NYC Building Owner Lookup: Find a Building's Owner and Managing Agent
Enter any NYC address to see the registered owner and managing agent from HPD registration records.
Public HPD registration data. Owner and managing-agent names are public; verified decision-maker contact is gated.
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How do I find the owner of a building in NYC?
- Type the address or the borough-block-lot into the lookup above; it reads the HPD multiple dwelling registration, which names the owner, the head officer and the managing agent.
- If the building has no HPD registration (one- and two-family homes, most commercial buildings), search ACRIS on the Department of Finance site for the latest deed; the grantee is the owner of record, often an LLC.
- To reach a person behind an LLC, match the registered agent or the managing agent named in HPD to its business filing; that is the step behind every FieldClients reveal.
What this data is
Every residential building in New York City with three or more units must register annually with the Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), naming the owner and, usually, a managing agent. That registration is public. This tool reads it back to you for any address.
What the fields mean
- Registered owner, the ownership entity on file, often an LLC.
- Managing agent, the company that actually runs the building day to day, and the real decision-maker for most vendor work.
- Registration status, whether the building's registration is current; a lapse is itself a signal.
- Agent portfolio, how many buildings that managing agent runs across the city. One address is a job; a portfolio is an account.
Limits of the public record
Registration data can lag real ownership changes by weeks, LLC names rarely reveal the human behind them, and no phone or email is published. That verified decision-maker contact is exactly what our enrichment adds.
Building owner lookup questions
How do I find the owner of a building outside New York City?
Start with the county assessor, which lists the owner of record for every parcel, and the county recorder of deeds, where the grantee on the latest deed is the owner. Some cities add a rental registry that names the owner or a managing agent. For commercial property, the deed in county records names the owning entity, usually an LLC.
How do I find the owner of a building in NYC?
Type the address or borough-block-lot into the lookup; it reads the HPD multiple dwelling registration, which names the owner, head officer and managing agent. Buildings without an HPD registration (one- and two-family homes, most commercial buildings) are found through ACRIS, the Department of Finance deed register, where the grantee on the latest deed is the owner of record. To reach a person behind an LLC, match the managing agent or registered agent to its business filing.
How do I find out who owns a building in NYC for free?
HPD registration and ACRIS are both free and public. HPD covers residential buildings with three or more units; ACRIS covers every deed and mortgage in the five boroughs. This tool queries HPD; ACRIS is searched at a836-acris.nyc.gov.
What is the difference between the owner and the managing agent?
The registered owner is the entity that holds title, very often an LLC formed for that single building. The managing agent is the company that runs the property day to day and, for most vendor work, is the party that actually hires and pays contractors. If you are selling services to a building, the agent is usually the decision-maker, and their portfolio matters more than the single address.
Why is the owner just an LLC with no person named?
Most NYC property is held in single-asset LLCs, which is normal practice, not evasion. The registration will name officers or a head officer in some cases, and ACRIS filings sometimes name signatories, but the person who signs vendor contracts is usually reached through the managing agent. Resolving an LLC to a verified human is the enrichment step, and it is the part that takes real work.
Is the building owner lookup free?
Yes. This tool is free and reads public HPD registration data with no account required. The registered owner, managing agent, registration status, and agent portfolio size are all shown. The verified decision-maker contact is the product: in the feed, one credit reveals it, because verifying it daily at market scale is the work.
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The feed turns HPD registrations into accounts. One credit reveals the decision-maker and the reason to call.
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