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A.
0.
1.

ONE FAMILY DWELLINGS

Cape Cod
Two Stories Detached (Small or
Moderate Size, With or Without Attic)
One Story (Permanent Living
Quarters)
Large Suburban Residence
City Residence
Attached or Semi-Detached
Summer Cottages/Mobile
Homes/Trailers
Mansion Type
Bungalow Colony/Land Coop Owned
Miscellaneous (Old Buildings,
Attached & Semi-Detached Frame
Houses, etc.)

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

B.
1.
2.
3.
9.

TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS

Brick
Frame
Converted (From One Family)
Miscellaneous (City Type, Old, etc.)

C.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

WALK UP APARTMENTS
Three Families
Over Six Families Without Stores
Five to Six Families
Four Families
Old Law Tenements
Converted Dwelling or Rooming
House
Cooperative (Other Than
Condominiums)
Over Six Families With Stores
Co-op Conversion From
Loft/Warehouse
Garden Apartments/Mobile Home
Park/Trailer Park

6.
7.
8.
9.

D.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

ELEVATOR APARTMENTS
Co-op Conversion From Loft/Warehouse
Semi-fireproof (Without Stores)
Artists in Residence
Fireproof (Standard Construction Without Stores)
Cooperatives (Other Than Condominiums)
Converted
Fireproof - With Stores
Semi-Fireproof With Stores
Luxury Type
Miscellaneous

E.
1.
3.
4.
6.
7.
9.

WAREHOUSES
Fireproof
Semi-Fireproof
Frame, Metal
Governmental Warehouses
Warehouse, Self Storage
Miscellaneous

F.
1.
2.

FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

Heavy Manufacturing (Fireproof)
Special Construction (Printing Plant, etc.,
Fireproof)
Semi-Fireproof
Light Manufacturing
Tank Farms
Miscellaneous

4.
5.
8.
9.
G.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

GARAGES AND GASOLINE STATIONS

Residential Tax Class 1 Garage
Garage - Two or More Stories
Garage - One Story (Semi-Fireproof or Fireproof)
Garage and Gas Station Combined
Gas Station - With Enclosed Lubrication Plant or
Workshop
Gas Station - Without Enclosed Lubrication Plant
or Workshop
Licensed Parking Lot
Unlicenced Parking Lot
Garage With Showroom
Miscellaneous

Building Classes were developed and are assigned by the Department of Finance with the
exception of Q0, RC, RM and RR which were developed by the Department of City Planning
(DCP). Q0 was assigned by DCP to government owned tax lots zoned as either Park or
ParkNY that are predominantly used as open space. RC, RM and RR were assigned by DCP to
condominiums that contain a mix of residential and commercial units or more than one type of
residential or commercial unit.
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H.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
J.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
K.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.

HOTELS
Luxury Type - Built Prior to 1960
Luxury Type - Built After 1960
Transient Occupancy-Midtown
Manhattan Area
Motels
Private Club, Luxury Type
Apartment Hotels
Apartment Hotels-Co-op Owned
Dormitories
Miscellaneous
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH
Hospitals, Sanitariums, Mental
Institutions
Infirmary
Dispensary
Staff Facilities
Health Center, Child Center, Clinic
Nursing Home
Adult Care Facility
Miscellaneous
THEATRES
Art Type (Seating Capacity Under 400
Seats)
Art Type (Seating Capacity Over 400
Seats)
Motion Picture Theatre With Balcony
Legitimate Theatres (Theatre Sole
Use of Building)
Theatre as Part of Building of Other
Use
T.V. Studios
Off-Broadway Type
Multi-Motion Picture Theatre
Miscellaneous
STORE BUILDINGS (TAXPAYERS
INCLUDED)
One Story Store Building
Two Story or Store and Office
Department Stores, Multi-Story
Stores, Apartments Above
Diners, Franchised Type Stand
Shopping Centers With Parking
Facilities
Funeral Home
Miscellaneous

APPENDIX C: BUILDING CLASS CODES

L.
1.

3.
8.
9.

LOFT BUILDINGS
Over Eight Stores (Mid-Manhattan Type With or
Without Stores)
Fireproof - Loft and Storage Type (Without Retail
Stores)
Semi-Fireproof
With Retail Stores (Other Than Type 1)
Miscellaneous

M.
1.
2.
3.
4.
9.

CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES, ETC.

