59 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
A 1920 office building on Flatbush Avenue carrying 4.46 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C6-4 zoning.
59 Flatbush Avenue is an office building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3021060006). The property is zoned C6-4, on a 1,667 sq ft lot, with 7 floors and 6 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 5 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 3021060006 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Brooklyn — Community District 2 |
| Neighborhood | Fort Greene |
| ZIP code | 11217 |
| Zoning district | C6-4 |
| Building class | O6 — office building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 1,667 sq ft |
| Floors | 7 |
| Residential units | 6 |
| Year built | 1920 |
| FAR | 5.54 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 4 open Department of Buildings violations
- 1 open ECB (OATH) violation
- 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.
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- 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.