See the full chain of title for any NYC property in one view — every deed transfer, sale price, and the mortgages and liens linked to it. All five boroughs, including Staten Island, from ACRIS and 270+ government sources.
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Enter any NYC address into RegWatch to see the full chain of title in one view — every recorded deed, the grantor and grantee, the sale price, and the mortgages and liens linked to each transfer — across all five boroughs, including Staten Island. NYC's official deed records live in ACRIS (Automated City Register Information System), but ACRIS only covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx; Staten Island deeds are filed separately with the Richmond County Clerk, and ACRIS shows one document type at a time with no liens, mortgages, or violations alongside it. RegWatch combines deed data with 270+ other sources so you see the complete property story in a single search.
ACRIS (Automated City Register Information System) is NYC's official online portal for searching recorded property documents. Maintained by the Department of Finance, ACRIS contains deeds, mortgages, liens, satisfaction documents, and other instruments recorded with the City Register since 1966.
ACRIS covers four boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Staten Island documents are filed separately with the Richmond County Clerk's office.
Each deed records the grantor (seller), grantee (buyer), consideration (sale price), and the date the deed was recorded. Together, these deeds form the chain of title — the complete history of ownership for a property.
To search deeds on ACRIS directly:
Common issues with ACRIS: The interface is dated, address matching can be inconsistent, and you only see one document type at a time. There's no way to see violations, permits, or tax data alongside deed records.
RegWatch pulls deed data from ACRIS and combines it with 270+ additional sources — so you get the full picture, not just the deed. A single search shows:
This is what title companies, attorneys, and investors actually need — not just the deed, but the full property story.
NYC property transfers use several types of deeds, each with different levels of protection for the buyer:
Enter the address on RegWatch and open the Title tab. You get the complete sequence of deed transfers — every grantor, grantee, sale price, and recording date — with the mortgages and liens linked to each one, all in a single view. ACRIS shows the same deeds but one document type at a time and only for four boroughs, so reconstructing a chain of title there means running and stitching together multiple separate searches.
RegWatch covers all five boroughs in one search. ACRIS only covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx — Staten Island deed records are filed separately with the Richmond County Clerk and require a different system. RegWatch pulls both so you do not have to know which office holds the record.
Yes. On RegWatch every deed shows the consideration (sale price) plus the mortgages and liens tied to that transfer in the same view. On ACRIS the "consideration" amount is the sale price, but mortgages and liens are separate document types you have to search for individually. Note that some transfers — gifts or LLC restructurings — record $0 or a nominal amount, so RegWatch cross-references sale data from multiple sources for accuracy.
Yes, ACRIS is a free public service provided by the NYC Department of Finance. You can search and view document details at no cost, and downloading the actual deed PDFs is also free. ACRIS is the right tool when you already know exactly which single document you need from one of the four covered boroughs. For the full chain of title, linked mortgages and liens, Staten Island records, or all five boroughs in one place, RegWatch combines it all into a single search.
ACRIS contains records dating back to 1966 for most boroughs, and some older documents may not be digitized — for pre-1966 records you may need to visit the City Register office in person. RegWatch surfaces the digitized ACRIS history alongside the rest of a property's record so you can read the chain of title in context.
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