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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 The current snapshot links 6 independently sourced records, including 6 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.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 Aug 26, 2026

DOB filings
6
Active-status
6
Recorded addresses
1
Building data portrait

A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.

Matched filings6
Open or active-status records6
First included filingSep 8, 2021
Latest recorded changeAug 26, 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Floors 2–3Nothing on record
  3. 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
Drawn from the outline and roof height the Department of City Planning publishes for this building: 19.1 m over 4 floors, as the city counts them. 2 runs of floors have something on record. The city publishes a roof height and a storey count for the lot, and nothing at all about any individual floor. What stands to the south is measured from the city’s own footprints and roof heights; it is a statement about the skyline, not a calculation of sunlight.
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

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 1, 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 — 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 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 Nov 27, 2006 — RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY IS NOT PERMITTED IN AN M1-2 DISTRICT IS CONTRARY TO THE ZONING RESOLUTION.NOTED:2ND FLR. PARTITIONED INTO 12 UNITS INCL UDING A CLASS"A" APTS. W/HABITABLE BEDROOMS & LIVING ROOMS ON UPPER AN D LOWER LEVELS, FULL KITCHENS AND 3PC BATHROOMS & INCLUDING ARTISTS S

  • 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 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 3070622. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.

The matched set includes 6 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 6 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.

First included filing
Sep 8, 2021
Latest recorded change
Aug 26, 2026
Highest proposed story count
Not stated
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 6 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.

  1. Alteration filed

    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.

    01
  2. Alteration approved

    Filing B00574835-I1 reached an approved status.

    02
  3. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00574835-I1 is “Approved.”

    03
  4. Alteration filed

    Installation of new mechanical system to 1st and 2nd floors as per plans. Filing B00433967-I1.

    04
  5. Alteration approved

    Filing B00433967-I1 reached an approved status.

    05
  6. Alteration filed

    Demolition and installation of plumbing fixtures on 2nd and 4th floors as permit plans. Filing B01002850-I1.

    06
  7. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00433967-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    07
  8. Alteration filed

    Installation of new mechanical system to 3rd, 4th and roof floors as per plans. Filing B00433967-S1.

    08
  9. Alteration filed

    Installation of new mechanical system to 1st and 2nd floors as per plans. Filing B00433967-P1.

    09
  10. Alteration approved

    Filing B01002850-I1 reached an approved status.

    010
  11. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B01002850-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    011
  12. Alteration approved

    Filing B00433967-P1 reached an approved status.

    012
  13. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00433967-P1 is “Approved.”

    013
  14. Alteration approved

    Filing B00433967-S1 reached an approved status.

    014
  15. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00433967-S1 is “Approved.”

    015
  16. Alteration filed

    Demolition and installation of plumbing fixtures on 2nd and 4th floors as permit plans. Filing B01002850-P1.

    016
  17. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00433967-I1 is “Permit Entire.”

    017
  18. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B01002850-I1 is “Permit Entire.”

    018
  19. Alteration approved

    Filing B01002850-P1 reached an approved status.

    019
  20. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B01002850-P1 is “Approved.”

    020

Matched DOB filings

All included filings for this building.

Each card opens a distinct official-source filing. Statuses reflect the current Street Futures snapshot, accessed Sep 23, 2026; this list should not be treated as a complete title or permit search.

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Where this building sits.

Neighborhoods

East Williamsburg

Streets

Johnson Avenue

Postal codes

11237

Applicants of record

Costa Arch & Eng LLP