Hammerline Growth / Opportunity Intelligence

NYC HPD Building Violation Signals (Sample)

A 14-row public sample of open New York City Housing Maintenance Code (HPD) violations summarized by building: borough, ZIP code, building type, units, floors, year built, the cited condition, citation count and latest citation date. Snapshot date 2026-10-21. No owner or contact data and no street addresses. Provided by Hammerline Growth under CC BY 4.0 for this sample only.

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License scope. CC BY 4.0 applies only to this 14-row public sample package. It does not apply to the full Opportunity Intelligence database, to paid reports or datasets, to future proprietary datasets, or to internal derived data not included here. Please credit “Hammerline Growth” and the City of New York.

Sample records

sample_idborough_or_cityzip_codeservice_categorycited_conditionopen_citation_countlatest_citation_datebuilding_typeresidential_unitsfloorsyear_built
OI-NYC-01Bronx10472Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)32026-10-20Walk-up apartment building2651916
OI-NYC-02Bronx10451Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)12026-10-19Condominium / co-op building8892006
OI-NYC-03Bronx10451Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)12026-10-19Elevator apartment building20481980
OI-NYC-04Brooklyn11233Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)52026-10-08Walk-up apartment building841921
OI-NYC-05Brooklyn11222Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)22026-10-20Walk-up apartment building11761886
OI-NYC-06Brooklyn11211Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)12026-10-19Walk-up apartment building631920
OI-NYC-07Queens11385Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)32026-10-19Walk-up apartment building2231950
OI-NYC-08Queens11693Commercial roofingRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)12026-10-15Elevator apartment building687131964
OI-NYC-09Bronx10454Fire protection (sprinkler / alarm / inspection)Leaking or defective standpipe at sprinkler system22026-10-13Condominium / co-op building419132009
OI-NYC-10Bronx10453Fire protection (sprinkler / alarm / inspection)Failure to maintain building service equipment in code-compliant manner12026-10-09Elevator apartment building6661928
OI-NYC-11Bronx10455Fire protection (sprinkler / alarm / inspection)Sprinkler system deficiency (cap installed at sprinkler)12026-10-05Elevator apartment building5272021
OI-NYC-12New York10037Pest control (multifamily buildings)Roach infestation cited in building32026-10-20Elevator apartment building259161959
OI-NYC-13New York10031Pest control (multifamily buildings)Roach infestation cited in building12026-10-20Walk-up apartment building1861905
OI-NYC-14New York10039Pest control (multifamily buildings)Roach infestation cited in building82026-10-20Elevator apartment building8572007

Fields

FIELDDESCRIPTIONTYPEEXAMPLESOURCE / DERIVATIONNULLABLE?PII?
sample_idUnique identifier of the sample record within this file (not a public-record number).stringOI-NYC-01Assigned by Hammerline when the sample is builtNoNO
marketOI market key for the record's metropolitan area.stringnew-yorkHammerline market taxonomy, derived from the record's borough/cityNoNO
borough_or_cityNYC borough (or city) where the cited building is located. No street address is included.stringBronxNYC HPD violations dataset (borough field)NoNO
stateUS state abbreviation.stringNYDerived from the borough/cityNoNO
zip_code5-digit ZIP code of the cited building. Building-level, no street address or unit.string10472NYC HPD violations dataset (zip field)NoNO
service_categoryCommercial service category the record may be relevant to.stringCommercial roofingHammerline classification of the violation type (roof, fire-protection, pest)NoNO
public_record_event_typeType of public-record event: an open violation of the housing maintenance code or building code.stringOpen roof-condition violation (HMC)Hammerline normalization of the HPD violation categoryNoNO
cited_conditionPlain-language summary of the cited condition. Apartment-specific wording is removed.stringRoof condition violation (leak or defective roof)Summarized by Hammerline from the HPD violation descriptionNoNO
open_citation_countNumber of open citations of this type at the building at the snapshot date.integer3Count of open HPD violations of that category for the building at snapshotNoNO
latest_citation_dateMost recent citation (inspection) date among the open citations, ISO 8601.date2026-10-20NYC HPD violations dataset (inspection / issue date)NoNO
freshness_at_snapshotHammerline freshness label at the snapshot date: NEW = cited within about 3 days; CURRENT = older but still inside OI's current window (aging records are flagged separately and not included here).stringNEWDerived by Hammerline from latest_citation_date and snapshot_dateNoNO
building_typeBuilding description from city property records.stringWalk-up apartment buildingNYC DCP PLUTO building class, normalized by HammerlineYesNO
residential_unitsNumber of residential units in the building.integer26NYC DCP PLUTO (unitsres)YesNO
floorsNumber of floors.integer5NYC DCP PLUTO (numfloors)YesNO
year_builtYear the building was built.integer1916NYC DCP PLUTO (yearbuilt)YesNO
source_agencyAgency that publishes the underlying public record, with the agency supplying building attributes.stringNYC Dept. of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD); building attributes from NYC Dept. of City Planning PLUTOStatic per sourceNoNO
source_datasetName of the public dataset the violation comes from.stringHPD Housing Maintenance Code ViolationsNYC Open DataNoNO
source_reference_urlDataset-level reference page on NYC Open Data (not a record-level link).urlhttps://data.cityofnewyork.us/Housing-Development/Housing-Maintenance-Code-Violations/wvxf-dwi5NYC Open Data portalNoNO
commercial_relevanceOne-sentence inference by Hammerline on why a service provider may care. It is an inference, not a statement that the owner wants or will buy a service.stringThe owner must cure the cited roof condition; a roofing contractor may be needed for inspection, repair or replacement.Hammerline research write-up (OUR INFERENCE section)NoNO
snapshot_dateDate the record snapshot was taken. Citations may have been cured since.date2026-10-21Hammerline snapshot dateNoNO

Source and limitations

Underlying data: NYC Open Data, HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, with building attributes from NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO. Hammerline adds classification and a plain-language summary. This is a snapshot taken 2026-10-21; violations may have been corrected since. It is not an official record. These are signals about buildings that may warrant outreach, not requests for service, and not guaranteed leads or jobs. See the methodology. Paid access is available in supported jurisdictions.