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Meet RegWatch NYC: One View of a Building's Full Record

Every New York building has a paper trail scattered across a dozen city systems: building and housing violations, permits, deeds, liens, and its Certificate of Occupancy. RegWatch NYC pulls that record into one place. It aggregates public data from more than 250 government and data sources, checked daily, and presents each building as a single timeline with a 0-to-100 Compliance Score. Coverage spans the tri-state area and runs deepest in New York City. Here is what it does and what it costs.

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One building, one timeline

In New York, a single building's public record is split across many systems. RegWatch NYC gathers them: DOB (Department of Buildings) and HPD (Housing Preservation and Development) violations, ECB/OATH cases, FISP facade inspections, permits, ACRIS deeds and title, liens, and the Certificate of Occupancy.

It draws on more than 250 government and data sources, checked daily, spanning over 9.4 million addresses and 42 million recorded events. Each building becomes one timeline, topped with a Compliance Score from 0 to 100 that gives a fast read on where the property stands.

Free to search, free account for more

You can search any address for free and view a basic building profile without creating an account. It is a quick way to see what is on a property before you commit to anything.

A free account unlocks more, including one saved building with in-app alerts when its record changes. Email monitoring and alerts move up to the paid plans.

Who it helps

RegWatch NYC is built for anyone who has to track a building's compliance. Owners and property managers use it to stay ahead of violations and deadlines; brokers and investors lean on it during diligence; lenders check exposure before a closing.

Attorneys and title companies use it to scan a property's history quickly. One note for those users: RegWatch is not legal advice and not title insurance or a title commitment. For formal title work, rely on a licensed title company or a real-estate attorney.

Plans and pricing

Searching is always free. For one-off documentation, a Comprehensive report is $12 as a one-time purchase. For ongoing use, Pro is $15 a month or $150 a year.

Paid plans add email monitoring and alerts, AI property chat, PDF reports and exports, a portfolio dashboard, and broker tools such as a deal analyzer, lien calculator, and due-diligence features. Max, at $100 a month or $600 a year, adds branded PDF reports; Unlimited, at $200 a month or $1,200 a year, adds white-label reports. You can compare the plans to pick a fit.

A few things to keep in mind

Coverage is tri-state — New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut — and is deepest in New York City. New Jersey and Connecticut are broader but shallower on regulatory detail.

The data is aggregated from public records and checked daily, but it can lag official filings, so verify anything critical against the official source. The city's own systems — ACRIS, DOB, and HPD — remain the authoritative record; RegWatch aggregates them into one view.