Office space for sublease in Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn is the borough's central business district, with Class A office around MetroTech and at Atlantic Terminal, heavy transit access, and major retail on Fulton Street and at the Atlantic Terminal malls.

Office stock
21.3M SF
Office properties
373
Largest office
4 Metrotech Center
Transit
2 3 4 5 at Borough Hall

Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.

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NYC Department of Finance filings

Rent collected per square foot: office buildings in Brooklyn

In 2024, 720 Brooklyn office properties filed income statements with the city. Their median gross income was $31.54 per square foot, and the middle half collected between $21.69 and $44.76. The typical property's income was up 1% on 2023. The city publishes these figures by borough, not by neighborhood, so they cover Brooklyn as a whole.

Gross income per square foot, 2024

  • Manhattan$52.08Middle half $38.22 to $74.58 · 1,506 filings
  • Brooklyn$31.54Middle half $21.69 to $44.76 · 720 filings · this page
  • Queens$31.30Middle half $21.15 to $42.74 · 669 filings
  • Bronx$31.39Middle half $21.56 to $43.88 · 286 filings
  • Staten Island$26.23Middle half $17.77 to $36.50 · 233 filings

Bar: the middle half of properties. Tick: the median.

Brooklyn office buildings

Median gross income
$31.54/SF
Middle half
$21.69 to $44.76
Typical change on 2023
+1%
Citywide median
$39.05/SF
Filings
720

Source: NYC Department of Finance, FY 2027 RPIE 2024 Income and Expense Distributions (FY 2027 assessment roll, published January 2026), page 8. Owners of income-producing properties file a Real Property Income and Expense statement each year; gross income is everything a property collected in 2024 per square foot, as filed, with outlier and partial-year filers left out. It includes vacant space, concessions and older leases, so it is not an asking rent.

NYC tax lot records

Office buildings in Downtown Brooklyn

What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.

Office space
21.3M SF
Properties with office space
373
All commercial space
42.9M SF
Built before 1940
80%

Largest office buildings

  1. 24 floors · built 1990
  2. 32 floors · built 2002
  3. 23 floors · built 1990
  4. 32 floors · built 1997
  5. 19 floors · built 2002
All 71 large commercial buildings in Downtown Brooklyn

Age, height and zoning

  • Median year built: 1920.
  • Median height: 4 floors.
  • Most common zoning districts: R6A (304), R6 (257), R7A (213).
  • Historic districts: Brooklyn Heights Historic District (238 lots), Cobble Hill Historic District (114 lots), Boerum Hill Historic District Extension (54 lots).
  • 21 lots are designated city landmarks.

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.7 mi of Downtown Brooklyn'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 Downtown Brooklyn

Every station within about 0.7 mi of Downtown Brooklyn's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.

Stations
14
Subway lines
13
Fully accessible
4 of 14
Closest
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, 1 min walk

The 14 stations

  • Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr1 min walk · Accessible station
  • Borough Hall1 min walk · Accessible station · connects to Court St
  • Jay St-MetroTech3 min walk · Accessible station
  • Lafayette Av4 min walk · Not accessible
  • Fulton St4 min walk · Not accessible
  • Bergen St6 min walk · Not accessible
  • Nevins St6 min walk · Not accessible
  • Hoyt St6 min walk · Partly accessible
  • Clark St7 min walk · Not accessible
  • Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts8 min walk · Not accessible
  • High St9 min walk · Not accessible
  • Bergen St9 min walk · Not accessible
  • DeKalb Av9 min walk · Accessible station
  • York St13 min walk · Not accessible

Lines

The 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C, D, F, G, N, Q and R trains stop within about 0.7 mi of Downtown Brooklyn's core.

Step-free access

  • Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (2 3 4 5 B D N Q R) is fully accessible.
  • Borough Hall (2 3 4 5) is fully accessible.
  • Jay St-MetroTech (A C F R) is fully accessible.
  • DeKalb Av (B Q R) is fully accessible.
  • Hoyt St (2 3) is partly accessible (one direction only).

