Feed of Oct 5, 20265,000 ranked parcels13 public sources3 past their freshness limit
Every tax lot in New York City, ranked for redevelopment.
CityLens ranks the city's lots on zoning headroom, ownership, sales and permit history, and shows the public records behind each rank. Here is the current number one.
Public preview: 125 of 5,000 ranked parcels, no account needed.
70-25 Queens Midtown Expressway, Queens
Rank 1 of 5,000 · one tax lot · BBL 4-02799-0131
What the records say
- 70-25 Queens Midtown Expressway: vacant land, 2,355 sf of lot area.NYC PLUTO · as of Oct 5, 2026
- Zoned R4-1, allowed FAR 1.00. Unused floor-area proxy: 2,355 sf.NYC PLUTO · as of Oct 5, 2026
- Recorded sale: $175,000 in 2022.NYC ACRIS · as of Oct 5, 2026
- No landmark or historic-district flag in the cited snapshot.NYC LPC · as of Oct 5, 2026
- The published redevelopment status is still vacant. Recheck current filing records.NYC DOB · as of Oct 5, 2026 · past freshness limit
Still open
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- Has anything changed since the cited records? NYC DOB, NYC ZAP, NYC DOB Safety, OATH/ECB, and HPD violations are past the freshness limit.
- Does the envelope hold? Floor area is a proxy. Check the zoning text, overlays and lot conditions.
See what changed on the block.
An evidence run compares the city's 2017 building footprints with the 2024 aerial survey. The model classifies footprints as added, demolished, modified or unchanged and draws the result on the image. These are model-detected changes, so check the model output against the photo.
Brooklyn brownstones — Flatbush, 100 E 21st St Brooklyn, NY 11226. The preview includes the change overlay.
Model-detected changes
- added0
- demolished0
- modified3
- unchanged131
Every rank shows its sources and their age.
The feed carries a receipt for each public source, with the date it was retrieved and how old it is allowed to get. Sources past their limits need a fresh check.
Ages as of Nov 4, 2026 (UTC), counted from each source's retrieval date. Receipt ages are used when retrieval dates are missing.
| Source | Age | Limit | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYC DOB | Building filings and permits | 30.4 d | 8 d | Past limit |
| NYC ZAP | Land-use projects | 30.4 d | 8 d | Past limit |
| NYC DOB Safety, OATH/ECB, and HPD violations | Violation diligence | 30.4 d | 7 d | Past limit |
Public evidence library
Precomputed runs you can open without an account: imagery, change geometry, the 3D view and the QA receipt.
| Site | Address | Footprints → imagery |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn brownstones — Flatbush | 100 E 21st St Brooklyn, NY 11226 | 2017 → 2024 |
| Manhattan mid-rise — East Village | 20 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003 | 2017 → 2024 |
| Manhattan towers — Hudson Yards | 15 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 | 2017 → 2024 |
| Queens new construction — Long Island City | 5-49 Borden Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 | 2017 → 2024 |
| Williamsburg — rezoned waterfront | 240 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | 2017 → 2024 |