Alteration filingMar 23
DOB filing B00438928-I1
Alteration filing at 509 East 56 Street
Approved$2,000 recorded cost
Open filing Building record · BIN 3423160
509 East 56 Street
509 East 56 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 1 independently sourced records, including 1 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 3423160
509 East 56 Street
East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn
A consolidated public-record view · updated Mar 23, 2021
- DOB filings
- 1
- Active-status
- 1
- Recorded addresses
- 1
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings1
Open or active-status records1
First included filingJan 22, 2021
Latest recorded changeMar 23, 2021
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 2-story walk-up apartment building built in 2007, with 3 homes, on a 3,000 sq ft lot.
- Floor 2Homes3 homes are recorded on this lot — about 3 homes to a floor. The city does not publish which floor any of them is on.
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as walk-up apartments.
- Street levelWalk-up apartments
- Homes3 recorded on the lot
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 3 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 6.6 m
- Built
- 2007
- Floors
- 2
- Residential units
- 3
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building
- Land use
- Walk-up apartments
- Zoning district
- R4
- Lot area
- 3,000 sq ft
- Building area
- 1,600 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 12 open notices on record for this building, out of 12 notices on file; the most recent was issued Feb 16, 2022.
- Fail to certify class
Issued Feb 16, 2022 — FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
- Fail to certify class
Issued Dec 22, 2021 — FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
- Fail to certify class
Issued Oct 27, 2021 — FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
9 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 3423160. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 1 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 1 approved. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Jan 22, 2021
- Latest recorded change
- Mar 23, 2021
- Highest proposed story count
- Not stated
- Highest proposed unit count
- 3 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 1 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Alteration filed01
Installation of sprinklers in exit corridors of new building to comply with BC903.2.8 previously filed and approved under application 320717024. No proposed changes to uses, egress or occupancy. Filing B00438928-I1.
- Alteration approved02
Filing B00438928-I1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved03
The latest status recorded for B00438928-I1 is “Approved.”