NYC DOB record · M01438019-I1

685 Third Avenue

685 Third Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10017

Alteration filing in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. The latest DOB status is permit entire.

DOB has issued the permit covering the full scope of this filing, so the work is cleared to proceed. What every status means

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · M01438019-I1

685 Third Avenue

Manhattan, NY 10017

Alteration filing · status dated Sep 3, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
31 stories
Dwelling units
Not stated
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 M01438019-I1 as a alteration filing at 685 Third Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10017. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Sep 3, 2026. The filing records 31 proposed stories.

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 3, 2026
Proposed scale
31 proposed stories
The building, not the filingthe owner of record and every filing at BIN 1037555Applicant of recordSee the 1 filings that name Spector Group II LLP
FiledAug 21, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale31 stories
Recorded cost$300,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Alterations to create new opening in the existing 4th, 5th, and 6th floor slabs. installation of the supporting components of new open (non-egress) ornamental stairways. the stairs will connect the 3rd & 4th fl, 4th & 5th fl, 5th & 6th fl as per plans.

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 27-story office building built in 1960, on a 31,129 sq ft lot.

Built
1960
Last altered
2003
Floors
27
Residential units
0
Building type
Office building
Land use
Commercial and office
Zoning district
C5-3
Lot area
31,129 sq ft
Building area
559,755 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.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

No open violations are recorded for this building. 121 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 14, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01438019-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 “Permit Entire.”

    04

For scale: half of DOB filings are permitted within 21 days of being filed and a quarter take longer than 4 months, measured across 73,707 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
M01438019-I1
BBL
1013170001
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
31
Proposed stories
31
Existing dwelling units
0
Proposed dwelling units
0
General construction