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NYC DOB record · B00438892-I1

538 Union Street

538 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

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.

Recorded as completedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · B00438892-I1

538 Union Street

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Alteration filing · status dated Nov 16, 2022

Current record
Recorded as completed
Proposed scale
Not stated
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 B00438892-I1 as a alteration filing at 538 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Its latest published status category is Recorded as completed, dated Nov 16, 2022. The filing records 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
Nov 16, 2022
Proposed scale
1 proposed dwelling unit
Applicant of recordSee the 155 filings that name South Bay Engineering PLLC
FiledJan 18, 2021
Current recordRecorded as completed
Proposed scale1 units
Recorded cost$2,500

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Installation of 8' high plywood construction fence

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 9-story elevator apartment building built in 2023, with 350 homes, on a 50,748 sq ft lot.

Built
2023
Last altered
2023
Floors
9
Residential units
350
Building type
Elevator apartment building
Land use
Mixed residential and commercial
Zoning district
M1-4/R6A
Lot area
50,748 sq ft
Building area
328,556 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 9, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B00438892-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

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
B00438892-I1
BIN
3007341
BBL
3004400001
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
Empty in the source
Proposed stories
Empty in the source
Existing dwelling units
1
Proposed dwelling units
1

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