Alteration filingSep 9
DOB filing M01436311-S1
Alteration filing at 256 West 38 Street
Approved14 proposed stories
Open filing Building record · BIN 1014467
256 West 38 Street
256 West 38 Street, Manhattan, NY 10018
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 3 independently sourced records, including 2 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 1014467
256 West 38 Street
Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan
A consolidated public-record view · updated Sep 9, 2026
- DOB filings
- 3
- Active-status
- 2
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings3
Open or active-status records2
First included filingJan 9, 2018
Latest recorded changeSep 9, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 14-story office building built in 1924, on a 7,357 sq ft lot.
- Floors 2–14Nothing on record
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as commercial and office, so this floor is where the commercial space is.
- Street levelCommercial and office
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 35 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 104.9 m
- Built
- 1924
- Floors
- 14
- Residential units
- 0
- Building type
- Office building
- Land use
- Commercial and office
- Zoning district
- M1-9A
- Lot area
- 7,357 sq ft
- Building area
- 96,736 sq ft
Owner of record
JLJ BRICKEN LLC
As the assessment roll records it. Only owners that read as a company are shown here; where the roll names an individual, nothing is published.
Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 12, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not any single filing. When the rest of New York went up
Violation record
Are there open violations here?
The Department of Buildings has 5 open notices on record for this building, out of 96 notices on file; the most recent was issued Apr 25, 2024.
- Construction
Issued Apr 25, 2024 — FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDINGS IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.AS NOTED AT T IME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED ON EXP3 SOUTH ELEVATION BALCONIES WITH SP ALLING SLABS ON MULTIPLE FLOORS.REMEDY:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE BALCONY S LABS
- Facade safety program
Issued Jan 2, 2018
- Elevator
Issued Dec 3, 2010
2 further open notices are on file. Open the source dataset for the full list.
Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 11, 2026.
What is recorded here
Multiple filings, one stable building identifier.
New York City's Building Identification Number helps connect filings that may use different application numbers or describe different scopes of work. The records below are grouped because they publish BIN 1014467. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 3 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 2 approved, 1 recorded as completed. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Jan 9, 2018
- Latest recorded change
- Sep 9, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- 14 stories
- Highest proposed unit count
- Not stated
Highest recorded values may come from different filings and must not be combined into one proposed project. Open the individual filings below for their exact scope. Values outside the publication's conservative data-quality bounds are withheld pending source review.
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Recorded history
What has happened at this address?
Every dated event the city has published for this building, from all 3 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Alteration filed01
Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing M00007892-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration02
DOB lists a first permit date for M00007892-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration filed03
Installation of suspended scaffold for facade work and/or inspection. Amend #1, change in tieback and added outrigger beam detail. Filing M01368032-I1.
- Alteration approved04
Filing M01368032-I1 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for alteration05
DOB lists a first permit date for M01368032-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration filed06
Proposed plumbing work on cellar and 1st floor as per plan. no change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing M01436311-S1.
- Alteration approved07
Filing M01436311-S1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved08
The latest status recorded for M00007892-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration signed off09
DOB recorded a sign-off for M01368032-I1.
- Alteration now completed010
The latest status recorded for M01368032-I1 is “LOC Issued.”
- Permit recorded for alteration011
DOB lists a first permit date for M01436311-S1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved012
The latest status recorded for M01436311-S1 is “Permit Entire.”