NYC DOB record · M00973266-I1

538 West 48 Street

538 West 48 Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

Alteration filing in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. The latest DOB status is loc issued.

DOB has issued a Letter of Completion, which records that the work in this filing is finished. What every status means

Recorded as completedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · M00973266-I1

538 West 48 Street

Manhattan, NY 10036

Alteration filing · status dated Aug 24, 2026

Current record
Recorded as completed
Proposed scale
12 stories
Dwelling units
176
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 M00973266-I1 as a alteration filing at 538 West 48 Street, Manhattan, NY 10036. Its latest published status category is Recorded as completed, dated Aug 24, 2026. The filing records 12 proposed stories and 176 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
Recorded as completed
Latest status date
Aug 24, 2026
Proposed scale
12 proposed stories and 176 proposed dwelling units
Applicant of recordSee the 7 filings that name D&b Engineers And Architects
FiledDec 26, 2023
Current recordRecorded as completed
Proposed scale12 stories
Recorded cost$300,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

The West, South, and bulkhead exterior wall brick veneers shall be repaired for the entire exposed height of the building.

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 11-story hotel built in 2010, on a 10,042 sq ft lot.

Built
2010
Floors
11
Residential units
0
Building type
Hotel
Land use
Commercial and office
Zoning district
R8
Lot area
10,042 sq ft
Building area
61,700 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 13, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 3 open notices on record for this building, out of 50 notices on file; the most recent was issued Feb 3, 2026.

  • Construction

    Issued Feb 3, 2026 — FTM BLDG. OBSRVD ON EXP 1,2&4 MISSING COPING STONE @ SOME SECTION ON PARAPET. EXP 1 N.ELEV DAMAGED MORTAR JOINTS ON PARAPET BRICK WRK. EXP3 W.ELEV: DAMAGED, DEMOLISHED BRICK WALL, FROM 2ND FLR TO PARAPET REMEDY: REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED MASONRY BRICKS & COPING STONE & DMAGED MORTAR JOINTS

  • Construction

    Issued Sep 12, 2024 — FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTE: OBSERVE @ EXP 4(W.ELEV) LARGE VERTICLE CRACKS @ MASONRY ON SW CORNER. ALSO OBSERVED OPEN SECTIONS OF BRICKS @ EXP#1/3 (N/S ELEV) NE & SE CORNERS, AND MISSING COPING @ ROOF PARAPET WALL & LARGE STEP CRACKS AT BULKHEAD ON SE/SW CORNERS. REMEDY: FIX AND/OR REPLACE

  • Hazardous condition (facade)

    Issued Jun 3, 2024 — CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED

A violation is a notice the Department of Buildings recorded against the building. It is not a judgment, and many concern paperwork rather than safety. Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. 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 M00973266-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

For scale: half of DOB filings are permitted within 18 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 50,115 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
M00973266-I1
BIN
1090197
BBL
1010760051
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
12
Proposed stories
12
Existing dwelling units
176
Proposed dwelling units
176
Structural work