You can get copies of building floor plans for properties located in the City through the Department of Buildings (DOB).

Floor plans may be viewed at no charge. Copies of files can be reproduced. The cost for copies is $8 for the first page and $5 per additional page. The total cost will vary, depending on the number of pages in the file.

To view plans, you must have valid identification, such as a driver's license or passport.

Online

You can request drawings, plans or documents for properties located in New York City by submitting a Record Request online in DOB’s Building Information System (BIS) via DOB NOW: BIS Options.

If you already have a DOB eFiling account, you can log into DOB NOW and select the BIS Options portal.

Log into DOB NOW.

You can create a new eFiling account.

Register with eFiling.

For step-by-step directions, see the Record Requests in DOB NOW guide. Requests can be made for folders, plans, microfilm, docket books, reels, index/I-cards, and curb cut cards.

Download Record Requests in DOB NOW guide.

If Building Plans are in DOB’s inventory, once a record request is submitted in DOB NOW, an email notification is sent to the requestor when the records are available for pick up at the borough office where the property is located.

In Person

DOB Bronx Borough Office
1775 Grand Concourse, 5th Floor
Bronx, NY 10453
Walk-In Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 12 PM

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

NOTE: DOB phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

In Person

DOB Brooklyn Borough Office
345 Adams Street, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Walk-In Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 12 PM

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

NOTE: DOB phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

In Person

DOB Manhattan Borough Office
280 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10007
Walk-In Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 12 PM

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

NOTE: DOB phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

In Person

DOB Queens Borough Office
120-55 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Walk-In Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 12 PM

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

NOTE: DOB phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

In Person

DOB Staten Island Borough Office
10 Richmond Terrace, Borough Hall, 2nd Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
Walk-In Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 12 PM

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

NOTE: DOB phone lines are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Starting on June 3, 2024, all existing and new DOB NOW users are required to have an NYC.ID account.

  • Users will complete a one-time process of creating an NYC.ID account
  • An NYC.ID account is required to access DOB NOW:
    • Build
    • Safety
    • BIS Options
    • Licensing
  • DOB NOW: Inspections and eFiling account registration is not changing and will not require an NYC.ID account

See NYC.ID announcement.

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