The City of
Rochester is one of 18 cities throughout New York State to receive the Cities
RISE (Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement) grant through the New
York State Attorney General’s office. This grant is intended to provide assistance
to municipalities in their dealings with vacant, abandoned, and blighted
properties. The Cities Rise grant provides access to the BuildingBlocks platform, which integrates a
variety of data sets related to the various activities associated
with vacant and/or potentially problem properties.
BuildingBlocks works best on Chrome or Firefox. It will NOT work on Internet Explorer.
View a City led training video on Building Blocks
Data on the
BuildingBlocks interface includes: Vacancy, Business Permits, Open Code Enforcement Cases, Crime Data, Water Bills, Real Estate Sales, Monroe County Foreclosure Starts (Lis Pendens), Owner Vs Renter, Use Codes, Building Size, Assessed Values, City Owned, Year Built, Lot Size, Nuisance Points, and Census data.
To view detailed information on the data sets available, please see the attached chart.
For instructions on how to use the software, please view the additional training videos or refer to this training guide.
Please contact Henry Fitts with specific questions.