NYC DOB record · B00512801-P1

296 Schaffer Street

296 Schaffer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Alteration filing in Bushwick (East), 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 · B00512801-P1

296 Schaffer Street

Brooklyn, NY 11237

Alteration filing · status dated Apr 20, 2023

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
3 stories
Dwelling units
6
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 B00512801-P1 as a alteration filing at 296 Schaffer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Apr 20, 2023. The filing records 3 proposed stories and 6 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
Apr 20, 2023
Proposed scale
3 proposed stories and 6 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 3 filings associated with BIN 3079601Applicant of recordSee the 29 filings that name Robert Proffitt
FiledApr 11, 2023
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale3 stories
Recorded cost$52,700

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Renovation of existing apartment on apartment #1 on the 1st fl, install connecting stair to cellar. see comments.

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 walk-up apartment building built in 1906, with 6 homes, on a 2,217 sq ft lot.

Built
1906
Last altered
2015
Floors
3
Residential units
6
Building type
Walk-up apartment building
Land use
Walk-up apartments
Zoning district
R6
Lot area
2,217 sq ft
Building area
6,100 sq ft

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.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 1 open notice on record for this building, out of 20 notices on file; the most recent was issued Aug 16, 1993.

  • Local law 62/91 - boilers

    Issued Aug 16, 1993

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 14, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B00512801-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

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
B00512801-P1
BBL
3034310042
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
3
Proposed stories
3
Existing dwelling units
6
Proposed dwelling units
6
General construction