231 Front Street, Brooklyn

A 1900 office building in the Vinegar Hill Historic District historic district, on Front Street, zoned R6B.

231 Front Street is an office building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3000420011). The property is zoned R6B, on a 10,315 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 39 residential units. It was built in 1900. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 1 open building violation for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3000420011
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 2
Neighborhood	Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
ZIP code	11201
Zoning district	R6B
Building class	O2 — office building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	10,315 sq ft
Floors	6
Residential units	39
Year built	1900
FAR	7.05 built · 2 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic district	Vinegar Hill Historic District
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

1 open Department of Buildings violation
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
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.