DIRECT ANSWER
DOB names MDG Design & Construction, GC 031838, on B01219955-I1-GC-CX for brick replacement, pointing, steel window-lintel replacement and steel shelf-angle waterproofing. The permit was renewed on August 31, 2026 and remains Permit Issued in the reviewed data. This establishes a filed scope and permit holder; it does not establish completed repairs, passed inspections, a final project price or that the shelf angle itself was replaced.
- Publication type
- Project dossier
- Topic
- Project dossiers
- Sources
- 10 primary references
- Verified as of
- November 11, 2026
Property context and verified identifiers
This dossier concerns 1711 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233, BIN 3325183, BBL 3016910012, and facade job B01219955. Public records were checked on November 11, 2026. They identify the filed work and named permit holders. We have not inspected the facade, reviewed the approved repair drawings or verified the completed installation.
New York State Parks’ draft nomination, printed page 3, describes Fulton Park Plaza as a 1972–74 development. Its residential building is six stories, with brick cladding over reinforced concrete and interconnected blocks forming an S-shaped plan. The entrances include 1711 Fulton Street and 94, 110 and 120 Chauncey Street; the site also includes a commercial building and two garages. This context makes an unqualified “prewar apartment” label inappropriate.
PLUTO 26v2 records the lot under 88 Chauncey Street, with four buildings, 287 residential units, six floors and a 1974 year-built value. The facade filing instead records 163 existing/proposed dwelling units and 48,000 square feet of total construction floor area. These numbers have different record boundaries. Do not silently assign the tax lot’s 287 units or 277,200-square-foot building-area total to this repair filing, or infer the repair area from the construction-floor-area field.
The National Park Service lists Fulton Park Plaza on February 13, 2026, reference SG100012707. That listing is not evidence of an LPC work permit for these repairs. No such project-specific LPC approval is verified here.
THE CENTRAL SCOPE DIFFERENCE
The filing describes replacement of a steel window lintel and waterproofing of a steel shelf angle. It does not say that the shelf angle is replaced. A bid that includes replacement of both is a different scope and needs its own design and quantities.
Four repair packages hidden in one sentence
The recorded permit holder is MDG DESIGN & CONSTR LLC, GC 031838. The separate job application names Antonucci & Associates, Architects, with applicant professional title PE and license 057411. These are recorded roles on different forms, not a claim that MDG designed the repair or directly performed every trade.
The DOB description combines brick replacement, pointing, steel window-lintel replacement and steel shelf-angle waterproofing. It references plans, but the reviewed data does not supply those plans. The following breakdown preserves the distinction between stated work and the detail still needed to evaluate a proposal.
| Component | Filed action | Information needed for a comparable scope |
|---|---|---|
| Brick masonry | Remove and replace brick. | Elevation and bay, replacement area/depth, unit selection, retained masonry and rebuilding limits around steel. |
| Mortar joints | Pointing. | Measured joint areas, preparation/removal criteria, mortar specification, sample approval and cleaning limits. |
| Steel window lintel | Remove and replace the steel lintel. The source misspells it “lindel”; the scope is paraphrased here. | Opening locations and count, member schedule, bearing/connection details and the designer’s temporary-work requirements. |
| Steel shelf angle | Waterproof the steel shelf angle. | Locations and length, retained-steel condition criteria, preparation, specified water-management detail and the rule for changes after opening. |
No steel sizes, coating brand, anchor pattern, weld detail or actual corrosion measurements are established. “Waterproofing” in the summary does not tell us whether a coating, flashing assembly or another specified detail was used. It also does not prove the remaining steel’s capacity. Those are questions for the project’s documents and design professional, not details to fill in from a typical repair.
For owners comparing references, this filing is relevant to a combined masonry-and-steel interface. It is not evidence of a freestanding steel frame, complete shelf-angle replacement, a new beam installation, or historic-window restoration. The steel comparison page keeps those different project types separate.
