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870 New York Avenue, Brooklyn

A 1910 elevator apartment building on New York Avenue with 10 residential units on record, zoned R6.

870 New York Avenue is an elevator apartment building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3048680055). The property is zoned R6, on a 2,013 sq ft lot, with 6 floors and 10 residential units. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area.

Property facts

BBL3048680055
BoroughBrooklyn — Community District 17
NeighborhoodEast Flatbush-Erasmus
ZIP code11203
Zoning districtR6
Building classD1elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area2,013 sq ft
Floors6
Residential units10
Year built1910
FAR3.82 built · 2.43 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

No open violations on record for this lot.

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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.