NYC DOB record · M01387647-S3

261 5 Avenue

261 5 Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10016

Alteration filing in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. 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.

ApprovedAlteration filing

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Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01387647-S3 as a alteration filing at 261 5 Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10016. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 28, 2026. The filing records 25 proposed stories.

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 28, 2026
Proposed scale
25 proposed stories
Applicant of recordSee the 3 filings that name Goldman Copeland
FiledJul 15, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale25 stories
Recorded cost$21,981

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Sprinkler work as shown on 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 25-story office building built in 1929, on a 15,849 sq ft lot.

Built
1929
Last altered
2003
Floors
25
Residential units
0
Building type
Office building
Land use
Commercial and office
Zoning district
C5-2
Lot area
15,849 sq ft
Building area
444,716 sq ft
Historic district
Madison Square North Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 1, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01387647-S3.

    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

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
M01387647-S3
BIN
1016921
BBL
1008580078
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
25
Proposed stories
25
Existing dwelling units
0
Proposed dwelling units
0