Hercules for title companies and due diligence in New York City
The short answer
Title companies, analysts and attorneys use Hercules for fast due diligence on New York City property: one report per lot with the owner of record, deeds, mortgages, tax and value, zoning, permits and open violations, instead of a separate lookup on each city site. It is research, not a title search or title insurance.
What one report holds
Each New York City lot report holds the owner of record and company owners, deeds and sales history, mortgages, property tax and market value, zoning and development figures, building permits, open housing and building violations, and building registration contacts, in one place instead of a separate lookup per city agency.
A due diligence pass on one lot
- Search the address or BBL and confirm the lot and any condo unit.
- Read the owner of record and the chain of deeds.
- List the mortgages, open and satisfied, with lenders and amounts.
- Check tax, assessments and any tax lien sale history.
- Read open violations and permits, and the zoning and FAR.
- Check for an open foreclosure case on the lot.
- Save the report to the deal so the team works from the same facts.
Many parcels at once
Save a list of lots and open each report from the list, or ask an AI assistant connected to Hercules to summarize a set of lots. Teams get shared seats and one CRM.
Hercules shows what is recorded and when it was last updated. It is not a title search, an abstract or title insurance; confirm anything a closing relies on with a title examiner.
Questions
- Can Hercules replace a title search?
- No. It speeds up research before and around a deal; a title examiner still certifies title.
- How current is the data?
- Each section shows its as-of date. Open NYC foreclosure cases are refreshed daily.
- Can I check many NYC parcels quickly?
- Yes. Save them to a list, filter by violations, permits or distress, and download the list on Pro and up.