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1608 Chestnut Avenue, Brooklyn

A 1931 miscellaneous building on Chestnut Avenue carrying 3.02 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R7A zoning.

1608 Chestnut Avenue is a miscellaneous building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3067360072). The property is zoned R7A, on a 124 sq ft lot, with 1 floors. It was built in 1931. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.

Property facts

BBL3067360072
BoroughBrooklyn — Community District 14
NeighborhoodMidwood
ZIP code11230
Zoning districtR7A
Building classZ9miscellaneous building (what’s a building class?)
Lot area124 sq ft
Floors1
Residential units0
Year built1931
FAR0.98 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

No open violations on record for this lot.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.