Church, Synagogue, Chapel
Mission House (Non-Residential)
Parsonage, Rectory
Convents
Miscellaneous

N.
1.
2.
3.
4.
9.

ASYLUMS AND HOMES

Asylums
Homes for Indigent Children, Aged, Homeless
Orphanages
Juvenile Detention Houses
Miscellaneous

O.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

OFFICE BUILDINGS
Fireproof - Up to Nine Stories
Ten Stories & Over (Side Street Type)
Ten Stories & Over (Main Avenue Type)
Tower Type
Semi-Fireproof
Bank Building (Designed Exclusively for Banking)
Professional Buildings
With Residential Apartments
Miscellaneous

P.

PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY (INDOOR)

AND CULTURAL
Concert Halls
Lodge Rooms
YWCA,YMCA,YWHA,YMHA,PAL
Beach Club
Community Center
Amusement Places, Bathhouses, Boat Houses
Museum
Library
Miscellaneous Including Riding Academies and
Stables

2.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

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Q.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
R.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
C.

M.

R.

OUTDOOR RECREATION
FACILITIES
Open Space
Parks
Playgrounds
Outdoor Pools
Beaches
Golf Courses
Stadium, Race Tracks, Baseball
Fields
Tennis Courts
Marinas/Yacht Clubs
Miscellaneous
CONDOMINIUMS
Condo Billing Lot
2-10 Unit Residential Bldg,
Residential Unit
Walk-up, Residential Unit
1-3 Story, Residential Unit
Apartment/Elevated, Residential Unit
Commercial Unit
1-3 Units, Residential Unit
1-3 Units, Commercial Unit
2-10 Unit Residential Bldg,
Commercial Unit
Condop
Commercial Building (Mixed
Commercial Condo Building
Classification Codes)
Mixed Residential & Commercial
Building (Mixed Residential &
Commercial Condo Building
Classification Codes)
Residential Building (Mixed
Residential Condo Building
Classification Codes)

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S.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
9.

RESIDENCE - MULTIPLE USE

Primarily One Family with Two Stores or Offices
Primarily One Family With Store or Office
Primarily Two Family With Store or Office
Primarily Three Family With Store or Office
Primarily Four Family With Store or Office
Primarily Five to Six Family With Store or Office
Primarily One to Six Families with Stores or
Offices

T.

TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES (ASSESSED

IN ORE)
Airports, Air Fields, Terminals
Piers, Docks, Bulkheads
Miscellaneous

1.
2.
9.
U.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

V.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

UTILITY BUREAU PROPERTIES

Utility Company Land and Buildings
Bridges, Tunnels, Highways
Electric Utilities, Gas
Ceiling R. R.
Telephone Utilities
Communications Facilities (Other Than
Telephone)
Railroads, Private Ownership
Transportation, Public Ownership
Revocable Consents
Miscellaneous (Including Private Improvements
in City Land and in Public Places)
VACANT LAND
Zoned Residential, Except Not Manhattan Below
110 St
Not Zoned Residential or Manhattan Below 110
St
Not Zoned Residential, but Adjacent to Tax Class
1 Dwelling
Zoned Primarily Residential, Except Not
Manhattan Below 110 St
Police or Fire Department
School Site or Yard
Library, Hospitals or Museums
Port Authority of NY and NJ
State & U.S.
Miscellaneous (Department of Real Estate and
Other Public Places)

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W.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

APPENDIX C: BUILDING CLASS CODES

EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURES
Public Elementary Junior and Senior
High Schools
Parochial Schools, Yeshivas
Schools or Academies
Training Schools
City University
Other Colleges and Universities
Theological Seminaries
Other Private Schools
Miscellaneous

Y.

SELECTED GOVERNMENT
INSTALLATIONS
(Excluding Office Buildings, Training
Schools, Academic, Garages,
Warehouses, Piers, Air Fields, Vacant
Land, Vacant Sites, and Land Under Water
and Easements)
1.
Fire Department
2.
Police Department
3.
Prisons, Jails, Houses of Detention
4.
Military and Naval
5.
Department of Real Estate
6.
Department of Sanitation
7.
Department of Ports and Terminals
8.
Department of Public Works
9.
Department of Environmental
Protection
Z.
0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

MISCELLANEOUS
Tennis Court, Pool, Shed, etc. Used in
Conjunction with Tax Class 1
Court House
Public Parking Areas
Post Office
Foreign Governments
United Nations
Land under Water
Easements
Cemeteries
Other

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