BuildingBlocks
Overview
The City of Rochester has partnered with software provider Tolemi since 2017 to deliver the BuildingBlocks platform. BuildingBlocks provides the public with an interactive tool to search, view, and extract data on code enforcement, property ownership, and several other topics. The City’s goal is to provide self-service access to data to improve customer experience and ensure property ownership and code compliance data is transparent and accessible for everyone.
BuildingBlocks works best on Chrome or Firefox. It will NOT work on Internet Explorer.
New features as of August 2023
- Detailed Property Code Violation Lists. The public can now view a list of all open code violations for each property if any exist. This includes details such as the date cited, violation type, severity, and location of the violation.
- Code Compliance Scores: The City and Tolemi have developed a scoring system which assigns a 0 to 100 score to each residential rental property based on its code compliance status. Scoring is based on the following factors: Open Health and Safety Violations Per Unit, Days Since the Oldest Health and Safety Violation was Cited, Days Since the Certificate of Occupancy Expired, and days since the structure was cited as 'vacant and blighted'. Please visit this page for full details and documentation on the scoring system.
- Code Compliance Scores- Rental Property Owners: Each owner is assigned a score based on the scores of the properties they own. It is a weighted average which gives more weight to properties inspected more recently.
- Code Compliance Scores- Rental Property Managers: Each manager is assigned a score based on the scores of the properties they manage. It is a weighted average which gives more weight to properties inspected more recently.
Datasets published BuildingBlocks
Dataset Name | Data Fields |
Tax Parcels (properties) |
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Code Enforcement |
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Permits |
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Renter Tools – Code Compliance Score |
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Click here to view detailed information on available Data Sets
Instructions and guidance
View a city-led training video on BuildingBlocks