About
Advocacy for the quiet wealth of New York.
IDist® establishes the verified record of signature New York residences. The practice exists for owners who treat their home as a long-term investment, a stewardship, and a quiet contribution to the makers and craftspeople who shape the city. Operator-led. Deliberately independent of every adjacent vendor market. The advocacy posture the quiet-wealth NYC owner has not had.
Evidence
Proven, not asserted
Every claim in the record is verified in person and documented to a standard a buyer, a CPA, and an estate will accept.
Attribution
The makers, named
The firms and workshops behind the work, surfaced and recorded as the lasting assets they are.
Stewardship
A living asset
The record is maintained across the life of the residence, so it holds when the next move comes.
What IDist is for
Three vectors. One practice.
01
The verified record.
Every meaningful element of the residence — what is there, who made it, what it cost, what it is worth — substantiated in writing, controlled by the owner, transferable with the property.
02
Direct access to the global maker ecosystem.
Fifteen years of relationships across independent makers, fabric houses, artisan workshops, and design firms. From Nepal silk weavers to Brooklyn millwork shops, Italian leather houses to Parisian glass studios. Named at the source. None of it mass-produced.
03
Patronage of the fabric of the city.
A single signature New York residence typically draws on fifty to one hundred firms, makers, and craftspeople over its life. IDist names them. When the owner can see and credit the work behind their home, ownership becomes patronage of the makers who shape what the city becomes.
Recognition.
Google for Startups — Accepted 2025
GOOGLE FOR STARTUPS 2025Google Workspace — Featured, March 2025
GOOGLE WORKSPACE 2025Brown University — Applied AI curriculum, guest faculty
BROWN UNIVERSITYNYC Design & Culture — Platform founder, 2025
NYC DESIGN & CULTUREGeospatial Development — Google recognition, 2025
GOOGLE GEOSPATIAL 2025The Principal
Dan Flugger.
Fifteen years of operator-led work inside private Manhattan residences. Direct relationships with the makers, artisans, and galleries whose work belongs in any signature dossier — Lindsay Adelman, Poliform, Christopher Peacock, and many rarely listed in any public directory. Applied AI curriculum at Brown University. Recognized by Google for work in geospatial development.
City Guide
NYC Design & Culture.
IDist’s sister surfaces — built around the same fabric of makers, firms, galleries, and craft that any signature New York residence belongs to. The platform documents the city’s design ecosystem; the news feed covers it as it unfolds.
nycid.com
NYC Design & Culture
Verified directory of NYC design + architecture: buildings, makers, firms, galleries, brands, events, permits. Search, maps, and the archive that anchors every IDist dossier.
Visit nycid.com →
news.nycid.com
NYC Design & Culture News
Daily editorial briefing covering architecture, interiors, makers, galleries, and cultural events across New York City. Updated daily from primary sources.
Visit news.nycid.com →
A timeline.
2023
Property substantiation methodology developed from fifteen years inside Manhattan’s signature residences
2024
IDist v1 launched. First property dossiers delivered.
SUMMER 2025
Accepted into Google for Startups
FALL 2025
NYC Design & Culture platform launched
MARCH 2025
Featured in Google Workspace geospatial video
FALL 2025
Partnership network established with advisors and architects
WINTER 2025
IDist v2 launched.
WINTER 2026
Oversubscribed. Active waitlist opened.
FEBRUARY 2026
IDist API beta released for professional partners