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NYC DOB record · M01378890-I1

1020 Fifth Avenue

1020 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

Alteration filing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. The latest DOB status is approved.

A plan examiner has approved the application. A permit still has to be issued before work can begin.

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · M01378890-I1

1020 Fifth Avenue

Manhattan, NY 10028

Alteration filing · status dated Sep 1, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
13 stories
Dwelling units
14
Filing data portrait

A page-specific reading of the filing status, location and stated scale. Values are drawn from the cited DOB record.

Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01378890-I1 as a alteration filing at 1020 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Sep 1, 2026. The filing records 13 proposed stories and 14 proposed dwelling units.

A filing or approval does not by itself confirm that work is underway. Proposed details may change in later DOB records.
Filing type
Alteration filing
Latest status
Approved
Latest status date
Sep 1, 2026
Proposed scale
13 proposed stories and 14 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 3 filings associated with BIN 1046777Applicant of recordSee the 13 filings that name James Schaefer Architect, P.C
FiledMay 19, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale13 stories
Recorded cost$40,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Filing to remove exterior masonry to create opening, install new lintel and louver in new opening, Install new window in existing opening. No change to occupancy, use or egress.

Street Futures classifies this record as a alteration filing based on the filing type and work flags published by the Department of Buildings. This classification helps organize the map; it does not add scope that is absent from the DOB record.

The lot this filing sits on

What is already here?

The lot holds a 14-story elevator apartment building built in 1925, with 13 homes, on a 6,216 sq ft lot.

Built
1925
Floors
14
Residential units
13
Building type
Elevator apartment building
Land use
Elevator apartments
Zoning district
R10
Lot area
6,216 sq ft
Building area
66,983 sq ft
Historic district
Metropolitan Museum Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 13, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 3 open notices on record for this building, out of 29 notices on file; the most recent was issued Aug 5, 2014.

  • Elevator

    Issued Aug 5, 2014

  • Local law 62/91 - boilers

    Issued Mar 18, 1994

  • Local law 62/91 - boilers

    Issued Mar 18, 1993

A violation is a notice the Department of Buildings recorded against the building. It is not a judgment, and many concern paperwork rather than safety. Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 8, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01378890-I1.

    01
  2. Application approved

    The application reached an approved status in the DOB record.

    02
  3. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “Approved.”

    03

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

Where a field reads “empty in the source”, the city published this filing without that value. It is not an omission on our side, and nothing here is inferred to fill a gap.

DOB filing number
M01378890-I1
BBL
1014950001
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
13
Proposed stories
13
Existing dwelling units
14
Proposed dwelling units
14
General construction

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