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
| BBL | 3070600012 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 13 |
| Neighborhood | Coney Island-Sea Gate |
| ZIP code | 11224 |
| Zoning district | R7A |
| Building class | S9 — mixed residential and commercial building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,000 sq ft |
| Floors | 3 |
| Residential units | 7 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| FAR | 2.4 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | In 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.