What You Receive
An encyclopedia of your home that does not exist anywhere else.
A property dossier from IDist is the complete, verified record of a residence. Spatially captured. Materially attributed. Linked to New York City’s official property database. It establishes what exists, who made it, what it cost, and what condition it is in — and it stays current through annual renewal.
What is inside.
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Spatial Record
Every room measured and captured. Floor plans, ceiling heights, window and door dimensions. The physical record of the residence as it actually exists.
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Permit History
Every filed permit pulled from NYC Department of Buildings, linked to the building's BBL identifier. Capital improvements verified against official records. The foundation of your ST-124 exemption claim.
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Maker Index
The craftspeople, workshops, and suppliers behind every custom element. Many appear in no public directory. The chain of custody that makes a property's provenance defensible.
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Material Record
What was specified, what was installed, who supplied it, and what it cost. Finishes, fixtures, appliances, custom work, and the rest. Indexed and photographed at the source.
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Provenance Certifications
For marquee items: maker community impact, material provenance (quarry, slab number, batch), custom attribution, restoration and conservation history. The residential equivalent of the certificate of provenance the art world has had for centuries — applied to a signature New York residence.
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Verification Photography
Photographs at the install moment. Receipts at the time of purchase. The maker at the bench. The slab at the quarry. The defensible image trail that distinguishes verified inventory from staging photography.
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Furnished Valuation Snapshot
A professionally assessed snapshot of furnishings and contents value, by category and by item. Supports estate planning, insurance scheduling, and pre-sale positioning.
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The Activity Panel
A private dashboard showing who has viewed your dossier, what they asked, what they reviewed, and how long they stayed. Generate access keys for your CPA, attorney, insurer, or a prospective buyer. Revoke any key at any time. Nobody but you sees engagement data on your dossier.
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The Completeness Score
A visible 0–100 score reflecting how completely your dossier is filled in. Money-shaped prompts at incomplete spots — add the kitchen receipt and unlock more ST-124 substantiation; add the install photo and close the insurance gap — convert each addition into concrete financial value.
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Private Property URL
A permanent, non-indexed URL for your dossier. Shareable only with people you choose. Never public. Transferable with the property at sale.
Sample Dossier · Demo Available by Request
Before you buy is the best time to begin.
Most owners come to us after a renovation, a sale, or an estate event. But the ideal moment is earlier — before a purchase closes. A buyer who enters with verified building intelligence, permit history, and condition substantiation has an advantage that staged listings and broker tours cannot match. We work directly with buyer’s brokers to make pre-purchase substantiation part of the offer process.
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A record that stays current.
A dossier is not a one-time deliverable. Homes change — renovations happen, furnishings are replaced, permits are filed. Annual renewal keeps the record accurate and defensible. When the property transfers, the dossier transfers with it. The new owner inherits a complete, verified history from the day they take possession.
$2,500 / year · Annual Renewal
The engagement.
One Foundation engagement. One renewable platform. Professional advisory available to dossier holders, scoped to each project. The full offer architecture — five owner-aligned guarantees, what is and is not included, the principal — lives on the Reserve page.
The Record · Foundation
$7,500
Substantiation-grade record, expert judgment, recommendations, provenance certifications, twelve months of platform access.
Annual Renewal
$2,500per year
Annual refresh. New ST-124 packet, refreshed valuations, maintained Completeness Score. Multi-year discount available.
$500 deposit · Balance due on completion · Cancel before scan
Professional Engagements
Independent advisory at the moments that matter.
Available exclusively to dossier holders. Each engagement is scoped to your project and priced to what is at stake — a strategic review on a $1M renovation is different from one on a $5M renovation. We review, we recommend, we do not execute.
Pre-Renovation Strategic Review
Before a $500k+ project
Independent review of project plan, contractor selection, vendor proposals, and budget allocation. Catches the wrong decision before it becomes a $50,000 mistake.
Active Project Advisor
During an active build
Weekly review of work, change orders, vendor submissions, and material substitutions. The independent eyes you wish you had during your last renovation.
Pre-Sale Positioning
Before listing or pocket sale
Showcase tier dossier publishing, buyer-attribution panel configuration, and positioning analysis. For owners who would rather sell on the strength of their record than the strength of a broker.
Estate Transfer Engagement
Trust formation, probate, or inheritance
Attorney-friendly packet, basis substantiation, asset attribution, transfer-ready dossier. Coordinates with your estate counsel without replacing them.
Capital Project Post-Mortem
After a completed project
Audit of work done — what was overpriced, what is mis-installed, what to fix going forward. The honest read your contractor never gave you.
Inquire after your Foundation engagement is complete.
Four Guarantees
Constraints we impose on ourselves to prove we are on your side.
80% Completeness Score target
Your dossier reaches 80% Completeness Score after delivery, or we redo the on-site scan at no charge.
Anti-fakery promise
If a claimed maker or provenance cannot be verified through our network, we tell you in writing. We do not fake it.
Activity panel exclusivity
Nobody but you sees engagement data on your dossier. We do not sell it, share it, or analyze it across properties.
Cancel before scan, full refund
If you cancel any time before the on-site scan, we return your full deposit.
What We Do Not Sell
The absence is the point.
Every line below is a service IDist deliberately keeps separate so the record stays independent. Where you need execution, you make that call separately, on your terms.
✕Design services. If you want design execution, we will refer you separately — never bundle.
✕Procurement, fabrication, or installation. We establish the record; we do not build.
✕Brokerage on the sale of your property.
✕Legal advice. We substantiate; your attorney advises.
✕Tax advice. We substantiate; your CPA advises.
✕Vendor recommendations on commission. We list; you choose.
✕Your data, under any circumstance. Not sold, not shared, not aggregated.
✕Vendor kickbacks of any kind. None, ever.