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-16. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Downtown Brooklyn'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 Department of Buildings permits

Office build-outs in Downtown Brooklyn

In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 67 interior build-outs in 30 of the 63 office buildings Leasemark tracks in Downtown Brooklyn, with work permitted on 123 floors in all. Their filed cost estimates add up to about $64 million.

Most build-outs, last 12 months

  1. 3 floors with work
  2. 10 floors with work
  3. 6 floors with work
  4. 3 floors with work
  5. 9 floors with work
  6. 5 floors with work
  • 48% of the office buildings tracked here had a build-out, against 35% across Brooklyn.

Build-outs by quarter

  • Q1 202517
  • Q2 202511
  • Q3 202510
  • Q4 202518
  • Q1 202616
  • Q2 202615
  • Q3 202616
  • Q4 2026 to Oct 228

Newest

Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-24 (permits issued through 2026-10-22). A build-out groups interior jobs (construction, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers and the like) on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other, dated by its first permit. Only the large buildings Leasemark tracks count (35,000 SF and up), not every permit in the neighborhood. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. A permit does not say who the work is for.

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Questions about office space in Downtown Brooklyn

Is there office space for sublease in Downtown Brooklyn right now?

No office space for sublease in Downtown Brooklyn is listed on Leasemark right now. Post what you need and Leasemark matches you the day a space that fits is listed; your contact details stay private until you accept an intro. Owners and brokers can list a space here for free.

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How much does office space cost in Downtown Brooklyn?

Leasemark has no asking rents posted here yet, so here are the city's own numbers. Office buildings in Brooklyn collected a median $31.54 per square foot in 2024, and the middle half between $21.69 and $44.76, according to the income and expense statements owners file with the NYC Department of Finance (FY 2027 distributions, 720 filings). The city publishes these figures by borough, so this is Brooklyn as a whole, not Downtown Brooklyn alone. That is what buildings actually collected, with vacant space, concessions and leases signed years ago in the mix, so it is a baseline rather than a quote: a specific space's price depends on the building's class, floor, condition and the length of the lease.

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How do I find office space in Downtown 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 is an office sublease in Downtown Brooklyn different from a direct lease?

You rent the space from the company that leases it now rather than from the landlord, for part of that company's remaining term. Subleases often come built out and furnished, run shorter than a direct lease and usually ask less than comparable direct space. The landlord has to consent in writing before anyone moves in, and the sublease ends when the lease above it does. Leasemark matches sublease listings with tenants looking to lease or sublease.

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Can I sublease my office space in Downtown Brooklyn?

Usually, with your landlord's written consent: most New York office leases require it, and many let the landlord take the space back instead (recapture) or claim a share of any rent above what you pay. You stay liable under your own lease while the subtenant is in. Read the subletting clause first, then list the space for free on Leasemark, where it is matched against every active requirement for this kind of space.

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How much office space is there in Downtown Brooklyn?

New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 21.3 million square feet of office floor area across 373 properties in the part of Downtown Brooklyn Leasemark covers. The largest by that measure is 4 Metrotech Center, at about 1.2 million square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently for sublease.

What subway lines serve Downtown Brooklyn?

14 subway stations sit within about 0.7 mi of Downtown Brooklyn's commercial core, served by the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C, D, F, G, N, Q and R trains. The closest is Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (2 3 4 5 B D N Q R), roughly 1 minute on foot; then Borough Hall (2 3 4 5 R), Jay St-MetroTech (A C F R), Lafayette Av (C), Fulton St (G), Bergen St (2 3), Nevins St (2 3 4 5) and 7 more. Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.

Are offices being built out in Downtown Brooklyn?

In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 67 interior build-outs in 30 of the 63 office buildings Leasemark tracks in Downtown Brooklyn, with work permitted on 123 floors in all. Their filed cost estimates add up to about $64 million. The most were at 100 Myrtle Avenue (5 build-outs). A build-out here is interior work on the same floors (construction, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers and the like) first permitted within 120 days. New interior work usually follows a lease, so it is a rough sign of where tenants are moving in, but a permit does not say who the work is for.

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