NYC DOB record · B00587037-P7

538 Lafayette Avenue

538 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Alteration filing in Bedford-Stuyvesant (West), 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 · B00587037-P7

538 Lafayette Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11205

Alteration filing · status dated Aug 14, 2024

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
4 stories
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 B00587037-P7 as a alteration filing at 538 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 14, 2024. The filing records 4 proposed stories and 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
Aug 14, 2024
Proposed scale
4 proposed stories and 3 proposed dwelling units
The building, not the filingwhat it sold for and every filing at BIN 3049877Applicant of recordSee the 59 filings that name Thomas Barry Architect
FiledJul 30, 2024
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale4 stories
Recorded cost$60,450

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Subsequent document to Modify plumbing fixtures for removals ,replacements and additions. No Change to egress, occupancy or Use.

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 walk-up apartment building built in 1901, with 3 homes, on a 1,850 sq ft lot.

Built
1901
Floors
3
Residential units
3
Building type
Walk-up apartment building
Land use
Walk-up apartments
Zoning district
R6B
Lot area
1,850 sq ft
Building area
3,108 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.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B00587037-P7.

    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 74,561 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
B00587037-P7
BBL
3017880028
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
4
Proposed stories
4
Existing dwelling units
3
Proposed dwelling units
3
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