496 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
A 1920 condominium on Fulton Street carrying 4.45 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C5-4 zoning.
496 Fulton Street is a condominium in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3001597501). The property is zoned C5-4, on a 36,664 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 8 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 58 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3001597501 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 2 |
| Neighborhood | Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill |
| Zoning district | C5-4 |
| Building class | RC — condominium (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 36,664 sq ft |
| Floors | 5 |
| Residential units | 8 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| FAR | 5.55 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 47 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 11 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.
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- 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.