# NYC property transactions

> Research recorded NYC property transactions.

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## Start here

- [Install](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-nyc-acris#capability-setup)
- [New to skills?](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/agents)
- [All skills](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities?kind=skills)

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## What it does

Give Norma the NYC property and the period or question to research. Norma looks up ACRIS property documents, keeps the original record links and dates, and reports the coverage of the search.

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## Install

Connect Arch Studio in Claude or ChatGPT, then return to your conversation and ask Norma for the task. Your assistant uses its available file access and tools to carry out the skill.

- [Add to Claude](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install?host=claude&surface=app&method=mcp)
- [Add to ChatGPT](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install?host=chatgpt&surface=app&method=mcp)
- [Setup guide](https://architecturestudio.ai/docs/install)

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## Versions and source

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · MCP — Available as MCP workflow instructions in compatible Claude and ChatGPT connections. The assistant performs the work with its own tools and permissions and verifies the actual result before reporting completion.

Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · Open source — Included in the public plugin for Claude Code and Codex. In this version: NYC property transactions — Look up deeds, sales, mortgages, liens and recorded ownership through ACRIS.

- [Hosted release details](https://architecturestudio.ai/releases/hosted-1-5-1-2-0692a162)
- [Read public source](https://github.com/AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects/blob/b85cba155ddbabe8e721fc79044e5a9ef4aa7540/skills/nyc-acris/SKILL.md)
- [Public release details](https://architecturestudio.ai/releases/public-1-5-1-2)

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## Usage

Ask Norma in plain language. With Arch Studio connected through MCP, no $ or / command is required. Norma is your assistant working with Arch Studio.

```text
Use Arch Studio to research ACRIS documents for the NYC property in this brief during the selected period. Keep document dates separate from recording dates and link each result to the original record.
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## What it researches

### Document identity

Norma preserves each recorded document’s identity, source-defined type and original link.

### Parties and dates

Norma keeps party roles, document dates and recording dates distinct using the publisher’s field definitions.

### Original documents

Norma retrieves original documents when the finding depends on their wording, rather than treating metadata as the complete document.

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## Workflow

1. **Locate** — Norma resolves the selected property and requested period.
2. **Research** — Norma retrieves the relevant ACRIS property documents and reads their current source definitions.
3. **Report** — Norma presents the findings, original links and any unavailable or incomplete sources.

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## Pairs with

Norma can include the transaction findings in a broader property report.

- [NYC property report](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-nyc-property-report)

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## Related skills

NYC property report — Bring NYC property research together in one report.

NYC zoning relief — Research NYC zoning relief applications and decisions.

- [NYC property report](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-nyc-property-report)
- [NYC zoning relief](https://architecturestudio.ai/capabilities/skill-nyc-bsa)