One permit, two work-type rows, two issuance sequences
The exact permit identifier is B01219955-I1-GC-CX. Both General Construction and Structural rows carry that same identifier. Each issuance sequence appears once for each work type: four returned rows represent two issuance sequences for one work permit, not four independent projects.
| Date | Recorded event | Interpretation limit |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2025 | B01219955-I1 filed and approved. General Construction and Structural work types are recorded. | Approval is not a site start, a passed inspection or proof of execution. |
| July 9–10, 2025 | P2 filed July 9; approved July 10. Its summary repeats the same facade description and $2,506,206.40 initial cost. | The public text does not show the amendment’s drawing changes or permit a cost increment to be calculated. |
| September 24, 2025 | Sequence 1: Initial Permit, issued to MDG. Expiry September 24, 2026. | The two work-type rows share the same work permit. |
| August 31, 2026 | Sequence 2: Renewal Permit Without Changes. Recorded expiry February 4, 2027. | The renewal reason is an administrative label; it does not reveal the installed condition or remaining work. |
| November 11, 2026 review | Application: Permit Entire. Permit rows: Permit Issued. No sign-off date returned for I1. | This dossier cannot describe the facade work as completed or give it an accepted final inspection. |
“Permit Entire” is preserved as the application’s status label; it is not shorthand for “the entire project is complete.” Nor does an open status alone prove that physical work is continuing on the review date. The record supports neither conclusion about current site activity.
Access and public protection are separate work packages
An unusually useful connection appears in B01331989-I1: its description explicitly cites facade application B01219955 for a heavy-duty sidewalk shed. Other records below share the BIN and describe facade access or staging, but do not all name the facade job. They are contextual records, not proof of the contractual chain between firms.
| Work permit | Named holder / issue date | Scope and connection strength |
|---|---|---|
| B01331989-I1-SH | S&E Bridge & Scaffold LLC · 037441 · December 12, 2025 | Heavy-duty sidewalk shed. The description directly cites B01219955. |
| B01331989-S1-FN | S&E Bridge & Scaffold LLC · 037441 · December 12, 2025 | Construction fence under the same access-job family. |
| B01334444-I1-FN | MDG Design & Constr LLC · 031838 · February 11, 2026 | Temporary construction fence: 88 linear feet for staging. Same BIN; separate job. |
| B01366392-I1-SC | AS Builders & Contr Inc · 007690 · March 9, 2026 | Suspended scaffold and material hoist for facade repairs/inspection. Same BIN; the summary does not name B01219955. |
| B01381505-I1-SC | Premier Construction Inc · 006233 · April 8, 2026 | Beta-Max and RGC HS2000 hoists for exterior facade repairs; sidewalk shed described as separately filed. Same BIN. |
The related access filings also have amendments: B01366392-P1 was approved April 24, 2026; B01381505-P1 May 14, 2026. B01334444-P1 records Objections, with a current-status date of October 26, 2026. That last finding concerns the fence amendment; it must not be presented as an objection to the facade repair filing or a stop-work order.
Electrical records add two concrete boundaries. B01332343-I1-EL, issued December 11, 2025, names Nash Electric Services In, Electrician 013498, for sidewalk-shed lighting “for SE Bridge & Scaffold only.” Its description expressly excludes supplying the feed or maintaining the lights. B01381874-I1-EL, issued April 1, 2026, names Zena Electric Inc, Electrician 011815, for temporary power for suspended scaffolding. Both record Permit Issued / Job in Process. Neither returns a construction-job reference in the selected field.
That exclusion is useful for another project: assigning “shed lighting” is not enough unless the power supply, maintenance and fault response have owners too. Likewise, the existence of two same-address hoist permits does not tell us whether the equipment served different elevations, operated concurrently or replaced earlier equipment. Do not invent that sequence from issue dates.
