NYC DOB record · M01144770-P3

838 5 Avenue

838 5 Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10065

Alteration filing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, 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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838 5 Avenue record graphic showing the DOB filing status and stated proposal scale
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Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01144770-P3 as a alteration filing at 838 5 Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10065. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 31, 2026. The filing records 12 proposed stories and 18 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 31, 2026
Proposed scale
12 proposed stories and 18 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 2 filings associated with BIN 1041101
FiledAug 26, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale12 stories
Recorded cost$442,500

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Interior renovation of 7th floor apartment as per plas filed herewith

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 12-story condominium built in 1951, with 18 homes, on a 6,916 sq ft lot.

Built
1951
Floors
12
Residential units
18
Building type
Condominium
Land use
Elevator apartments
Zoning district
R10
Lot area
6,916 sq ft
Building area
56,729 sq ft
Historic district
Upper East Side Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 2, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 2 open notices on record for this building, out of 46 notices on file; the most recent was issued Jul 18, 2005.

  • Elevator

    Issued Jul 18, 2005

  • Elevator

    Issued Apr 22, 2003 — 1P42053

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 2, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01144770-P3.

    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
M01144770-P3
BBL
1013797504
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
12
Proposed stories
12
Existing dwelling units
18
Proposed dwelling units
18
General construction