Search New Albany Property Records
Floyd County, not a city recorder, holds the records. Deeds, assessments, and tax accounts sit in county systems. Turn to city records only for address assignment, zoning, permits, subdivisions, annexations, and preservation review. Keeping that line clear stops a planning file from being mistaken for proof of ownership.
- Search the Floyd County assessor-linked Beacon system with the New Albany address.
- Copy the parcel number, owner, situs, mailing address, and legal description.
- Find the newest deed in the Recorder's Fidlar index and match the land description.
- Compare tax and GIS entries for the same parcel and taxing district.
- Ask New Albany planning staff for permits, dockets, annexation, zoning, or historic-review files.
The detailed county mechanics appear in the Floyd County property search. That page walks through the parcel system and record offices. For any city address, keep both the state parcel number and any Clark Grant or subdivision description, because a street name alone may not link every record.
New Albany Records Custodians
Six Floyd County offices keep the land trail. Recorder, Assessor, Auditor, Treasurer, Surveyor, and GIS each hold a piece. The Plan Commission adds the municipal file, covering zoning, annexation, subdivision review, address assignment, historic preservation, permitting, and enforcement. It is the go-to for city-side property records.
Floyd County Land Records
County offices hold deeds, assessment rolls, tax accounts, parcels, plats, and surveys.
New Albany Permits & Zoning
142 East Main Street, Suite 200
New Albany, IN 47150
812-948-5327
New Albany Planning Search Fields
The city publishes no public address-indexed permit-results database. Work from documents instead. Identify the parcel first, then search meeting packets, and request the permit or docket from planning staff. A focused request beats asking for a vague complete file.
| Field | What to provide | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Property key | Address and parcel ID | Separates similar street records |
| Party | Applicant and property owner | Connects plans to deed names |
| Review | Permit, variance, PUD, plat, or certificate | Routes the request to the right file |
| Time | Approximate filing or meeting date | Narrows agendas and dockets |
| Land facts | Zoning, acreage, proposed use | Confirms the project match |
Board of Zoning Appeals meetings are listed for the first Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The Plan Commission appears on third Tuesdays at the same hour, in Council Chambers Room 100, subject to the posted schedule. Always confirm times before attending. Indiana APRA requests can reach records not posted online.
New Albany Assigns City Addresses
The Plan Commission assigns addresses in New Albany. That makes planning staff the right call when a new number is missing from county screens or an old deed description clashes with the current street. A mailing address still proves nothing about the incorporated boundary. Check the GIS parcel polygon, taxing district, and any annexation ordinance. ZIP codes 47150 and 47151 mark postal geography only. USPS verifies delivery, not jurisdiction. County GIS and boundary records answer location.
New Albany Permit Record Trail
The city posts forms for improvement-location permits, fences, signs, site plans, zoning verification, variances, special exceptions, planned-unit developments, subdivisions, Certificates of Appropriateness, and public-record requests. The 2024 design manual adds more steps. One project can also involve record plats, easement plats, sewer review, drainage, stormwater, encroachment, and Board of Works approval. A building permit is rarely the last word. Keep pulling the record trail. Look for the record plat and any utility or drainage easements. The manual says easement plats are recorded before construction approval when required. So check city approval and the Recorder's filing separately.
New Albany District and Plat Clues
City map labels mean different things in New Albany. Some mark planning areas; others flag historic districts. Greenway Commons traces back to an actual recorded development plat, so keep the exact label and find the record that created it.
| Area or development | Record setting | Search clue |
|---|---|---|
| Greenway Commons Development No. 1 | 2024 secondary plat | Plat 372; Survey 28; Plat Cabinet 4, Slide 223 |
| Downtown and Mansion Row | Historic urban lots | Lot-and-block deeds plus preservation review |
| Cedar Bough Place and DePauw Avenue | Historic district areas | Certificate of Appropriateness files |
| Fairmont, Midtown, and Old Monon | City planning map areas | Program or district map, not automatically a recorded subdivision |
| Loop Island Tannery and Park East | Redevelopment or planning geography | Match city plans to county parcel and deed |
Pair the district phrase with the address and parcel number. Then open the recorded plat, not just the map label. A label alone is not a legal description. The Floyd County parcel maps page explains the GIS boundary layer and survey limits.