Listed inspection requirements and evidence gaps
B01219955-I1 and P2 list masonry, structural stability for alterations of existing buildings, structural steel details, high-strength bolting, welding, and tenant-protection-plan compliance under special inspection requirements. The progress-inspection field lists Final. These are useful document requests; the dataset does not provide the signed reports or prove that each listed connection method was used in the completed work.
| Recorded requirement | Evidence to obtain | Conclusion still unavailable here |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry / structural stability | Approved repair limits, temporary-work requirements, signed inspection records and changes after opening. | Actual quantities, condition exposed and whether the installed work matches the approved details. |
| Steel details / bolting / welding | The applicable connection details, inspection scope and reports identifying locations and accepted work. | Steel sizes, a claim that all joints were welded or bolted, or a workmanship rating. |
| Tenant protection plan compliance | The applicable plan and records addressing the occupied-building interfaces within its scope. | Actual tenant conditions, compliance performance or a claim about every apartment in the complex. |
| Final | Final submissions, inspection result and issued completion document when available. | Accepted final completion: the reviewed filing has no returned sign-off date. |
This distinction matters before using the project as a contractor reference. A permit and an inspection-requirement list show what was filed. They do not substitute for the relevant inspector’s record or an owner’s evidence of the finished result. See DOB’s completion guidance.
Why $2,506,206.40 is not a lintel price
The I1 application and its P2 amendment each record $2,506,206.40 as the initial cost; the permit dataset returns the same estimated-job-cost figure. It covers the described facade filing, not an itemized steel order. We have not reviewed the construction contract, payment applications, change orders or final actual cost.
The four permit rows repeat the figure because work types and renewal sequences repeat the underlying filing. Adding them would count the same estimate several times. Adding P2 again would also be wrong. Separate access permits, apartment renovations, plumbing and other same-BIN work must not be rolled into this figure without a documented cost allocation.
There is no reviewed count of lintels, linear footage of shelf angle, brick-replacement area, pointing area or access duration. Neither the 48,000-square-foot construction-floor-area field nor PLUTO’s total building area is a measured repaired facade area. This record cannot support a $/lintel, $/linear-foot or $/square-foot repair benchmark.
A useful quote therefore needs a quantity schedule alongside the total. Ask whether access mobilization, rental/renewal periods, temporary power, professional services, inspection fees, facade reinstatement and concealed-condition work are included, allowances or exclusions. This separates the repair cost from the cost of reaching and protecting the work.
A bid worksheet built around the actual interfaces
The table below is an owner’s comparison tool derived from this record, not MDG’s contract or a reconstruction of its actual work sequence. Have the project’s design professional define the repair. For each line, obtain a quantity, price basis, responsible firm and exclusion statement from every bidder.
| Bid line | Quantity and price basis | Interface or evidence to resolve |
|---|---|---|
| Survey and defined openings | Numbered elevations, bays, stories and openings; separate investigation allowance from repair. | Who confirms concealed conditions and authorizes revised limits after opening? |
| Lintel replacement | Count by approved member/detail; separate removal, permanent work and temporary work. | Which drawings, connection details and inspection records define acceptance? |
| Shelf-angle treatment | Length and locations; specified preparation and waterproofing detail; identify retained steel. | What documented condition triggers a redesign or replacement change order? |
| Brick replacement / pointing | Separate measured areas, depth/layers, unit-price rules and approved sample requirements. | Does steel pricing include opening/rebuilding the masonry, or is that priced elsewhere? |
| Access / shed / fences / hoists | Mobilization, rental duration, extensions, moves and final removal priced separately. | Which firm holds each permit, and who bears delay-related rental and renewal costs? |
| Temporary electricity and lighting | Feed, distribution, lights, maintenance and removal as explicit inclusions. | Who supplies and maintains the feed if the lighting contractor excludes it? |
| Occupied-building protection | Work zones, access restrictions, protection and reinstatement shown in the project plan. | Who coordinates resident notices, access and the applicable tenant-protection obligations? |
| Inspection and closeout | Professional/inspection fees, reports, final records, punch list and warranties. | Which signed documents are due before concealment, access removal and final payment? |
The most useful reference questions are specific: did the contractor replace lintels or only repoint around them; did it retain, waterproof or replace the shelf angles; and who controlled the masonry/steel/waterproofing interface? A documented answer helps distinguish relevant experience from a broad company service list.
What has been collected, and what is still missing
The dossier establishes the exact facade filing, permit-holder identity, renewal history, listed inspection requirements, a directly cross-referenced shed filing and selected same-address access/electrical work. It also separates tax-lot characteristics from the facade application’s quantities. These are substantive checks even though the physical result remains unverified.
