buildings.py

# Sample code to identify buildings withing a supplied bounding box.
import requests


def grabber(bbox, residential=True):
    BASE = "http://wolak.enviro-service.appspot.com/buildings"
    payload = bbox
    payload['residential'] = residential
    res = requests.get(BASE, params=payload).json()
    return res


bbox = dict(xmax=-121.75, xmin=-122, ymax=38, ymin=37)

response = grabber(bbox)
print response['results'][0]

# >>> {u'lat': 37.39955362, u'lon': -121.91971865}