Building record · BIN 3130395

1278 Mcdonald Avenue

1278 Mcdonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230

A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 4 independently sourced records, including 2 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.

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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 3130395

1278 Mcdonald Avenue

Mapleton-Midwood (West), Brooklyn

A consolidated public-record view · updated Sep 14, 2026

DOB filings
4
Active-status
2
Recorded addresses
1
Building data portrait

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

Matched filings4
Open or active-status records2
First included filingAug 25, 2020
Latest recorded changeSep 14, 2026

The lot

What is already here?

The lot holds a utility property on a 99,357 sq ft lot.

  1. Floors 2–3Nothing on record
  2. Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as transportation and utility.
  • Street levelTransportation and utility
Drawn from the outline and roof height the Department of City Planning publishes for this building: 9.8 m over about 3 floors, counted at three metres each because the city publishes the height and not the number. 1 run of floors has something on record. The city publishes a roof height and a storey count for the lot, and nothing at all about any individual floor.
Residential units
0
Building type
Utility property
Land use
Transportation and utility
Zoning district
M1-1
Lot area
99,357 sq ft

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.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

No open violations are recorded for this building.

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 16, 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 3130395. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.

The matched set includes 4 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 2 recorded as completed, 2 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.

First included filing
Aug 25, 2020
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 4 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.

  1. Alteration filed

    Installation of deluge system for Transformer #3 at Con Edison's Bensonhurst Substation. Filed in conjunction with application 322086023. Filing B00377082-I1.

    01
  2. Alteration approved

    Filing B00377082-I1 reached an approved status.

    02
  3. Alteration filed

    Rebuild concrete transformer pad. Grading as shown. Installation of grounding elements for reactor. Filing B00412812-I1.

    03
  4. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00412812-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    04
  5. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00377082-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    05
  6. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00377082-I1 is “Permit Entire.”

    06
  7. Alteration signed off

    DOB recorded a sign-off for B00412812-I1.

    07
  8. Alteration now completed

    The latest status recorded for B00412812-I1 is “LOC Issued.”

    08
  9. Alteration filed

    Installation of SPCC (Spill Prevention Controls & Counter-measures) improvements at Con Edison's Bensonhurst Substation. for transformer #1. Filing B00619935-I1.

    09
  10. Alteration approved

    Filing B00619935-I1 reached an approved status.

    010
  11. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00619935-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    011
  12. Alteration filed

    Construction of proposed reinforced concrete foundation and steel support structure for new transformer #10. Filing B00937182-I1.

    012
  13. Alteration approved

    Filing B00937182-I1 reached an approved status.

    013
  14. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00619935-I1 is “Permit Entire.”

    014
  15. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00937182-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    015
  16. Alteration signed off

    DOB recorded a sign-off for B00937182-I1.

    016
  17. Alteration now completed

    The latest status recorded for B00937182-I1 is “LOC Issued.”

    017