Building records for New York City and Jersey City: permits, taxes, tax breaks and zoning.
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Get one building’s record from Umarelli: building permits, assessed value and property tax bill, tax breaks, zoning, and news coverage. The id is a New York City BBL (ten digits), a Jersey City id such as jc:14106:39, or an Umarelli building URL.
A building id from search, a BBL, or a building URL
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claude mcp add --transport http umarelli https://umarelli.org/mcp
Get one building’s record from Umarelli: building permits, assessed value and property tax bill, tax breaks, zoning, and news coverage. The id is a New York City BBL (ten digits), a Jersey City id such as jc:14106:39, or an Umarelli building URL.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id* | string | A building id from search, a BBL, or a building URL |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A building id from search, a BBL, or a building URL"
}
}
}List new-building and major-renovation permits near a street address in New York City (dated by filing) or Jersey City (dated by issue), newest first, each with a link to its building on Umarelli.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | |
| address* | string | A street address, e.g. 120 Franklin Street, Brooklyn |
| radius_meters | number |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"address"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1
},
"address": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A street address, e.g. 120 Franklin Street, Brooklyn"
},
"radius_meters": {
"type": "number",
"default": 500,
"maximum": 2000,
"minimum": 50
}
}
}Find buildings in New York City or Jersey City by street address. Returns ids, names and Umarelli page URLs; pass an id to fetch for the full record. New York City is assumed; include "Jersey City" to search there.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query* | string | A street address, e.g. 205 Montague Street, Brooklyn |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A street address, e.g. 205 Montague Street, Brooklyn"
}
}
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