Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

70 Bush St

built 1940 · 6 stories · 110 apartments
Also known as 505 Columbia St, 507 Columbia St, 80 Bush St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY · 1248 other buildings here list it

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Mar
General construction permit, Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Mar
4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Mar 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 Jan
No active shed permit; permits since Feb 2018, last expired Jan 2026
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Jul
Earth work permit
2024 Sep
Earth work permit
2024 May
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed May 2024)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2022 Oct
Construction fence permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2019 Apr
Nycha Elev Annual Inspection/Test
DOB Violations
2019 Apr
Nycha Elev Annual Inspection/Test
2019 Mar
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2019 Feb
Construction fence permit
2014 Mar
General construction permit
2007 Nov
Plumbing permit
2007 Oct
General construction permit
2007 Sep
In a FEMA special flood hazard area: AE, X (0.2% annual chance)
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1997 Jan
Local Law 10/81 - Elevator never closed
DOB Violations
1940
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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