161 Van Dyke Street, Brooklyn

A warehouse on Van Dyke Street built in 1965, with 0.33 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its M1-1/R5 zoning.

161 Van Dyke Street is a warehouse in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3006030008). The property is zoned M1-1/R5, on a 6,000 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1965. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 7 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3006030008
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
ZIP code	11231
Zoning district	M1-1/R5
Building class	E2 — warehouse (what’s a building class?)
Land use	06 — Industrial & manufacturing
Lot area	6,000 sq ft
Floors	2
Residential units	1
Year built	1965
FAR	0.67 built · 1.5 max residential · 1 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
6 open ECB (OATH) violations — $31,280 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.