BUREAU OF TOPOGRAPHY

 
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TOPO DESK LOCATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION
The Bureau of Topography is located ay 198 East 161st Street, on the 2nd floor. 
We are open to the public between the hours of 9:30 am and 1:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

HOUSE NUMBER VERIFICATION
The Bureau of Topography provides verifications for both new and existing street addresses.  Applications are dropped off at our desk.  Applicant must bring the following:

  • Dept. of Buildings PW-1 form
  • Dept of Finance RP-604 form (in the case of a new lot subdivision)
  • $100 per address (certified check or money order, made payable to NYC Dept of Finance)*

Click Here to Print Application Form


LEGAL STATUS OF STREETS
The Bureau of Topography maintains and provides access to the following records related to the legal status of streets in The Bronx:

  • Record Maps show the current comprehensive locations of street lines and legal grades. Blocks are located on a grid with monuments installed for survey purposes. Coordinate values for the monuments are related to a common point of origin.
  • Title Maps show the city ownership or dedication to public use of mapped streets
  • Bench mark maps and data show the location of elevation bench marks for use in surveying.
  • Alteration Maps are changes to the city map which when filed become part of the city map
  • Damage Maps describe property taken for street or highway purposes.

        Copies of the above records can be reproduced…
 

     Large Format Xerox

General Map - Borough of The Bronx

$1.00 (each)*

 

Record Map (monument or grade sheets

$4.20 (each)*

 

Other Maps on File

$1.20/ sq ft*

         Photocopies

Other Information on File

$0.25 (each)*

 

MAP COLLECTIONS
The Topographic Bureau houses a large map library featuring maps of many different types.  All maps are available to the public for reference and/or reproduction at our Topography Desk.  Charges apply for photocopies; prices can be found above..

In addition, we now provide visual access to our three most commonly referenced map collections online.  To view unprintable PDFs of section maps from the following collections, please click the appropriate link:

Title Maps
Grade Maps
Monument Maps


CONTACTING THE STAFF...

JAMES RAUSSE,
Chief Planner, Housing, Community Development, and Topography.
jrausse@bronxbp.nyc.gov                             

DANIEL DONOVAN, Topographic Engineer. (718) 590-3047
ddonovan@bronxbp.nyc.gov       

LUKE MITCHELL, Topographic Planner. (718) 590-3843
lmitchell@bronxbp.nyc.gov                                                                                 

GJELA PRENGA, Topographic Planner. (718) 590-3823
gprenga@bronxbp.nyc.gov