NYC DOB record · B00399258-I1

159 Suydam Street

159 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

Alteration filing in Bushwick (West), Brooklyn. 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 · B00399258-I1

159 Suydam Street

Brooklyn, NY 11221

Alteration filing · status dated Jul 27, 2022

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
Not stated
Dwelling units
7
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 B00399258-I1 as a alteration filing at 159 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Jul 27, 2022. The filing records 7 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
Jul 27, 2022
Proposed scale
7 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 4 filings associated with BIN 3338457Applicant of recordSee the 804 filings that name Alberto Roman
FiledOct 13, 2020
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale7 units
Recorded cost$79,200

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Application filed herewith to replace fixtures within apartments. no change in use, egress and bulk.

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 4-story walk-up apartment building built in 1931, with 8 homes, on a 2,700 sq ft lot.

Built
1931
Floors
4
Residential units
8
Building type
Walk-up apartment building
Land use
Walk-up apartments
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
2,700 sq ft
Building area
9,175 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 this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 25 open notices on record for this building, out of 33 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

  • 22 further open notices are on file. Open the source dataset for the full list.

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 14, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B00399258-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
B00399258-I1
BBL
3032080052
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
Empty in the source
Existing dwelling units
7
Proposed dwelling units
7