2770 East 16 Street, Brooklyn

A 1920 educational facility on East 16 Street carrying 1.64 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its R6 zoning.

2770 East 16 Street is an educational facility in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3087690036). The property is zoned R6, on a 2,542 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is 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	3087690036
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 15
Neighborhood	Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach
ZIP code	11235
Zoning district	R6
Building class	W2 — educational facility (what’s a building class?)
Land use	08 — Public facilities & institutions
Lot area	2,542 sq ft
Floors	2
Residential units	1
Year built	1920
FAR	0.79 built · 2.43 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	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

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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.