Building record · BIN 3399034

31 Richards Street

31 Richards Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 3 independently sourced records, including 1 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.

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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 3399034

31 Richards Street

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn

A consolidated public-record view · updated Nov 6, 2022

DOB filings
3
Active-status
1
Recorded addresses
2
Building data portrait

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

Matched filings3
Open or active-status records1
First included filingFeb 23, 2018
Latest recorded changeNov 6, 2022

The lot

What is already here?

The lot holds a 2-story government property built in 1958, on a 6,000 sq ft lot.

Built
1958
Floors
2
Residential units
0
Building type
Government property
Land use
Public facilities and institutions
Zoning district
M1-5
Lot area
6,000 sq ft
Building area
7,134 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 13 open notices on record for this building, out of 19 notices on file; the most recent was issued Nov 14, 2025.

  • Low pressure boiler

    Issued Nov 14, 2025 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  • Low pressure boiler

    Issued Sep 23, 2024 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  • Low pressure boiler

    Issued Jun 30, 2023 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  • 10 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 3399034. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.

The matched set includes 3 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 2 recorded as completed, 1 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.

First included filing
Feb 23, 2018
Latest recorded change
Nov 6, 2022
Highest proposed story count
Not stated
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 3 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.

  1. Alteration filed

    Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. live load 300 lbs per square feet. sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. no change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application. Filing B00020904-I1.

    01
  2. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00020904-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    02
  3. Alteration filed

    Proposed installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. live load 300 lbs per square feet. sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. no change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application. Filing B00020904-P1.

    03
  4. Alteration approved

    Filing B00020904-P1 reached an approved status.

    04
  5. Alteration filed

    Proposed installation of pipe scaffold for remedial repairs as per plans. no change in use occupancy or egress under this application. Filing B00038699-I1.

    05
  6. Permit recorded for alteration

    DOB lists a first permit date for B00038699-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.

    06
  7. Alteration signed off

    DOB recorded a sign-off for B00020904-I1.

    07
  8. Alteration now completed

    The latest status recorded for B00020904-I1 is “LOC Issued.”

    08
  9. Alteration now approved

    The latest status recorded for B00020904-P1 is “Approved.”

    09
  10. Alteration signed off

    DOB recorded a sign-off for B00038699-I1.

    010
  11. Alteration now completed

    The latest status recorded for B00038699-I1 is “LOC Issued.”

    011