55 Caton Place, Brooklyn
A 1931 indoor public assembly building on Caton Place carrying 1.04 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C8-2 zoning.
55 Caton Place is an indoor public assembly building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3053220040). The property is zoned C8-2, on a 5,890 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1931. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 40 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3053220040 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 7 |
| Neighborhood | Windsor Terrace-South Slope |
| Zoning district | C8-2 |
| Building class | P9 — indoor public assembly building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 08 — Public facilities & institutions |
| Lot area | 5,890 sq ft |
| Floors | 2 |
| Residential units | 1 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| FAR | 0.96 built · 0 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 14 open Department of Buildings violations
- 26 open ECB (OATH) violations — $99,404 in penalties due
- 0 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.
The complete dossier also covers:
- 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.