records, serve as legal and financial references for property transactions and ownership history. These records typically include deeds, mortgages, land surveys, property maps, and other documents related to the county's purchase, sale, and transfer of real property.

New York County property records illustrate an average home value of $1,035,216 within the local market. The median rents are reported at $2,257, complemented by the median household income of $117,625. In median property taxes, New York County levies an average rate of 0.83% of a property's assessed valuation.

Though the New York County Clerk's Office maintains and provides some public property records in the borough, individuals can primarily access property records such as deeds, mortgages, and other materials related to real estate transactions in the county using the Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS), run by the Office of the City Register.

The ACRIS allows searching New York County property records online by party name, parcel ID, document type and ID number, transaction number, reel/page, or UCC/federal lien file number.

Fees for property records in New York County, NY, vary based on the document type. But generally, certified copies of real property documents from the Office of the City Register incur a fee of $4 per page, while uncertified copies are charged at $1 per page.

Verifying zoning information for properties in New York County can be done through the Zoning and Land Use Application (ZoLa) on the NYC Department of City Planning website. By entering the address and borough of a property, ZoLa provides the zoning designation and land use regulations applicable to that parcel.