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40 Main Street, Brooklyn

A 1930 mixed residential and commercial building on Main Street carrying 3.93 FAR of unused residential development rights on record under its M1-2/R8A zoning.

40 Main Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3000360033). The property is zoned M1-2/R8A, on a 1,150 sq ft lot, with 4 floors and 3 residential units. It was built in 1930. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.

Property facts

BBL3000360033
BoroughBrooklyn — Community District 2
NeighborhoodDowntown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
ZIP code11201
Zoning districtM1-2/R8A
Building classS2mixed residential and commercial building (what’s a building class?)
Land use04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area1,150 sq ft
Floors4
Residential units3
Year built1930
FAR2.09 built · 6.02 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneIn a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

No open violations on record for this lot.

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  • 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.