Free NYC Property Owner Lookup by Address

By Cristian Cedacero, NYC Property Intel · Updated June 12, 2026

Enter any NYC address and find out who owns the building — the owner of record, the people listed on the HPD registration behind an LLC, and the recent deed history — from official city records in one query.

Three records, one ownership picture

“Who owns this building?” has three different official answers in NYC, and they don't always match. PLUTO (the city's tax-lot database) names the owner on the tax roll — fast, but often just an LLC name, and updated periodically rather than in real time. ACRIS (the city register) holds the recorded deeds and mortgages — the legal paper trail of who holds title and what they paid. And the HPD registration — required annually for every residential building with 3+ units — is where the law makes a human being show up: a head officer and managing agent with real names and service addresses, even when the owner is an entity. This lookup reads all three together, which is how you get past “it's owned by an LLC” to something you can actually act on.

Who uses this check

• Renters — identify the landlord behind the LLC, then check their building's violation record before signing.
• Buyers & investors — confirm the seller entity, the hold period, and the prior purchase price from the deed record.
• Attorneys & process servers — the HPD registration carries the service addresses owners are legally required to maintain.

FAQ: NYC Property Owner Lookup

How do I find out who owns a building in NYC?

Enter the address above and the lookup pulls the ownership picture from three official records at once: the owner of record from the city's PLUTO tax-lot database, the deed history from ACRIS (the city register of recorded documents, which shows who legally holds title and when it last transferred), and — for residential buildings of three or more units — the HPD registration, which lists the people behind the ownership entity: the head officer and the managing agent, with the addresses they registered. Doing this manually means three separate city systems with three different search interfaces. The single biggest thing to understand is that many NYC buildings are owned through LLCs, so the name on the tax roll is often a company; the HPD registration is the public record that usually puts human names behind it.

The owner is an LLC — how do I find the actual person behind it?

For residential buildings, the HPD registration is the most direct public path. New York City requires annual registration for every multiple dwelling (three or more residential units), and for one- and two-family rentals where neither the owner nor immediate family lives in the building. The registration must list real people — a head officer, the managing agent, and site contacts — with addresses. That's frequently the human name behind an LLC on the tax roll. Beyond HPD, the ACRIS deed and mortgage documents sometimes carry individual signatories, and the LLC itself can be searched in the New York Department of State's corporation database. No single source is guaranteed to unmask every structure — some owners layer entities deliberately — but for ordinary rental buildings, the HPD registration answers it more often than not.

Is this property owner lookup free, and is it legal?

Yes and yes. Ownership of New York City real property is public record by design — the tax roll (PLUTO), the register of deeds and mortgages (ACRIS), and HPD's registration records are all published by the city itself; this tool just reads them together in one query instead of three websites. Your first lookups are free with no signup, and a free account currently gets 10 queries a day. The project is open source, so you can verify exactly how the data is assembled or self-host it. One boundary worth stating: the data is for legitimate due-diligence purposes — checking who you're renting from, buying from, or litigating against. All real-estate data on this site is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and New York State and City Human Rights Laws.

Why do renters and buyers check who owns a building?

Because the owner's track record is knowable before you sign anything. For a renter, identifying the owner and managing agent lets you check their other buildings' violation and litigation history — a landlord who runs five buildings with hundreds of open violations is telling you how your building will be run. For a buyer, ownership history frames the negotiation: how long the seller has held it, what they paid (from the ACRIS deed record), whether the building has churned through owners, and whether the seller entity actually matches who's signing the contract. For attorneys and process servers, the HPD registration provides the service addresses the law requires owners to maintain. It's a two-minute check that grounds everything else you'll learn about the building.

How current is the ownership data?

Each source updates on its own cadence, and every answer is stamped with its data vintage so you know what you're reading. PLUTO (the tax-lot record naming the owner) is updated by the city periodically rather than in real time; ACRIS deed recordings appear as documents are recorded; HPD registrations are filed annually and on ownership changes. That means a very recent sale can show the prior owner in PLUTO for a while even though the new deed already exists in ACRIS — which is exactly why the lookup reads multiple sources together rather than trusting one. For anything where the precise current titleholder matters legally — a closing, a lawsuit — your attorney or a title company verifies against the live record; this lookup is the fast, free first pass.

Data sources: NYC Open Data PLUTO (469e-p79z), HPD Registrations (tesw-yqqr) and Registration Contacts (feu5-w2e2), and ACRIS recorded documents. NYC Property Intel surfaces public records; it is not a title search, an appraisal, or legal advice. Verify with the source agency and your professionals before you transact.