Alteration filingNov 7
DOB filing B01473366-I1
Alteration filing at 538 Johnson Avenue
Approved4 proposed stories
Open filing Building record · BIN 3070622
538 Johnson Avenue
538 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 7 independently sourced records, including 7 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 3070622
538 Johnson Avenue
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
A consolidated public-record view · updated Nov 7, 2026
- DOB filings
- 7
- Active-status
- 7
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings7
Open or active-status records7
First included filingSep 8, 2021
Latest recorded changeNov 7, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 4-story factory or industrial building built in 1930, on a 57,870 sq ft lot.
- Floor 4Above the southern skylineAbove the tallest building within sixty metres to the south, which stands 9.5 m. Nothing on that side reaches this floor.
- Floors 2–3Nothing on record
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as industrial and manufacturing.
- Street levelIndustrial and manufacturing
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 4 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 9.5 m
- Built
- 1930
- Last altered
- 1997
- Floors
- 4
- Residential units
- 0
- Building type
- Factory or industrial building
- Land use
- Industrial and manufacturing
- Zoning district
- M1-2
- Lot area
- 57,870 sq ft
- Building area
- 121,279 sq ft
Owner of record
28 VARICK AVENUE 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 Nov 11, 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 64 notices on file; the most recent was issued Dec 19, 2006.
- Seu
Issued Dec 19, 2006 — 4TH FLR. PARTITIONED W/ DEMISING WALLS CREATING 12 UNITS INCLUDING CLA SS "A" APTS. W/ FULL KITCHENS,3PC BATHS,UPPER & LOWER HABITABLE BEDROO MS AT #'S 402,427,425. ROLL DOWN STEEL GATE W/ LOCK SEPARATES 2 STAIR WELLS OBSTRUCTING REQUIRED SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS. CORRODED, CRACKE D STAIRS, POOLED WATER AT CELLAR LANDING. NO FLR. OR ELEVATOR SIGNAGE
- Seu
Issued Dec 19, 2006 — RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY IS NOT PERMITTED IN AN M1-2 DISTRICT & IS CONTRA RY TO THE ZONING RESOLUTION. NOTED: 4TH FLR.PARTITIONED INTO 12 UNITS INCLUDING CLASS"A"APTS. W/ FULL KITCHENS,3PC BATHS,UPPER & LOWER HABIT ABLE BEDROOMS & LIVING ROOMS & ARTISTS STUDIOS & WORKSHOPS OBSERVED IN UNIT #'S 402,427,425.REMEDY:CONFORM TO ZONING RESOLUTION UNDER PERMIT
- Seu
Issued Nov 27, 2006 — 2ND FLR. PARTITIONED W/DEMISING WALLS CREATING 12 UNITS INCLUDING CLAS S "A" APTS.FULL KITCHENS,3PC BATHS,UPPER & LOWER HABITABLE BEDROOMS & LIVING ROOMS AT #'S 203,205,207,212 GAS,ELECTRIC, AND PLUMBING LINES I NSTALLED, RUNNING ALONG PUBLIC CORRIDOR CEILING. TENANTS W/LITTER,FURN ITURE,CARPETS,CONNECTING STAIRWELL W/O LIGHTING, FL. SINGABE, FULL OF
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 Nov 10, 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 3070622. 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 7 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Sep 8, 2021
- Latest recorded change
- Nov 7, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- 4 stories
- Highest proposed unit count
- 22 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
Herewith filing for installation of Air handlers split units filed for commercial space in 1st floor , 2nd floor and roof of 2nd floor lower level. Filing B00574835-I1.
- Alteration approved02
Filing B00574835-I1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved03
The latest status recorded for B00574835-I1 is “Approved.”
- Alteration filed04
Installation of new mechanical system to 1st and 2nd floors as per plans. Filing B00433967-I1.
- Alteration approved05
Filing B00433967-I1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration filed06
Demolition and installation of plumbing fixtures on 2nd and 4th floors as permit plans. Filing B01002850-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration07
DOB lists a first permit date for B00433967-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration filed08
Installation of new mechanical system to 3rd, 4th and roof floors as per plans. Filing B00433967-S1.
- Alteration filed09
Installation of new mechanical system to 1st and 2nd floors as per plans. Filing B00433967-P1.
- Alteration approved010
Filing B01002850-I1 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for alteration011
DOB lists a first permit date for B01002850-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration approved012
Filing B00433967-P1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved013
The latest status recorded for B00433967-P1 is “Approved.”
- Alteration approved014
Filing B00433967-S1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved015
The latest status recorded for B00433967-S1 is “Approved.”
- Alteration filed016
Demolition and installation of plumbing fixtures on 2nd and 4th floors as permit plans. Filing B01002850-P1.
- Alteration now approved017
The latest status recorded for B00433967-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration now approved018
The latest status recorded for B01002850-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration approved019
Filing B01002850-P1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved020
The latest status recorded for B01002850-P1 is “Approved.”
- Alteration filed021
Interior renovation of exisiting office space on the 1st floor. no change in use, egress, or occupancy. Filing B01473366-I1.
- Alteration approved022
Filing B01473366-I1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved023
The latest status recorded for B01473366-I1 is “Approved.”