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NYC DOB record · B00515149-I1

256 Cumberland Street

256 Cumberland Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Alteration filing in Fort Greene, 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. What every status means

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NYC DOB RECORD · B00515149-I1

256 Cumberland Street

Brooklyn, NY 11205

Alteration filing · status dated May 11, 2021

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
4 stories
Dwelling units
4
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 B00515149-I1 as a alteration filing at 256 Cumberland Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated May 11, 2021. The filing records 4 proposed stories and 4 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
May 11, 2021
Proposed scale
4 proposed stories and 4 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 2 filings associated with BIN 3058983Applicant of recordSee the 12 filings that name Yia
FiledMay 7, 2021
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale4 stories
Recorded cost$20,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Renovation of single family dwelling unit. exterior scope of work includes 1 expanded window opening at rear facade and replacement of ext. door. relocation of interior partitions,relocation/refitting of kitchen. install new finishes as shown on drawings.

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 condominium built in 1860, with 4 homes, on a 2,200 sq ft lot.

Built
1860
Last altered
2012
Floors
4
Residential units
4
Building type
Condominium
Land use
Walk-up apartments
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
2,200 sq ft
Building area
4,515 sq ft
Historic district
Fort Greene Historic District

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 B00515149-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

For scale: half of DOB filings are permitted within 18 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 50,115 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
B00515149-I1
BBL
3021017505
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
4
Proposed stories
4
Existing dwelling units
4
Proposed dwelling units
4
General construction

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