Searching
Four ways to search.
ZoLa is the Department of City Planning’s Zoning and Land Use application. It offers four search types: address, borough/block/lot, intersection and place of interest.
For a borough/block/lot search, pick the borough and enter the block and lot numbers, which you can find on a DOB or Department of Finance record for the property.
What you see
What the results include.
- The zoning district in the Zoning Information panel
- Commercial overlays, special purpose districts and subdistricts
- Additional zoning information such as inclusionary housing areas, lower density growth management areas and waterfront access plans
- Lot and building information, updated twice a year
ZoLa doesn’t explain each district code. Click the district link in the panel to open DCP’s zoning district pages and use the glossary for terms. For an intersection, turn on the zoning district layer yourself in the map panel.
Next step
Zoning and your project.
Zoning tells you what is allowed in principle. Whether a specific change is approved is decided through the DOB filing, which has to match the zoning and the property’s Certificate of Occupancy.
Planning a change of use or an addition? Call us and we’ll check how the zoning, CO and open records fit together.
Call (929) 367-0962Questions
Frequently asked.
Is ZoLa free?
Yes. It’s a free public tool from the NYC Department of City Planning.
Does zoning appear on the Certificate of Occupancy?
The CO states legal use and occupancy. Zoning is a separate record that governs what can be built or operated on the lot, so check both.
Can I see lot details in ZoLa?
Yes. The Building & Property Information section shows property-level data, which is updated twice a year.
Sources
Official sources.
General information about New York City procedures, last reviewed November 2026. Amounts and rules change and every property is different, so this isn’t legal advice. Call us about your specific situation.