For NYC Buyers
The listing price is what you pay on day one. Brix tells you what you'll pay for the next ten years.
Boiler age, open violations, and what your future neighbors have filed permits to do.
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What buyers don't find out until it's too late
The costs and disruptions nobody told you about
Your attorney reviewed the financials. Your inspector walked the unit. Neither of them pulled the city records.
The renovation that wasn't what they said
The broker called it "gut renovated." The permits say 2018 cosmetic refresh — cabinet faces and countertops, no plumbing, no electrical. The buyer found out when the dishwasher flooded the unit below. Old supply line, never replaced.
Permit history shows what was actually done
Every DOB permit for the building and unit — dates, scope, whether properly closed out
The assessment nobody budgeted for
Closed in October. In January, a $52,000 per-unit assessment for facade repairs. The building had been on the city's FISP inspection list for two years — in the record before they signed.
FISP facade status tracked
Outstanding facade inspection requirements that could trigger a costly assessment
The neighbor's gut renovation
Closed on a quiet floor-through in March. In April, the unit above filed a gut renovation permit — new plumbing, structural work, six months minimum. It was filed during their due diligence. Nobody pulled the permits.
Active neighbor permits visible
Active permits from other units — including gut renovations that could disrupt life after closing
You're not just buying an apartment. You're buying into a building, a board, and a maintenance history.
Brix shows you all three, before you close.
What Brix checks for buyers
Every record sourced from NYC city agencies. Updated regularly.
UNIT HISTORY
Permit history
Every DOB permit filed for this unit — what was done, when, and whether it was closed out properly
Unit sales history
Every recorded ACRIS deed for this unit — sale prices, dates, and parties
Neighbor permits
Active DOB permits filed by other units — gut renovations, plumbing, structural work
BUILDING CONDITION & FUTURE COSTS
Boiler & elevator records
Age, inspection history, and any outstanding issues with major building systems
FISP facade status
Whether the building has outstanding facade inspection requirements that could trigger an assessment
CapEx gap analysis
What major systems haven't been updated based on building age and violation history
BOARD & GOVERNANCE
Violation resolution rate
How quickly the board fixes issues — a low rate signals a dysfunctional board
AEP & city intervention
Whether the city has had to step in to make emergency repairs because the board wouldn't
HPD litigation history
Has the city taken the building to housing court — and what was the outcome
OWNERSHIP & STABILITY
ACRIS transfer history
How many times this unit has sold, at what prices, and whether the pattern signals distress
Sponsor concentration
How many units the sponsor still holds through LLCs — affects mortgage eligibility and resale
LLC ownership trace
Who really owns the building behind the LLCs — and their track record across NYC
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