NYC DOB record · M01432571-I1

491 Broadway

491 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10012

Alteration filing in Soho-Little Italy-Hudson 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 M01432571-I1 as a alteration filing at 491 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10012. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 31, 2026. The filing records 12 proposed stories and 12 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
Aug 31, 2026
Proposed scale
12 proposed stories and 12 proposed dwelling units
Applicant of recordSee the 32 filings that name Fl&m Engineering Design &inspection
FiledAug 31, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale12 stories
Recorded cost$10,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Installation of 300 psf sidewalk shed as per plans. all equipment shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. no change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.

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 12-story elevator apartment building built in 1896, with 10 homes, on a 4,200 sq ft lot.

Built
1896
Last altered
1987
Floors
12
Residential units
10
Building type
Elevator apartment building
Land use
Elevator apartments
Zoning district
M1-5/R9X
Lot area
4,200 sq ft
Building area
47,184 sq ft
Historic district
SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 2, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 2 open notices on record for this building, out of 38 notices on file; the most recent was issued Apr 16, 2026.

  • Landmark

    Issued Apr 16, 2026

  • Local law 10/81 -

    Issued Oct 1, 2005

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 2, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01432571-I1.

    01
  2. First permit date recorded

    DOB lists a first permit date. This does not by itself confirm current construction activity.

    02
  3. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “Permit Entire.”

    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
M01432571-I1
BIN
1007253
BBL
1004840026
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
12
Proposed stories
12
Existing dwelling units
12
Proposed dwelling units
12