NYC DOB record · M01191413-P2

55 West 137 Street

55 West 137 Street, Manhattan, NY 10037

Alteration filing in Harlem (North), 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. What every status means

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · M01191413-P2

55 West 137 Street

Manhattan, NY 10037

Alteration filing · status dated Sep 16, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
7 stories
Dwelling units
89
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 M01191413-P2 as a alteration filing at 55 West 137 Street, Manhattan, NY 10037. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Sep 16, 2026. The filing records 7 proposed stories and 89 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
Sep 16, 2026
Proposed scale
7 proposed stories and 89 proposed dwelling units
The building, not the filingopen housing violations, what it sold for, apartment sizes and every filing at BIN 1087476Applicant of recordSee the 14 filings that name Mvn Architect LLC
FiledAug 17, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale7 stories
Recorded cost$425,874

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Application filed for facade, roof railing, entry ramp exterior repairs as per drawings filed herewith. no change to 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 7-story care home built in 2001, on a 9,992 sq ft lot.

Built
2001
Floors
7
Residential units
0
Building type
Care home
Land use
Public facilities and institutions
Zoning district
R7-2
Lot area
9,992 sq ft
Building area
29,760 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 18, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

No open violations are recorded for this building. 19 notices are on file, all with a recorded resolution.

Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 18, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01191413-P2.

    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 20 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 66,798 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
M01191413-P2
BBL
1017350012
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
7
Proposed stories
7
Existing dwelling units
89
Proposed dwelling units
89
General construction