NYC DOB record · B00198773-P1

538 Clinton Street

538 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Alteration filing in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, 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

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · B00198773-P1

538 Clinton Street

Brooklyn, NY 11231

Alteration filing · status dated Dec 27, 2020

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
Not stated
Dwelling units
3
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 B00198773-P1 as a alteration filing at 538 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Dec 27, 2020. The filing records 3 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
Dec 27, 2020
Proposed scale
3 proposed dwelling units
The building, not the filingwhat it sold for and every filing at BIN 3005545Applicant of recordSee the 1490 filings that name Green Design
FiledOct 28, 2019
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale3 units
Recorded cost$1,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed and temporary construction fence as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy.sidewalk shed and construction fence shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code.live load 300psf.

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 condominium built in 1899, with 5 homes, on a 2,250 sq ft lot.

Built
1899
Floors
3
Residential units
5
Building type
Condominium
Land use
Walk-up apartments
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
2,250 sq ft
Building area
6,191 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?

No open violations are recorded for this building. 5 notices are on file, all with a recorded resolution.

Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. 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 B00198773-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 21 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 73,707 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
B00198773-P1
BBL
3003767502
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
Empty in the source
Existing dwelling units
3
Proposed dwelling units
3
Sidewalk shedfence