Updates March 10, 2026
Harassment findings now visible on building reports, smarter search powered by NYC GeoSearch, more detailed violations, and automated pipeline monitoring to keep scores accurate.
Harassment & Litigation
- HPD harassment findings are now surfaced directly on building reports — 317 buildings with confirmed tenant harassment (after trial or inquest) are now flagged with finding date and penalty amount
- Harassment findings automatically set litigation severity to HIGH, so these buildings are properly reflected in grades
- Litigation details now include penalty amounts and finding types — previously this data existed in city records but wasn't displayed
Violation Details
- DOB violations now show readable type labels — "Elevator", "Boiler", "Crane", "Construction" instead of raw agency codes
- HPD violation descriptions expanded from 120 to 250 characters — you now see the full issue instead of truncated text
- DOB violation details now include ECB case numbers, issue dates, and cleaned-up status descriptions
- Key Statistics on building pages are now clickable — tap any stat to jump directly to matching events in the timeline
Smarter Search
- Search now uses NYC GeoSearch alongside our local database — better address matching, especially for alternate addresses and intersections
- Keyboard shortcut: press ⌘K (or Ctrl+K) anywhere to open search instantly
- Full-screen search on mobile with larger tap targets and cleaner results
- Buildings with alternate addresses now show "a.k.a." when your search matches a secondary address
- No more "Searching..." flicker — previous results stay visible while new ones load
Data Reliability
- Automated nightly pipeline validation — 10 checks run after every scoring cycle including grade distribution, score alignment, source freshness, and null detection
- All 9 critical data sources are now monitored for staleness — if NYC Open Data stops publishing updates, we catch it within 24 hours instead of weeks
- Fixed a race condition in the nightly scoring pipeline that could cause scores to be calculated from incomplete data
- Health scores now display correctly everywhere — search results, building pages, and PDF reports all show the same number
- Financial data (tax liens, ACRIS transactions) now uses a 10-year lookback window — older resolved liens no longer affect current grades
Latest update: March 17, 2026 →
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