ACRIS*
Automated City Register Information System.
building department
Alteration*
Alteration – affect the building’s official status and require formal approval, while renovations are typically less extensive updates that don’t impact the building’s legal classification.
Apartment Building*
a residential use building, or the residential use portion of a mixed-use building, other than a townhouse or stacked townhouse containing four or more dwelling units each of which shall have access to above grade common halls, stairs, elevators, and yards.