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How may I request a building address change or the addition of a building number to my building?

Please see the answer to Question 14 under PERMIT SERVICES at the Department of Building Inspection's Frequently Asked Questions Web page.

Why is EAS internal to the city and not generally available on the web?

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We test the application in Internet Explorer 8, Firefox, and Chrome. The best experience will be in Chrome, then Firefox, then Internet Explorer 8.

Is there a geocoding service?

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Why are there so few apartment addresses?

See above.

Why is the zip code for

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my address wrong?

A very small fraction of addresses in EAS will have the wrong zip code. These addresses will generally be near the boundary of the zip code area. Zip codes are not critical for us to deliver services so this is not really an operational issue. When we update our zip codes, we use a data product that is derived (and generalized) from the USPS zip code data. It is the generalization that causes these errors.

EAS opens extra windows, sometimes lots of them. Why won't it use tabs?

If you have this problem you are probably using IE8. If it bothers you, you can "disable protected mode" by doing the following. 

Tools > Internet Options > Security > Security For This Zone > Enable Protected Mode (uncheck)