NYC DOB record · M01397304-P1

253 West 42 Street

253 West 42 Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

Alteration filing in Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan. 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 · M01397304-P1

253 West 42 Street

Manhattan, NY 10036

Alteration filing · status dated Aug 25, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
Not stated
Dwelling units
Not stated
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 M01397304-P1 as a alteration filing at 253 West 42 Street, Manhattan, NY 10036. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 25, 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
Aug 25, 2026
Proposed scale
Not stated in this filing
Complete building dossierView all 7 filings associated with BIN 1087142
FiledAug 20, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scaleNot specified
Recorded cost$203,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Installation of plumbing fixtures and sprinkler heads for new tenant space 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 6-story store building built in 1998, on a 40,200 sq ft lot.

Built
1998
Floors
6
Residential units
0
Building type
Store building
Land use
Mixed residential and commercial
Zoning district
C6-7
Lot area
40,200 sq ft
Building area
150,000 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 13, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 9 open notices on record for this building, out of 303 notices on file; the most recent was issued Oct 7, 2021.

  • Elevator

    Issued Oct 7, 2021

  • Construction

    Issued Aug 23, 2021 — .DUE TO BUS IMPACTING SIDEWALK SHED AT 247 WEST 42ND STREET DAMAGING VERTICAL AND CROSS BRACES. LEAVING SECTION OUT OF PLUM AND DEFECTIVE

  • Elevator annual inspection /

    Issued Apr 5, 2019 — VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

  • 6 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 13, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01397304-P1.

    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
M01397304-P1
BBL
1010140001
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
Empty in the source
Existing dwelling units
0
Proposed dwelling units
0