Alteration filingJan 24
DOB filing B00638090-I1
Alteration filing at 740 Empire Boulevard
Recorded as completed6 proposed stories
Open filing Building record · BIN 3038438
740 Empire Boulevard
740 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11213
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 7 independently sourced records, including 6 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 3038438
740 Empire Boulevard
Crown Heights (South), Brooklyn
A consolidated public-record view · updated Jan 24, 2024
- DOB filings
- 7
- Active-status
- 6
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings7
Open or active-status records6
First included filingJan 26, 2021
Latest recorded changeJan 24, 2024
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 6-story elevator apartment building built in 1920, with 96 homes, on a 20,100 sq ft lot.
- Floors 2–6Homes96 homes are recorded on this lot — about 19 homes to a floor. The city does not publish which floor any of them is on.
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as mixed residential and commercial, so this floor is where the commercial space is.
- Street levelMixed residential and commercial
- Homes96 recorded on the lot
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 7 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 20.2 m
- Built
- 1920
- Last altered
- 1977
- Floors
- 6
- Residential units
- 96
- Building type
- Elevator apartment building
- Land use
- Mixed residential and commercial
- Zoning district
- R7-1
- Lot area
- 20,100 sq ft
- Building area
- 83,856 sq ft
Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 14, 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 4 open notices on record for this building, out of 57 notices on file; the most recent was issued Apr 25, 2023.
- Low pressure boiler
Issued Apr 25, 2023 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
- Hazardous condition (facade)
Issued Jun 23, 2021 — CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED
- Failure to correct swarmp conditions (facade)
Issued Jun 22, 2021 — CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS
1 further open notice is 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 14, 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 3038438. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 7 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 1 recorded as completed, 6 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Jan 26, 2021
- Latest recorded change
- Jan 24, 2024
- Highest proposed story count
- 6 stories
- Highest proposed unit count
- 97 dwelling units
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 7 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 new antenna sectors (antennas & rrh units) as well as equipment cabinets on the rooftop (Starry - S-NYCBRK0021-F) as per plans. All work is in compliance with TPPN 5/98. No change to use, egress or occupancy. Filing B00418594-I1.
- Alteration approved02
Filing B00418594-I1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration filed03
Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing B00537078-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration04
DOB lists a first permit date for B00537078-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration filed05
Installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing B00537082-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration06
DOB lists a first permit date for B00537082-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved07
The latest status recorded for B00537082-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration filed08
Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing B00537078-P1.
- Alteration approved09
Filing B00537078-P1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved010
The latest status recorded for B00537078-P1 is “Approved.”
- Alteration filed011
Facade repair from 1st-roof. repair cracked/defective, stone, brick, sills, lintels etc. cut & re-point eroding mortar joints. all as per plans. no change, in use, egress or occupancy. sidewalk shed to be filed under separate application. Filing B00638090-I1.
- Alteration approved012
Filing B00638090-I1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration filed013
Facade repair from 1st-roof. repair cracked/defective, stone, brick, sills, lintels etc. cut & re-point eroding mortar joints. all as per plans. no change, in use, egress or occupancy. sidewalk shed to be filed under separate application. Filing B00638090-P1.
- Alteration approved014
Filing B00638090-P1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved015
The latest status recorded for B00638090-P1 is “Approved.”
- Permit recorded for alteration016
DOB lists a first permit date for B00638090-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Permit recorded for alteration017
DOB lists a first permit date for B00418594-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved018
The latest status recorded for B00418594-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration filed019
Installation of temporary sidewalk shed as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing B00537078-P2.
- Alteration now approved020
The latest status recorded for B00537078-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration approved021
Filing B00537078-P2 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved022
The latest status recorded for B00537078-P2 is “Approved.”
- Alteration signed off023
DOB recorded a sign-off for B00638090-I1.
- Alteration now completed024
The latest status recorded for B00638090-I1 is “LOC Issued.”