Retail space for lease in Flatlands
Flatlands' commercial stock is mostly industrial: warehouse, self storage and light manufacturing buildings on Glenwood Road, Foster Avenue and Utica Avenue, where Flatlands meets East Flatbush, inside the city's Flatlands/Fairfield Industrial Business Zone, which continues east into Canarsie. Kings Highway carries newer big-box retail. There is no subway stop in the district: the B46 runs up Utica Avenue, and the nearest train is the 2 and 5 at Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College, about a mile west.
- Retail stock
- 449K SF
- Retail properties
- 84
- Largest retail
- 5200 Kings Highway
- Transit
- B46 bus on Utica Av
Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.
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NYC storefront registry
Storefronts in Flatlands
How many shopfronts the city's registry counts here and how many stood empty at the end of 2024: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has.
- Registered storefronts
- 103
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 7
- Vacancy rate
- 6.8%
- NYC 8.7%
- A year earlier
- 4.9%
- more empty now
Streets with the most storefronts in Flatlands
Large buildings with a vacant storefront
Owners of 1 of the 3 large buildings we track in Flatlands with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2024, 1 of them at 3 or more year ends in a row. Each links to the building's filings by year. Not listings: the registry records no size, rent or asking terms.
| Building | Vacant storefronts | Reported vacant |
|---|---|---|
| 5200 Kings Highway | 1 of 6 | Every year end since 2020 |
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Storefront vacancy across New York City
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-05. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Neighborhood figures count storefronts near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the building figures on this page. 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 in Flatlands
What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.
- Retail space
- 449K SF
- Properties with retail space
- 84
- All commercial space
- 3.0M SF
- Built before 1940
- 34%
Largest retail buildings
All 7 large commercial buildings in FlatlandsAge, height and zoning
- Median year built: 1953.
- Median height: 1 floor.
- Most common zoning districts: M1-1 (207), C8-1 (59), R4 (43). 65% of these lots are zoned for manufacturing.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-05. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.5 mi of Flatlands' 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.
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Questions about retail space in Flatlands
How much does retail space cost in Flatlands?
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 retail space in Flatlands that is not publicly listed?
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How much retail space is there in Flatlands?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 449,000 square feet of retail floor area across 84 properties in the part of Flatlands Leasemark covers. The largest by that measure is 5200 Kings Highway, at about 90,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently for lease.
How many storefronts are vacant in Flatlands?
Owners registered 103 ground- and second-floor storefronts in the part of Flatlands Leasemark covers for the end of 2024, and 7 of them (6.8%) stood vacant on December 31, 2024, against 8.7% citywide and 4.9% here a year earlier. The most storefronts are on Utica Avenue (53). 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.
Which large buildings in Flatlands have a vacant storefront?
Owners of 1 of the 3 large buildings Leasemark tracks in Flatlands with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2024, 1 of them at 3 or more year ends in a row. It is 5200 Kings Highway (1 of 6 storefronts). Each building's page shows its filings by year. 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.
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.