579 5 Avenue, Brooklyn

A 1920 retail store building on 5 Avenue carrying 1.58 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C4-3A zoning.

579 5 Avenue is a retail store building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3010530014). The property is zoned C4-3A, on a 1,653 sq ft lot, with 2 floors and 2 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3010530014
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 7
Neighborhood	Windsor Terrace-South Slope
ZIP code	11215
Zoning district	C4-3A
Building class	K2 — retail store building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	1,653 sq ft
Floors	2
Residential units	2
Year built	1920
FAR	1.42 built · 3 max residential · 3 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

2 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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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.