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Building record · BIN 3109635

297 East 38 Street

297 East 38 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 2 independently sourced records, including 2 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.

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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 3109635

297 East 38 Street

East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn

A consolidated public-record view · updated Aug 21, 2026

DOB filings
2
Active-status
2
Recorded addresses
1
Building data portrait

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

Matched filings2
Open or active-status records2
First included filingJan 24, 2025
Latest recorded changeAug 21, 2026

The lot

What is already here?

The lot holds a 2-story two-family home built in 1920, on a 2,000 sq ft lot.

  1. Floor 2Homes2 homes are recorded on this lot — about 2 homes to a floor. The city does not publish which floor any of them is on.
  2. Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as one and two family homes.
  • Street levelOne and two family homes
  • Homes2 recorded on the lot
  • Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 4 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 10.3 m
Drawn from the outline and roof height the Department of City Planning publishes for this building: 7 m over 2 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
1920
Floors
2
Residential units
2
Building type
Two-family home
Land use
One and two family homes
Zoning district
R5
Lot area
2,000 sq ft
Building area
1,848 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 2, 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?

No open violations are recorded for this building. 2 notices are on file, all with a recorded resolution.

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 3109635. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.

The matched set includes 2 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 2 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.

First included filing
Jan 24, 2025
Latest recorded change
Aug 21, 2026
Highest proposed story count
Not stated
Highest proposed unit count
2 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 2 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.

  1. Alteration filed

    DOB received filing B00925894-S1.

    01
  2. Alteration approved

    Filing B00925894-S1 reached an approved status.

    02
  3. Alteration filed

    NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. LEGALIZE CELLAR LAYOUT & COMPLY WITH BB 2011-010 . IN RESPONSE TO DOB VIOLATION# 051823C23-01457, 051823C23-01458. Filed subsequent in lieu of a PAA. this is to amend layout only. Filing B00925894-S3.

    03
  4. Alteration approved

    Filing B00925894-S3 reached an approved status.

    04
  5. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00925894-S1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    05
  6. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00925894-S1 is “Permit Entire.”

    06
  7. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00925894-S3. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    07
  8. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00925894-S3 is “Permit Entire.”

    08

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 Oct 1, 2026; this list should not be treated as a complete title or permit search.

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Where this building sits.

Neighborhoods

East Flatbush-Rugby

Streets

East 38 Street

Postal codes

11203