56 2 Avenue, Brooklyn

Inside a FEMA-mapped flood zone, this warehouse on 2 Avenue carries 0.54 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record.

56 2 Avenue is a warehouse in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3009900069). The property is zoned M2-1, on a 252,575 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 5 residential units. It was built in 1954. The lot is inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 24 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3009900069
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
ZIP code	11215
Zoning district	M2-1
Building class	E9 — warehouse (what’s a building class?)
Land use	06 — Industrial & manufacturing
Lot area	252,575 sq ft
Floors	2
Residential units	5
Year built	1954
FAR	1.46 built · 0 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	In a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

24 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 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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Distress signal convergence
Air rights & transferable development rights
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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.