New York City Department of City Planning says it will standardize address-assignment fees across all five boroughs and move address-assignment and city map functions into a single, digitized system — changes that take effect in stages beginning January 1, 2027 and will include online payment via CityPay.
# What’s happening
– DCP will standardize address-assignment fees citywide.
– DCP will take over address assignments January 1, 2027.
– Fees will be payable online through CityPay once integrated.
# Why it matters
– Homeowners, small landlords, and developers will face different fees than under borough-based pricing.
– Standard fees, online payments, and new procedures change application steps and when final addresses are issued.
# Key details
– Phase one: address-assignment transfer effective January 1, 2027.
– Phase two: city map consolidation effective January 1, 2028.
– Phase three: consolidated digital city map adoption effective January 1, 2029.
– Fees will apply to new house numbers, address verifications, and vanity address requests.
– DCP will require as-built floor plans for final official addresses on multifamily or non–single/two-family projects.
– DCP will issue official stamped address letters and return PD1-like documentation by email.
The Department of City Planning will publish proposed street-number rules and proposed fee schedules for public comment and hold a public hearing this fall. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=620
The Department of City Planning (DCP)
– Role or jurisdiction: Plans for New York City and supports the City Planning Commission; will house the consolidated city map.
– Action taken or responsibility: Taking over borough address-assignment functions and city map consolidation under charter reforms.
– Relevant numbers or dates: Phase one transfer effective January 1, 2027; city map consolidation January 1, 2028; digital adoption January 1, 2029. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=263
The change to citywide, standardized fees will replace the current borough-specific fee schedules. DCP officials said the new fees will be “the same citywide,” so costs for an address request will rise for some applicants and fall for others depending on their borough’s current fees. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=2729
DCP plans to accept online submissions using standard forms and to provide a unique case-tracking ID after submission; officials said they are building a website and case-tracking system for address requests. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=356
DCP will enable digital payment by integrating with CityPay, the city’s online payment system. Officials said they are “actively working with the Department of Finance to integrate with CityPay” to accept online payments for address fees. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=440
Existing buildings with already approved addresses do not need to submit a new application. DCP said only new house number applications, address verification requests, and vanity address requests will carry fees under the new rules. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=2729
For projects that are not single- or two-family homes, DCP will implement a two-step application process: an initial address assigned at first submission, and a final official address issued only after the agency receives as-built floor plans showing each entrance. Official address letters and documents will be sent by email. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=440
DCP said it will publish a notice, statement of basis and purpose, and proposed rule text in the City Record and hold a public information session and public hearing on street-number rules and fees this fall; the vanity-address guidelines are expected later this fall or early winter. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=620
DCP will staff a citywide address-assignment team and maintain in-person assistance at its five borough offices from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; phone contact information will be released once the team is established. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=356
DCP will change some paperwork practices used by the Department of Buildings: the DOB1 form will no longer be the certification used for official address issuance; DCP will issue a stamped letter as its official address documentation and will return a PD1-like record. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=3182
What officials did not provide at the briefing was dollar amounts for the new standard fees. DCP said proposed fees will be available with the proposed rule text in the City Record and discussed at the upcoming public hearing. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=620
Questions and next steps: DCP officials said they will coordinate with borough presidents to manage in-flight applications during the transition and will post regular updates on the DCP website. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=529
For follow-up and public inquiries DCP provided an email address for address requests and said it will share phone and team contact information this fall once the citywide address-assignment team is in place. Source: https://youtu.be/XGiOEP6O0vo&t=356
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