NYC DOB record · M01445061-I1

540 East 20 Street

540 East 20 Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

Alteration filing in Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, Manhattan. The latest DOB status is approved.

A plan examiner has approved the application. A permit still has to be issued before work can begin.

ApprovedAlteration filing

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Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01445061-I1 as a alteration filing at 540 East 20 Street, Manhattan, NY 10009. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 28, 2026. The filing records 12 proposed stories and 179 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 28, 2026
Proposed scale
12 proposed stories and 179 proposed dwelling units
Applicant of recordSee the 8 filings that name Building Studio Architects
FiledAug 26, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale12 stories
Recorded cost$16,811

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

General construction for interior renovation of Apartment 0ME on the 1st floor as shown on drawings filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.

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 13-story elevator apartment building built in 1945, with 8764 homes, on a 2,675,000 sq ft lot.

Built
1945
Floors
13
Residential units
8764
Building type
Elevator apartment building
Land use
Mixed residential and commercial
Zoning district
R7-2
Lot area
2,675,000 sq ft
Building area
8,942,176 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 M01445061-I1.

    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

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

DOB filing number
M01445061-I1
BIN
1082862
BBL
1009720001
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
12
Proposed stories
12
Existing dwelling units
179
Proposed dwelling units
179
General construction