A verified property dossier — spatially documented, materially sourced, and maintained over time — for the Manhattan residences that deserve to be fully understood.
New York State now exempts up to $200,000 in documented capital improvements from your property tax assessment. Without a verified record, that exemption is difficult to claim and nearly impossible to defend.
A property with documented provenance — verified materials, maker records, permit history — commands a different conversation than a staged listing. Especially off-market, where the right buyer pays for certainty.
$124 trillion transfers between generations over the next 20 years. The residential properties in that transfer are almost entirely undocumented at the interior level. Your heirs deserve better than that.
A property dossier is a complete, verified record of a home. Spatially documented. Materially sourced. BBL-linked to New York City's official property database. It records what exists, who made it, what it cost, and what condition it is in — and it stays current over time through an annual renewal. It is not a renovation service. It is not an appraisal. It is the foundation that protects your investment, supports your advisors, and travels with the property when you are ready to pass it on.
The custom millwork commissions. The bespoke drapery. The furniture made by hand in workshops that do not advertise. The makers whose names appear in no directory. The materials sourced through relationships that took a decade to build.
That knowledge does not exist in any database. It is not on Zillow. It is not in CoreLogic. It has never been systematically documented — until now.
For the owner who is buying, holding, and eventually selling — privately, selectively, on their own terms — that record is not a nice-to-have. It is the difference between a property that tells its own story and one that does not.
Each engagement begins with a $500 deposit that reserves your slot. The balance is due on completion, not upfront. We contact you within one business day to schedule.
Complete spatial documentation of the residence. BBL-linked permit history and capital improvement record. Private property URL — shareable with your attorney, your insurer, or a prospective buyer. The foundation everything else builds on.
Reserve →Everything above, plus a curated sourcing plan. Verified maker recommendations matched to your building, your materials, and how you actually live. A furnished home valuation snapshot that supports estate planning and future sale.
Reserve →The complete engagement. Design direction, procurement, and production through our Brooklyn workshops — millwork, drapery, furniture. From the first scan to the finished room. We do not subcontract this work.
Reserve →Your dossier stays current. Material pricing signals, updated scan, capital improvement log maintained.
We document a limited number of residences each month in Manhattan. Reserve your engagement to confirm availability.
Available to property owners and their authorized representatives — attorneys, advisors, and licensed design professionals. Currently Manhattan only.
A $500 deposit confirms your engagement. We contact you within one business day to schedule the scan.
We arrive with proprietary spatial documentation equipment. A typical Manhattan apartment takes two to four hours.
We build your BBL-linked dossier — permit history, capital improvement record, spatial documentation, material provenance.
You receive your private property URL. Not indexed, not searchable. Shareable only with people you choose.
Each year we update the record. The dossier grows with the home and transfers with the property on sale.
From deposit to delivered dossier: approximately two to three weeks
Fifteen years of active work inside Manhattan's most private residences — the custom millwork commissions, the bespoke drapery, the furniture made by hand in workshops that do not advertise.
What makes a property dossier defensible is not the technology used to create it. It is the verified chain of custody: who documented it, what relationships confirmed the sourcing, and what legal and spatial frameworks anchor the record.
A property dossier from IDist carries something no automated service can replicate: direct maker relationships, spatial documentation grounded in New York City's official records, and fifteen years of knowing exactly what quality looks like in this city.
Documented capital improvements now exempt up to $200,000 from property tax assessment.
Properties transferring to heirs are almost entirely undocumented at the interior level.
The largest driver of contents insurance disputes is lack of documentation.
A documented property tells its own story. Especially when the sale never reaches a public listing.
Flat referral fees. No conflict of interest. Paid within 14 days of completion.
A property dossier creates the verified interior record that makes your work more defensible and your clients better protected. From capital improvement documentation to furnished home valuation.
The documentation tier serves those clients without competing with your work — and gives you a verified record of existing conditions before any new project begins.
Permit history, contractor provenance, condition signals. In a post-NAR settlement market, this is a differentiator worth having. Especially in the pocket listing segment.
You are asked for contractor and vendor recommendations you cannot fully stand behind. This gives you a credible option that serves your residents and your professional standing simultaneously.
We will follow up within two business days to discuss how the partnership works for your practice.
Previously $80,000. Any owner who documents a qualifying capital improvement can now exempt significantly more from their property tax assessment.
MakersThe physical showroom model is collapsing for exactly the makers who belong in the index. Their craft did not disappear. It just became harder to find.
LandmarksSeven Beaux-Arts row houses receive individual designation. Alteration applications now require LPC review. Capital improvement documentation becomes more important.
We are a design and build practice based in New York City. Two workshops in North Brooklyn. Fifteen years of active work in luxury residential design — millwork, drapery, furniture, and the relationships with makers that make the work possible.
The property dossier emerged from a problem we kept encountering: clients who had spent significant money on their homes but had no reliable record of what they had done, who had done it, or what it was worth. We built the documentation layer we wished had existed.
Dan Flugger founded IDist after fifteen years of building businesses in New York City without outside capital. He has spent his career at the intersection of craft and technology — building production systems and spatial data infrastructure while running an active design and build practice. He taught applied AI curriculum at Brown University and has been recognized by Google for his work in geospatial development.
Our principal designer comes from a family of furniture makers whose work spans four generations. Pieces from her family's workshop have been handled by the world's leading auction houses. She has spent her career supporting homeowners and makers — connecting the people who build things with integrity to the people who want to live with them.
Currently documenting residences in Manhattan only, by appointment. Miami and Los Angeles in 2027.
Select your tier below. A $500 deposit confirms your slot. We will contact you within one business day to schedule.
Spatial documentation, BBL-linked permit history, capital improvement record, private property URL.
Everything in The Record plus curated sourcing plan, maker recommendations, and furnished home valuation.
Complete engagement including design direction, procurement, and Brooklyn workshop production.
$500 holds your slot · Balance due on completion · Cancel anytime before scan
By reserving, you confirm that you are the property owner or an authorized representative.
Currently available in Manhattan only. Engagements require a brief intake conversation before scheduling.