NYC DOB record · B01002850-I1

538 Johnson Avenue

538 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Alteration filing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 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 B01002850-I1 as a alteration filing at 538 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 26, 2026. The filing records 22 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 26, 2026
Proposed scale
22 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 4 filings associated with BIN 3070622
FiledMar 5, 2024
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale22 units
Recorded cost$96,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Demolition and installation of plumbing fixtures on 2nd and 4th floors as permit plans.

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 4-story factory or industrial building built in 1930, on a 57,870 sq ft lot.

Built
1930
Last altered
1997
Floors
4
Residential units
0
Building type
Factory or industrial building
Land use
Industrial and manufacturing
Zoning district
M1-2
Lot area
57,870 sq ft
Building area
121,279 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 B01002850-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 “Permit Entire.”

    04

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
B01002850-I1
BBL
3029940011
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
Empty in the source
Existing dwelling units
22
Proposed dwelling units
22