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Commercial space in Jamaica
Downtown Jamaica is a regional transit hub where the LIRR, the AirTrain to JFK and the E, J and Z trains meet. Jamaica Avenue and the 165th Street pedestrian mall are busy retail corridors, and the area holds government, medical and professional office space.
- Commercial properties
- 1,177
- Retail stock
- 3.6M SF
- Median year built
- 1931
- Known for
- Retail, Office, Medical
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 Jamaica
What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.
- Commercial properties
- 1,177
- Office space
- 3.5M SF
- Retail space
- 3.6M SF
- Built before 1940
- 65%
Largest retail buildings
All 27 large commercial buildings in JamaicaAge, height and zoning
- Median year built: 1931.
- Median height: 2 floors.
- Most common zoning districts: C4-4D (293), C6-3 (132), R7X (121). 13% of these lots are zoned for manufacturing.
- 17 lots are designated city landmarks.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-26. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.7 mi of Jamaica'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 Jamaica
Every station within about 0.7 mi of Jamaica's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.
- Stations
- 5
- Subway lines
- 4
- Fully accessible
- 2 of 5
- Closest
- Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, 1 min walk
The 5 stations
- Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer
- Parsons Blvd
- Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
- Sutphin Blvd
- 169 St
Lines
The E, F, J and Z trains stop within about 0.7 mi of Jamaica's core.
Step-free access
- Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (E J Z) is fully accessible.
- Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport (E J Z) is fully accessible.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-26. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Jamaica'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.
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Questions about Jamaica
How much commercial space is there in Jamaica?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 15.5 million square feet of commercial floor area across 1,177 properties in the part of Jamaica Leasemark covers, including about 3.5 million square feet of office and about 3.6 million square feet of retail. The largest retail building by that measure is 159-02 Jamaica Avenue, at about 240,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently available.
What subway lines serve Jamaica?
Five subway stations sit within about 0.7 mi of Jamaica's commercial core, served by the E, F, J and Z trains. The closest is Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (E J Z), roughly 1 minute on foot; then Parsons Blvd (F), Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport (E J Z), Sutphin Blvd (F) and 169 St (F). Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.
Which subway stations in Jamaica are accessible?
Two of the five stations within about 0.7 mi of Jamaica's commercial core are fully accessible, per the MTA: Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer (E J Z) and Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport (E J Z).
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
- E J Z at Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer
- E J Z at Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
- LIRR and AirTrain JFK at Jamaica