51 Furman Street, Brooklyn
An office building on Furman Street inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, built in 1938, zoned M2-1.
51 Furman Street is an office building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3002080002). The property is zoned M2-1, on a 67,494 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 4 residential units. It was built in 1938. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 25 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3002080002 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 2 |
| Neighborhood | Brooklyn Heights |
| Zoning district | M2-1 |
| Building class | O6 — office building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 67,494 sq ft |
| Floors | 12 |
| Residential units | 4 |
| Year built | 1938 |
| FAR | 6 built · 0 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 10 open Department of Buildings violations
- 12 open ECB (OATH) violations — $26,250 in penalties due
- 3 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNFILED
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.