J-51 is a property tax exemption and abatement for renovating a residential apartment building. The benefit varies depending on the building's location and the type of improvements.
Please refer to the HPD site to learn more about how to apply for this program: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
You can search for apartment buildings with J-51 benefits in all five boroughs, by tax year. Rental buildings receiving the benefits are listed first. The information is available in two file formats:
J-51 Exempt / Abatement Properties as of FINAL Roll FY'22/23 (Neighborhood Name and Descriptive Data is as of Final 22/23) | Adobe |
MS Excel |
Manhattan | Download | Download |
Bronx | Download | Download |
Brooklyn | Download | Download |
Queens | Download | Download |
Staten Island | Download | Download |
J-51 Exempt / Abatement Properties as of FINAL Roll FY'18/19 (Neighborhood Name and Descriptive Data is as of Final 18/19) | Adobe |
MS Excel |
Manhattan | Download | Download |
Bronx | Download | Download |
Brooklyn | Download | Download |
Queens | Download | Download |
Staten Island | Download | Download |
J-51 Exempt / Abatement Properties as of FINAL Roll FY'17/18 (Neighborhood Name and Descriptive Data is as of Final 17/18) | Adobe |
MS Excel |
Manhattan | Download | Download |
Bronx | Download | Download |
Brooklyn | Download | Download |
Queens | Download | Download |
Staten Island | Download | Download |
J-51 Exempt / Abatement Properties as of FINAL Roll FY'16/17 (Neighborhood Name and Descriptive Data is as of Final 16/17) | Adobe |
MS Excel |
Manhattan | Download | Download |
Bronx | Download | Download |
Brooklyn | Download | Download |
Queens | Download | Download |
Staten Island | Download | Download |
J-51 Exempt / Abatement Properties as of FINAL Roll FY'15/16 (Neighborhood Name and Descriptive Data is as of Final 15/16) | Adobe |
MS Excel |
Manhattan | Download | Download |
Bronx | Download | Download |
Brooklyn | Download | Download |
Queens | Download | Download |
Staten Island | Download | Download |
J-51 Exempt / Abatement Properties as of FINAL Roll FY'14/15 (Neighborhood Name and Descriptive Data is as of Final 14/15) | Adobe |
MS Excel |
Manhattan | Download | Download |
Bronx | Download | Download |
Brooklyn | Download | Download |
Queens | Download | Download |
Staten Island | Download | Download |
J-51 Exempt / Abatement Properties as of FINAL Roll FY'13/14 (data as of May 25, 2013) | Adobe |
MS Excel |
Manhattan | Download | Download |
Bronx | Download | |
Brooklyn | Download | Download |
Queens | Download | Download |
Staten Island | Download | Download |
Search for properties that have J-51 exemptions (borough, block, lot, and tax year required): View J-51 benefit history online
The Department of Finance has made the data for all NYC properties available on the NYC Open Data portal for download. Visit the Open Data page for more information.
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