NYC DOB record · B00493699-I1

81 Willoughby Street

81 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Alteration filing in Downtown Brooklyn-Dumbo-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. 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 · B00493699-I1

81 Willoughby Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Alteration filing · status dated Nov 15, 2022

Current record
Recorded as completed
Proposed scale
8 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 B00493699-I1 as a alteration filing at 81 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Its latest published status category is Recorded as completed, dated Nov 15, 2022. The filing records 8 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
Recorded as completed
Latest status date
Nov 15, 2022
Proposed scale
8 proposed stories
Complete building dossierView all 3 filings associated with BIN 3000350Applicant of recordSee the 11 filings that name Insite Design Studio
FiledApr 27, 2021
Current recordRecorded as completed
Proposed scale8 stories
Recorded cost$129,200

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Facade restoration as indicated on plans filed herewith in the existing commercial building. no change to use, egress, or occupancy. sidewalk shed under #b00194365

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 8-story office building built in 1898, on a 10,750 sq ft lot.

Built
1898
Last altered
1986
Floors
8
Residential units
0
Building type
Office building
Land use
Commercial and office
Zoning district
C6-4.5
Lot area
10,750 sq ft
Building area
73,860 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.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 12 open notices on record for this building, out of 85 notices on file; the most recent was issued Sep 3, 2019.

  • Sprinkler

    Issued Sep 3, 2019 — FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019

  • Facade safety program

    Issued Mar 18, 2019

  • Facade safety program

    Issued Mar 18, 2019

  • 9 further open notices are on file. Open the source dataset for the full list.

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 B00493699-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
B00493699-I1
BBL
3001480046
Review type
Professional Certification
Existing stories
8
Proposed stories
8
Existing dwelling units
0
Proposed dwelling units
0
General construction