Condo Approval Lots

Published by Department of Buildings | District of Columbia | Catalog Last Checked: July 14, 2026 at 08:10 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 14, 2026 at 06:29 AM

When Condos are approved for ground lots, those lots remain in the production (active) layer and attributes updated to reflect Condominium dwelling. 1.) Approved for Ground (Record Lots)When condos are approved for ground lots, the following fields are updated and the“Condo_Lot”field populated with a “Y” valueUNDERLIES_CONDO = 1 CONDO_BOOK_NUMCONDO_PAGE_NUMCONDO_REGIME_NUMCONDOLOT = Y 2.) Approved for Ground (History Record Lots). As some have been replaced (killed) by another Record Lot, that's also a condo lot.When condos are approved for ground lots, the following fields are updated and the “Condo_Lot”field populated with a “Y” valueUNDERLIES_CONDO = 1 CONDO_BOOK_NUMCONDO_PAGE_NUMCONDO_REGIME_NUMCONDOLOT = YWhen Condos are approved for overlay lots, those lots are killed (retired / dead lots) and archived to their respective history layer. 3.) Approved for Overlays (Air Rights & Tax Lots). In the future, Parcels may be used. The following fields are updated and the “Condo_Lot” field populated with a “Y” value UNDERLIES_CONDO = 1 CONDO_BOOK_NUMCONDO_PAGE_NUMCONDO_REGIME_NUMCONDOLOT = YCondo dwellings can also be queried city-wide via the individual VPM layers (active Record lots, dead Air Rights & Tax lots) where the value in the “UNDERLIES_CONDO” field is equal to 1.The following fields are populated once Condo Lots have been approved:Condo_Book_NumCondo_Page_NumCondo_Regime_Num

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description	<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>When Condos are approved for ground lots, those lots remain in the production (active) layer and attributes updated to reflect Condominium dwelling. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">1.) Approved for Ground (Record Lots)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>When condos are approved for ground lots, the following fields are updated and the</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">“Condo_Lot”</SPAN><SPAN>field populated with a </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">“Y” value</SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">UNDERLIES_CONDO = 1 </SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_BOOK_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_PAGE_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_REGIME_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDOLOT = Y </SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">2.) Approved for Ground (History Record Lots)</SPAN><SPAN>. As some have been replaced (killed) by another Record Lot, that's also a condo lot.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>When condos are approved for ground lots, the following fields are updated and the </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">“Condo_Lot”</SPAN><SPAN>field populated with a </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">“Y” value</SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">UNDERLIES_CONDO = 1 </SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_BOOK_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_PAGE_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_REGIME_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDOLOT = Y</SPAN></P></LI></UL><UL STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;padding:0 0 0 0;"><LI><P><SPAN>When Condos are approved for overlay lots, those lots are killed (retired / dead lots) and archived to their respective history layer. </SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">3.) Approved for Overlays (Air Rights & Tax Lots). </SPAN><SPAN>In the future, Parcels may be used. The following fields are updated and the “</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Condo_Lot</SPAN><SPAN>” field populated with a “</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Y</SPAN><SPAN>” value </SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">UNDERLIES_CONDO = 1 </SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_BOOK_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_PAGE_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDO_REGIME_NUM</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">CONDOLOT = Y</SPAN></P></LI></UL><UL STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;padding:0 0 0 0;"><LI><P><SPAN>Condo dwellings can also be queried city-wide via the individual VPM layers (active Record lots, dead Air Rights & Tax lots) where the value in the “UNDERLIES_CONDO” field is equal to 1.The following fields are populated once Condo Lots have been approved:</SPAN></P><UL STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;padding:0 0 0 0;"><LI><P><SPAN /></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Condo_Book_Num</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Condo_Page_Num</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Condo_Regime_Num</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN /></P></LI></UL></LI></UL></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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issued	2015-02-27T21:10:09.000Z
keyword	[ "Condominium dwelling", "DC", "DOB", "District of Columbia", "Land", "Lot", "Planning Cadastre", "Property", "Washington DC", "vpmdata" ]
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license	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
modified	2026-07-14T06:29:54.000Z
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title	Condo Approval Lots

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