A free alternative to PropertyShark
for New York
The same public records — owners, deeds, violations, zoning, values — without the paywall, the plans, or the account.
3.8M
Parcels covered
86M
Recorded documents
19M
Violations & permits
$0
Forever
NY Property Records vs. PropertyShark
| NY Property Records | PropertyShark* | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — no account, ever | Limited free tier · paid plans |
| Owner of record | Free on every parcel | Registration or plan |
| Deeds & mortgages | Every document since 1966, linked to the official scans | Paid plans |
| Sales history & prices | Free, with buyer and seller names | Full history paid |
| DOB & HPD violations | Free, deduplicated, linked to BIS & HPD Online | Paid reports |
| Zoning & FAR | Free, with the official zoning guide | Paid plans |
| Value estimate | OpenValue™ + 10-year history, free | Comps tools paid |
| Est. property taxes | Free, statewide | Varies |
| Coverage | NYC + 33 NY counties · 3.8M parcels | NYC-centred |
* Based on publicly available information about PropertyShark's plans at the time of writing; their offering may change — check their site for current details. PropertyShark is a trademark of its owner; we are not affiliated with it in any way.
Why we can be free
Property records are public. They are created by government agencies, published as open data, and paid for by taxpayers. We collect them, join them, and put them on one fast map — and we think looking up who owns a building, what it sold for, or whether it has open violations shouldn't cost anything. That's the whole model.