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NYC DOB record · Q01394523-I1

221-05 56 Avenue

221-05 56 Avenue, Queens, NY 11364

Alteration filing in Bayside, Queens. 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

NYC Department of Buildings · w9ak-ipjd · accessed Sep 5, 2026 · Verify the source row

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Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing Q01394523-I1 as a alteration filing at 221-05 56 Avenue, Queens, NY 11364. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Sep 3, 2026. The published record does not state proposed stories or 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 3, 2026
Proposed scale
Not stated in this filing
Complete building dossierView all 2 filings associated with BIN 4439435
FiledMay 28, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scaleNot specified
Recorded cost$6M

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Mechanical work involving removal of existing HVAC systems and installation of new HVAC equipment, ductwork, piping, and controls, including BMS integration and system balancing. All as per plans filed herewith.

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 educational building built in 1963, on a 895,000 sq ft lot.

Built
1963
Floors
4
Residential units
0
Building type
Educational building
Land use
Public facilities and institutions
Zoning district
R4
Lot area
895,000 sq ft
Building area
878,386 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 5, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 2 open notices on record for this building, out of 4 notices on file; the most recent was issued Nov 14, 2025.

  • High pressure boiler

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

  • High pressure boiler

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

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 5, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing Q01394523-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
Q01394523-I1
BBL
4074900002
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
Empty in the source
Existing dwelling units
0
Proposed dwelling units
0

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