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NYC DOB record · B00595917-I1

253 Dean Street

253 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Alteration filing in Downtown Brooklyn-Dumbo-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. The latest DOB status is loc issued.

DOB has issued a Letter of Completion, which records that the work in this filing is finished. What every status means

Recorded as completedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · B00595917-I1

253 Dean Street

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Alteration filing · status dated May 24, 2023

Current record
Recorded as completed
Proposed scale
4 stories
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 B00595917-I1 as a alteration filing at 253 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Its latest published status category is Recorded as completed, dated May 24, 2023. The filing records 4 proposed stories and 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
Recorded as completed
Latest status date
May 24, 2023
Proposed scale
4 proposed stories and 2 proposed dwelling units
Applicant of recordSee the 16 filings that name Backforty Architecture, LLC
FiledSep 21, 2021
Current recordRecorded as completed
Proposed scale4 stories
Recorded cost$124,200

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Exterior reno. to include replacement doors and windows at rear facade. Minor enlargement of 1st flr door opening. New rear stl deck. Excavation at rear yard less than 5ft deep. New garden wall, steps and patio. No change to use, occ. 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 3-story one-family home built in 1853, on a 2,000 sq ft lot.

Built
1853
Last altered
2017
Floors
3
Residential units
1
Building type
One-family home
Land use
One and two family homes
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
2,000 sq ft
Building area
3,600 sq ft
Historic district
Boerum Hill Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 21, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B00595917-I1.

    01
  2. Application approved

    The application reached an approved status in the DOB record.

    02
  3. First permit date recorded

    DOB lists a first permit date. This does not by itself confirm current construction activity.

    03
  4. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “LOC Issued.”

    04
  5. Sign-off date recorded

    DOB lists a sign-off date for this filing.

    05

For scale: half of DOB filings are permitted within 21 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 75,302 filings that carry both dates. How long a permit takes, by work type and borough

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
B00595917-I1
BIN
3001153
BBL
3001900035
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
4
Proposed stories
4
Existing dwelling units
2
Proposed dwelling units
2
General constructionStructural work

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