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NYC DOB record · B01408139-I1

253 Hicks Street

253 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Alteration filing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. The latest DOB status is permit entire.

DOB has issued the permit covering the full scope of this filing, so the work is cleared to proceed. What every status means

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · B01408139-I1

253 Hicks Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Alteration filing · status dated Sep 23, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
2 stories
Dwelling units
1
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 B01408139-I1 as a alteration filing at 253 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Sep 23, 2026. The filing records 2 proposed stories and 1 proposed dwelling unit.

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 23, 2026
Proposed scale
2 proposed stories and 1 proposed dwelling unit
Applicant of recordSee the 12 filings that name BHK Engineering
FiledMay 28, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale2 stories
Recorded cost$19,800

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Structural work to replace and repair existing stair in parlor level as per plans filed herewith. 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 1910, on a 1,313 sq ft lot.

Built
1910
Floors
2
Residential units
2
Building type
Two-family home
Land use
One and two family homes
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
1,313 sq ft
Building area
2,600 sq ft
Historic district
Brooklyn Heights Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 24, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

No open violations are recorded for this building.

Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 24, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B01408139-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 “Permit Entire.”

    04

For scale: half of DOB filings are permitted within 21 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 68,520 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
B01408139-I1
BIN
3002190
BBL
3002530024
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
2
Proposed stories
2
Existing dwelling units
1
Proposed dwelling units
1
Structural work

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