NYC DOB record · B00515989-I1

500 Smith Street

500 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Alteration filing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. The latest DOB status is loc issued.

DOB has issued a Letter of Completion, which records that the work in this filing is finished. What every status means

Recorded as completedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · B00515989-I1

500 Smith Street

Brooklyn, NY 11231

Alteration filing · status dated Dec 6, 2022

Current record
Recorded as completed
Proposed scale
3 stories
Dwelling units
1
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 B00515989-I1 as a alteration filing at 500 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Its latest published status category is Recorded as completed, dated Dec 6, 2022. The filing records 3 proposed stories and 1 proposed dwelling unit.

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
Recorded as completed
Latest status date
Dec 6, 2022
Proposed scale
3 proposed stories and 1 proposed dwelling unit
Complete building dossierView all 8 filings associated with BIN 3323655Applicant of recordSee the 58 filings that name Blue Sky Design, INC.
FiledMay 6, 2021
Current recordRecorded as completed
Proposed scale3 stories
Recorded cost$12,060

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

This structural application is being filed to install a steel beam for the purpose of introducing a new entrance and glazing.

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 store building built in 1901, on a 1,600 sq ft lot.

Built
1901
Floors
3
Residential units
1
Building type
Store building
Land use
Mixed residential and commercial
Zoning district
M1-1
Lot area
1,600 sq ft
Building area
4,800 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 2 open notices on record for this building, out of 7 notices on file; the most recent was issued Nov 14, 2025.

  • Low pressure boiler

    Issued Nov 14, 2025 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  • Low pressure boiler

    Issued Sep 23, 2024 — VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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 B00515989-I1.

    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 “LOC Issued.”

    04
  5. Sign-off date recorded

    DOB lists a sign-off date for this filing.

    05

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
B00515989-I1
BBL
3004790022
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
3
Proposed stories
3
Existing dwelling units
1
Proposed dwelling units
1
Structural work