Geological and Environmental Assessment

Appendix 1

Google MapsTo find the latitude and the longitude, the topographic map and the aerial photograph of the property go to Google Maps at www.google.com. Chose the “maps” tab. Here is an example of how to use this.

1. Type in your address and hit the GO button. You will notice that Google Maps has found an Aerial Photo and a street map (upper right left corner). In this example, 1816 Avenue H, Brooklyn, NY 11230-1820 is used.

2. Zoom until your scale starts at 200 meters and 200 yards. 3. The next step includes saving this map for your final report. Since most maps are made of

many pictorial tiles, it is hard to save the whole map as you see it. Press the print screen button (prnt scrn) once, this will save what is on the screen of your computer in the virtual memory. Open Word 2007 and click on Paste (or Ctrl V) to include in your final report. Then, highlight the image and select the “format” tab at the top. Features within this tool allow you to cut, resize and do other types of formatting to the image.

Google Earth1. Open up Google Earth and type in your address. It should zoom into your location and

give you the latitude, longitude and elevation of your home. For this example the latitude = -73.95475, longitude = 40.63176, and elevation = 25 meters.

2. To bring a Google Earth image into your document, you use the print screen option as described above, or go to File > Save > Save image and save as a jpg file. Then when in Word, insert the file where you would like it.

3. Go back and zooming out about 5 notches. Identify the closes bodies of water to the site and using the scale estimate their distances. In this example, the site is about four miles west from the site is the Upper New York, where the Hudson and East River join. About three miles to the south from the site is Jamaica Bay and the Gateway National Recreation Area.

Appendix 2New York City Assessor's Officehttp://webapps.nyc.gov:8084/CICS/fin1/find001I

For example, in the above screen shot, the information is:Parcel BBL: 3-6702-46Owner: DENISE HARRISProperty Address: 1816 AVENUE H

If you click in Account History, you’ll find the building code which is a very important piece of information:

In the case of this property the classification given was A1 which correspond to a two stories detached building.

If you click back to the previous web page and then on the Market Value History, you get a good idea of the market value of the property. The latest real value of the property belong to the year 2009/2010 and this value is $1,250,000

By going to http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/reference/fema.shtml, you can obtain additional information about the site.

For the property located at 1816 AVENUE H:

zip code: 11230 BIN# 3179427 Health Area 7220Tax Block 6702Census Tract 764Tax Lot 46Community Board 314Condo NOBuildings on Lot 2 Vacant NODepartment of City Planning AddressView other lots on the same blockView Certificates of OccupancyCross Street(s): EAST 18 STREET, EAST 19 STREETDOB Special Place Name (special name that refers to a property): -DOB Building Remarks: -Landmark Status: -Special Status: N/ALocal Law: NO Loft Law: NO SRO Restricted: NOTA Restricted: NOUB Restricted: NOLittle 'E' Restricted: N/A Grandfathered Sign: NOLegal Adult Use: NO City Owned: NOAdditional BINs for Building: NONESpecial District: NONEDepartment of Finance Building Classification: A1-1 FAMILY DWELLINGComplaints 0Violations-DOB 0Violations-ECB 0Jobs/Filings 0PRA / ARA Jobs 0Total Jobs 0Total Actions 0 Elevator RecordsElectrical ApplicationsPermits In-Process / IssuedIlluminated Signs Annual PermitsPlumbing InspectionsOpen Plumbing Jobs / Work TypesFacades

Marquee Annual PermitsBoiler RecordsDEP Boiler Information

To decode abbreviations related to building records refer to the following web page:http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/bis/glossary.shtml

Go to the New York City Department of City Planning site below and find out in what district is your site located at: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dcp/html/neighbor/neigh.shtml This site is in district 14 Midwood.

Appendix 31. Environmental review

a. Go to http://www.oasisnyc.net/.. Input the address of your site and click on Environment links to learn about what may be near your site.

b. Go to http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Maps/?map=nyc2. Now click on the FEMA Flood Map and obtain the following information:

According to the FEMA report 1816 Avenue H is located inside a zone with a 1% annual change of flooding – Inside: Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), and outside a 500 year flood region –Outside: Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA).