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NYC DOB record · B00490109-P2

198 Essex Street

198 Essex Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

Alteration filing in Cypress Hills, 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 · B00490109-P2

198 Essex Street

Brooklyn, NY 11208

Alteration filing · status dated Aug 10, 2021

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
Not stated
Dwelling units
2
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 B00490109-P2 as a alteration filing at 198 Essex Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 10, 2021. The filing records 2 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
Aug 10, 2021
Proposed scale
2 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 5 filings associated with BIN 3088101Applicant of recordSee the 39 filings that name Tss Engineers
FiledAug 4, 2021
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale2 units
Recorded cost$15,050

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Hereby filing for the legalization of bathrooms and installation of gas dryer to address violations 35413801n 35477249l. no change in use, egress or occupancy.

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 2-story two-family home built in 1901, on a 1,050 sq ft lot.

Built
1901
Floors
2
Residential units
2
Building type
Two-family home
Land use
One and two family homes
Zoning district
R5B
Lot area
1,050 sq ft
Building area
1,876 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.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B00490109-P2.

    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
B00490109-P2
BBL
3039560064
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
Empty in the source
Existing dwelling units
2
Proposed dwelling units
2

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