NYC DOB record · B00474908-P2

687 1/2 5 Avenue

687 1/2 5 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Alteration filing in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. 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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NYC DOB RECORD · B00474908-P2

687 1/2 5 Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Alteration filing · status dated Apr 28, 2021

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
3 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 B00474908-P2 as a alteration filing at 687 1/2 5 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Apr 28, 2021. The filing records 3 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
Apr 28, 2021
Proposed scale
3 proposed stories
Complete building dossierView all 10 filings associated with BIN 3017368Applicant of recordSee the 52 filings that name Sh Engineering PLLC
FiledApr 27, 2021
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale3 stories
Recorded cost$13,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Interior demolition. Reinforcement of wood joists. Replacement of lintels.

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 4-story walk-up apartment building built in 1931, with 8 homes, on a 1,761 sq ft lot.

Built
1931
Floors
4
Residential units
8
Building type
Walk-up apartment building
Land use
Walk-up apartments
Zoning district
R6A
Lot area
1,761 sq ft
Building area
5,263 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 14, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing B00474908-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

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
B00474908-P2
BBL
3008910002
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
3
Proposed stories
3
Existing dwelling units
0
Proposed dwelling units
0
General constructionStructural work