Restaurant space for lease in Brooklyn
Every restaurant space for lease on Leasemark across the 13 Brooklyn neighborhoods we cover (Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick, Dumbo, Downtown Brooklyn, Sunset Park, Gowanus, Park Slope, Red Hook, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush and Bay Ridge), plus the tenants and buyers looking there right now.
- Retail stock
- 30.3M SF
- Retail properties
- 9,263
- Largest retail
- 21 Beard Street
- Commercial properties
- 14,801
Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market, summed across the 13 Brooklyn neighborhoods Leasemark covers. By neighborhood below.
On Leasemark No restaurant space for lease and no requirements posted in Brooklyn yet. Post yours and it is matched the day it goes up.
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New restaurant spaces in Brooklyn are matched to requirements the day they are posted. Post yours and be first in line.
NYC storefront registry
Storefronts in Brooklyn: how many stand empty
Every ground- and second-floor storefront owners registered in Brooklyn for the end of 2024, and how many stood vacant: where retail and restaurant tenants have the most choice, by street and neighborhood.
- Registered storefronts
- 14,907
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 1,200
- Vacancy rate
- 8.0%
- NYC 8.7%
- A year earlier
- 8.0%
- more empty now
Vacancy rate by year
Neighborhoods with the most vacant storefronts
Streets with the most storefronts in Brooklyn
Storefront vacancy across New York City
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-01. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
NYC tax lot records
Retail buildings across Brooklyn
Where Brooklyn's existing retail space stands, neighborhood by neighborhood, from the city's own property data, next to the other boroughs. Useful for choosing where to search before a single space is listed.
- Brooklyn
- 30.3M SF
- 20% · 9,263 properties
Brooklyn neighborhoods with the most retail space
Largest retail buildings
Every large commercial building by neighborhoodThe other 3 Brooklyn neighborhoods, by retail space
- Dumbo 809K SF
- Red Hook 797K SF
- Park Slope 671K SF
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30. Figures are sums of the 13 Brooklyn neighborhoods Leasemark covers (tax lots with commercial floor area near each neighborhood's commercial core, each lot counted once), not totals for the whole borough. Building figures are the city's floor-area estimates, not available space.
Before you sign
Plain-English guides to square footage, rent and lease terms in New York, and free calculators to run your own numbers.
Retail lease terms in New York: percentage rent, escalations and more
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Gross vs net leases in NYC: what tenants actually pay
Gross, modified gross or triple net: how NYC leases split taxes, operating costs and electricity, what the asking rent leaves out, and how to compare two spaces fairly.
How to read a New York commercial lease, clause by clause
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Questions about restaurant space in Brooklyn
How much does restaurant space cost in Brooklyn?
Pricing depends on building class, floor, condition and lease length. Post a requirement with your budget and Leasemark will match you with spaces that fit it as they are listed.
How do I find restaurant space in Brooklyn that is not publicly listed?
Post a requirement on Leasemark. Owners and listing brokers see what you need (without your contact details) and can respond with spaces, including ones that are not on the market yet. You choose who gets an intro.
How many storefronts are vacant in Brooklyn?
Owners registered 14,907 ground- and second-floor storefronts in Brooklyn with the NYC Department of Finance for the end of 2024, and 1,200 of them (8.0%) stood vacant on December 31, 2024, against 8.7% citywide and 8.0% in Brooklyn a year earlier. The streets with the most storefronts are 5th Avenue (497 storefronts, 28 vacant), Flatbush Avenue (455 storefronts, 55 vacant) and Nostrand Avenue (397 storefronts, 43 vacant). A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.
How much retail space is there in Brooklyn?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 30.3 million square feet of retail floor area across 9,263 properties in the 13 Brooklyn neighborhoods Leasemark covers, 20% of the retail space in all 47 covered New York City neighborhoods. That is existing building stock in those neighborhoods, not a total for the whole borough and not space currently for lease.
Which Brooklyn neighborhoods have the most retail space?
By floor area in the city's tax lot data: Downtown Brooklyn (about 5.5 million square feet), Bushwick (about 5 million square feet) and Williamsburg (about 4.3 million square feet). The largest single retail building on record in Brooklyn is 21 Beard Street in Red Hook, at about 337,000 square feet.
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.
Neighborhoods in Brooklyn
- Restaurant space in Williamsburg
- Restaurant space in Greenpoint
- Restaurant space in Bushwick
- Restaurant space in Dumbo
- Restaurant space in Downtown Brooklyn
- Restaurant space in Sunset Park
- Restaurant space in Gowanus
- Restaurant space in Park Slope
- Restaurant space in Red Hook
- Restaurant space in Bed-Stuy
- Restaurant space in Crown Heights
- Restaurant space in Flatbush
- Restaurant space in Bay Ridge