How many buildings are there in New York City?
Cities hard Data from 2024
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The answer
1,100,000 buildings
Roughly 1.1M.
New York City contains roughly 1.1 million buildings. The overwhelming majority are low-rise: only a few thousand exceed 12 storeys, and the skyline that defines the city in photographs is a tiny fraction of its actual building stock.
Where this number comes from
| Source | NYC Department of City Planning (PLUTO dataset) |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | buildings |
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