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1902 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn

Inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, this mixed residential and commercial building on Mermaid Avenue carries 1.6 FAR of unused residential development rights on record.

1902 Mermaid Avenue is a mixed residential and commercial building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3070600012). The property is zoned R7A, on a 2,000 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 7 residential units. It was built in 1930. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 50 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL3070600012
BoroughBrooklyn — Community District 13
NeighborhoodConey Island-Sea Gate
ZIP code11224
Zoning districtR7A
Building classS9mixed residential and commercial building (what’s a building class?)
Land use04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area2,000 sq ft
Floors3
Residential units7
Year built1930
FAR2.4 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneIn a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 16 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $625 in penalties due
  • 33 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

The complete dossier also covers:

  • Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
  • Recorded ownership & last sale
  • Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
  • LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
  • Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
  • Climate projections for this lot
  • Open permits & construction pipeline
  • Distress signal convergence
  • Air rights & transferable development rights
  • Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.