Alteration filingSep 14
DOB filing B01448096-I1
Alteration filing at 685 Columbia Street
Approved1 proposed stories
Open filing Building record · BIN 3008877
685 Columbia Street
685 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 1 independently sourced records, including 1 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 3008877
685 Columbia Street
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn
A consolidated public-record view · updated Sep 14, 2026
- DOB filings
- 1
- Active-status
- 1
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings1
Open or active-status records1
First included filingAug 27, 2026
Latest recorded changeSep 14, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 8-story warehouse built in 1921, on a 1,981,175 sq ft lot.
- Floors 3–8Above the southern skylineAbove the tallest building within sixty metres to the south, which stands 8.3 m. Nothing on that side reaches this floor.
- Floor 2Nothing on record
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as industrial and manufacturing.
- Street levelIndustrial and manufacturing
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 3 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 8.3 m
- Built
- 1921
- Floors
- 8
- Residential units
- 0
- Building type
- Warehouse
- Land use
- Industrial and manufacturing
- Zoning district
- M3-1
- Lot area
- 1,981,175 sq ft
- Building area
- 38,122 sq ft
Owner of record
NYC PARKS DEPT
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 17, 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 11 open notices on record for this building, out of 11 notices on file; the most recent was issued Apr 29, 2021.
- Failure to post energy
Issued Apr 29, 2021 — FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3
- Failure to
Issued Feb 2, 2021 — FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
- Failure to
Issued Nov 2, 2020 — FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4
8 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 21, 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 3008877. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 1 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 1 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Aug 27, 2026
- Latest recorded change
- Sep 14, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- 1 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 1 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Alteration filed01
Temporary structures for an outdoor concert in the parking lot, Stink & Dutty. Removed at the end of the programing. No changes to existing structures, use or egress. Filing B01448096-I1.
- Alteration approved02
Filing B01448096-I1 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for alteration03
DOB lists a first permit date for B01448096-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved04
The latest status recorded for B01448096-I1 is “Permit Entire.”