There is an existing visual source: the State Parks draft nomination’s photo register on printed pages 67–68 and subsequent photographs. It credits Nika Faulkner, Heritage Consulting Group, with photography dated December 2024. Those are contextual views predating this facade filing, not photographs proving MDG’s repairs. We link the source and do not republish its photographs as our own project documentation.
The next evidence package should contain:
- Approved I1 and P2 repair drawings, specifications and marked elevations. These establish actual repair locations, quantities and any amendment changes.
- Opening-up and concealed-work photographs with dates, locations and permission to reuse. These can show the existing steel condition and the installed repair before masonry is closed.
- Inspection and closeout records. These address the listed requirements and eventual completion status; no passed final inspection is verified in this review.
- A redacted contract/schedule of values and change orders. These distinguish actual facade/steel costs from the filing estimate and from access or broader rehabilitation costs.
- A confirmed responsibility map and owner reference. These establish who supplied steel, installed each detail, provided access and maintained temporary services, rather than inferring execution from permits.
DOB NOW’s public portal displayed a US-only access restriction during this research. Approved plans and issued documents were therefore not reviewed there. We do not infer that they are absent. No observed defect diagnosis, FISP Safe classification, completed-repair claim, workmanship rating or service-life result is attached to the public permit match.
Exact queries behind the dossier
All key findings above are rendered on the page. Expanding a source loads a short NYC Open Data preview; Original JSON opens the complete bounded query. The facade permits query returns four rows, while access and amendment queries can return more than the preview displays. New source responses can change after the review date.
Show dataHide dataF-F · B01219955 initial filing and P2 amendment
Show dataHide dataF-P · MDG facade permit, work types and issuance sequences
Show dataHide dataF-A · Selected access filings and amendments, including the fence objection
Show dataHide dataF-H · Named permit holders for shed, fences, scaffold and hoists
Show dataHide dataF-E · Selected temporary lighting and scaffold-power applications
Show dataHide dataF-L · PLUTO tax-lot context, under the 88 Chauncey Street address
Show dataHide dataF-O · Facade filing’s dwelling-unit and construction-area fields
Show dataHide dataF-T · Listed inspection requirements and filing status
Continue with the building record, MDG contractor record and NYC steel project comparisons. The contractor page’s dated business checks should be read separately from this dossier’s project research date.
PRIMARY REFERENCES
Sources
These links are provided so you can check the current official guidance and public systems yourself. Rules and portal records can change.
- NYC Department of BuildingsDOB NOW: Build — Job Application Filings ↗
Filing identity, design applicant, scope, amendments, inspection requirements and filing status. Exact filtered queries appear in the dossier.
- NYC Department of BuildingsDOB NOW: Build — Approved Permits ↗
Named permit holder, trade, issuance/renewal sequence and permit status. A row is not necessarily a separate project.
- NYC Department of BuildingsDOB NOW: Electrical Permit Applications ↗
Electrical firms and application/job statuses. Same-address records are separated from a documented link to the construction job.
- NYC Department of City PlanningPrimary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO), 26v2 ↗
Tax-lot context. Multi-building lot totals must not be represented as a single building’s quantities or as a legal occupancy determination.
- New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationFulton Park Plaza — draft National Register nomination ↗
Printed page 3 describes the 1972–74 complex; pages 67–68 identify the December 2024 photographs. A draft nomination describes the property, not execution of the later repair contract.
- National Park ServiceNational Register weekly list, February 13, 2026 ↗
Lists Fulton Park Plaza, 1711 Fulton Street, reference SG100012707, on February 13, 2026. This is not an LPC work-permit record.
- NYC Department of BuildingsOwner requirements: facade projects ↗
Facade permit and professional context; not a design specification for this project.
- NYC Department of BuildingsOwner checklist: facade projects ↗
Assign drawings, access, protection, construction and closeout responsibilities before construction.
- NYC Department of BuildingsProject sign-off and completion ↗
Completion reports and inspection closeout are different evidence from an issued permit or a listed inspection requirement.
- NYC Department of BuildingsDOB NOW: Build FAQ — filings, amendments and public searches ↗
I, S and P suffixes identify initial, subsequent and post-approval-amendment filings. Search public records by BIN.