Brooklyn
Commercial space in Bed-Stuy
Bedford-Stuyvesant's main commercial street is Fulton Street, a long retail corridor above the A and C trains, with Restoration Plaza at 1368 Fulton Street as its anchor. Nostrand, Lewis and Tompkins Avenues add restaurant and neighborhood retail space on the ground floors of the brownstone blocks.
- Commercial properties
- 1,299
- Retail stock
- 2.2M SF
- Median year built
- 1930
- Known for
- Retail, Restaurant
Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.
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NYC tax lot records
The building stock in Bed-Stuy
What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.
- Commercial properties
- 1,299
- Office space
- 2.0M SF
- Retail space
- 2.2M SF
- Built before 1940
- 81%
Largest retail buildings
All 4 large commercial buildings in Bed-StuyAge, height and zoning
- Median year built: 1930.
- Median height: 3 floors.
- Most common zoning districts: R6A (418), R6B (222), R7D (180).
- Historic districts: Bedford Historic District (23 lots), Bedford Stuyvesant / Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (18 lots), Crown Heights North Historic District (15 lots).
- 7 lots are designated city landmarks.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.7 mi of Bed-Stuy's commercial core, and each lot counts toward one neighborhood only, so boundaries are approximate. Building figures are the city's floor-area estimates, not available space.
MTA station data
Subway stations in Bed-Stuy
Every station within about 0.7 mi of Bed-Stuy's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.
- Stations
- 5
- Subway lines
- 4
- Fully accessible
- 2 of 5
- Closest
- Nostrand Av, 1 min walk
The 5 stations
- Nostrand Av
- Franklin Av
- Kingston-Throop Avs
- Park Pl
- Bedford-Nostrand Avs
Lines
The A, C, G and S trains stop within about 0.7 mi of Bed-Stuy's core.
Step-free access
- Franklin Av (C S) is fully accessible.
- Park Pl (S) is fully accessible.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-30. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Bed-Stuy's commercial core (the same area as the building counts), so the street route is longer. Accessibility is the MTA's rating for the named station. PATH, LIRR, Metro-North and ferries are not in this data.
NYC property records (ACRIS)
Recent building sales in Bed-Stuy
One sale of the large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Bed-Stuy has been recorded since 2016, $23.5 million in all.
Newest sales
Since 2016
- Largest: 1260 Atlantic Avenue, $23.5 million for 4 tax lots in January 2019.
- Newest deed on record: January 2019. The city's open data runs about a month behind.
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-09-30; prices as the deeds state them, buyers named only when they are companies. These are sales of the large buildings Leasemark tracks, not every sale here: condo buildings (sold unit by unit), partial interests and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.
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Questions about Bed-Stuy
How much commercial space is there in Bed-Stuy?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 8.5 million square feet of commercial floor area across 1,299 properties in the part of Bed-Stuy Leasemark covers, including about 2 million square feet of office and about 2.2 million square feet of retail. The largest retail building by that measure is 1413 Fulton Street, at about 25,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently available.
What subway lines serve Bed-Stuy?
Five subway stations sit within about 0.7 mi of Bed-Stuy's commercial core, served by the A, C, G and S trains. The closest is Nostrand Av (A C), roughly 1 minute on foot; then Franklin Av (C S), Kingston-Throop Avs (C), Park Pl (S) and Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G). Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.
Which subway stations in Bed-Stuy are accessible?
Two of the five stations within about 0.7 mi of Bed-Stuy's commercial core are fully accessible, per the MTA: Franklin Av (C S) and Park Pl (S).
When did a large commercial building in Bed-Stuy last sell?
The newest sale on record is 1260 Atlantic Avenue, which sold in January 2019 for $23.5 million (4 tax lots together) to 1260 ATLANTIC AVENUE LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. It is the only sale of the large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Bed-Stuy since 2016.
Do tenants in Bed-Stuy pay the NYC Commercial Rent Tax?
No. The Commercial Rent Tax only applies to space in Manhattan below 96th Street. It was repealed for Brooklyn, so a commercial lease in Bed-Stuy does not pay it at any rent.
Is it free to post on Leasemark?
Yes. Posting a space or a requirement is free. Contact details are only shared when both sides accept an intro.
Getting there
- A C at Nostrand Av
- C at Kingston-Throop Avs
- G at Bedford-Nostrand Avs