Greenway Commons Record Chain
The seven-sheet Greenway Commons secondary plat shows how a modern development documents itself. It names Greenway Commons Development, LLC as owner. The sheets dedicate streets, alleys, easements, and public grounds. They also cite Sections 28 and 29 of Clark's Grant. A source-of-title line points to November 17, 2021. Plat 372 and Survey 28 of the Inlots tie the project to older survey geography. Plat Cabinet 4, Slide 223 holds the earlier plat. A cabinet citation is not a deed book and page. Treat the newest deed, primary plat, secondary plat, city project file, and parcel card as separate records.
Ma Cherie Reserve Annexation
Ma Cherie Reserve shows jurisdiction shifting mid-development. Council material describes a voluntary annexation tied to a 58-home proposal. A Sieveking Road disconnection, city control afterward, and traffic study work on Green Valley Road round out the file. The effective date is January 1, 2026. A meeting record is a lead only. Verify the enacted ordinance, annexation map, taxing district, city zoning file, recorded plat, and parcel history. Each system refreshes on its own schedule.
New Albany Historic Property Files
These areas appear in city historic-planning material. Cedar Bough Place, DePauw Avenue, East Spring Street, Mansion Row, New Albany Downtown, Hedden's Grove, and Shelby Place are among them. A property there may carry a Certificate of Appropriateness. Preservation review sits alongside zoning and improvement-location files. Named landmarks include Culbertson Mansion, Division Street School, William Young House, New Albany National Cemetery, Old Pike Inn, Scribner House, and Woodbine. Historic status changes which city approvals to inspect. It does not change who holds title.
New Albany Plat Review Stages
New Albany's zoning ordinance splits plat review into two stages. The primary plat is the initial plan submitted for approval. The secondary plat is the final recordable document. It must conform closely to the approved primary. Meeting discussion has framed the path forward in detailed engineering. A roadway bond, city-engineer approval, and final recording complete the path.
Primary approval alone creates nothing. It does not establish that lots legally exist. Before relying on a split, confirm that the final plat reached the Floyd County Recorder. Also confirm that county parcel IDs were assigned. For recent development, keep both parent and child parcel numbers on hand.
New Albany Values Need Dates
The Floyd Beacon card carries the parcel's land value, improvements, and total assessed value. It also shows any displayed sale or value history. Indiana treats total assessed land plus improvements as the gross assessed value used on Form 11 and the tax bill. The standard is market value-in-use at a 100 percent assessment ratio. Annual trending reflects sales. So every figure needs a tax year attached. No official New Albany-only value series exists, which leaves a citywide appreciation claim unsupported. Track the same parcel across tax years instead. Statewide cyclical reassessment begins July 1, 2026 for taxes payable in 2027. Roughly one-quarter of parcels are inspected each year over four years.
Older New Albany Address Clues
Early Recorder entries can read like puzzles. A lot in the "town of New Albany" or an "Out Lot Letter" on a named street may appear, with the entry pointing the reader back to the deed itself. Historic directories, old maps, and the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library History Room help tie those phrases to a current PIN.
The Clark/Illinois Grant Book holds early New Albany plan material too. It is digitized for historical use. Floyd County cannot certify it, though, because the originals were recorded in predecessor counties. When certification matters, match the historic reference to the original custodian.
Limits of New Albany Property Records
New Albany property records can carry a lot of weight. They may document a county roll owner of record, a recorded deed, an assessed value, tax status, or a mapped parcel. They may also reflect subdivision approval, a zoning action, a permit, annexation, or preservation review. They cannot guarantee title. They will not fix a disputed boundary. They will not prove current market price or confirm that every private interest was recorded.
Pair the county deed and parcel sources with the city planning file. Where the two systems disagree, retain dates and recording references. Then ask the responsible custodian how the update sequence works.
Lawful use. New Albany property records support purchase diligence, boundary research, appeals, property history, and civic transparency. Never use owner information to stalk, threaten, or harass anyone.