NYC DOB record · M01426544-S1

508 East 78 Street

508 East 78 Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

Alteration filing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. The latest DOB status is approved.

A plan examiner has approved the application. A permit still has to be issued before work can begin.

ApprovedAlteration filing

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Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01426544-S1 as a alteration filing at 508 East 78 Street, Manhattan, NY 10075. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 27, 2026. The filing records 6 proposed stories and 96 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 27, 2026
Proposed scale
6 proposed stories and 96 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 2 filings associated with BIN 1046412Applicant of recordSee the 3 filings that name Jeffrey Kamen Architect
FiledAug 11, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale6 stories
Recorded costNot published

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Combination of apartments 1f & 1e. remove exist. kitchen, sink and gas range in apt 1e. new washer machine.

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 6-story walk-up apartment building built in 1911, with 192 homes, on a 22,987 sq ft lot.

Built
1911
Floors
6
Residential units
192
Building type
Walk-up apartment building
Land use
Walk-up apartments
Zoning district
R8B
Lot area
22,987 sq ft
Building area
98,580 sq ft

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 M01426544-S1.

    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

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

DOB filing number
M01426544-S1
BBL
1014890037
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
6
Proposed stories
6
Existing dwelling units
96
Proposed dwelling units
96