Brooklyn · Gowanus and Sunset Park

Commercial buildings on 2nd Avenue

14 large commercial buildings on 2nd Avenue in Brooklyn, from 48 2nd Avenue to 5002 2nd Avenue, with about 4.8 million square feet of commercial space, through Gowanus and Sunset Park. In address order, with each building's size, age, last sale and nearest subway from the city's own records.

Buildings
14
Commercial space
4.8M SF
Median year built
1920
Tallest
607 2nd Avenue, 6 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on 2nd Avenue, in address order

From 48 2nd Avenue to 5002 2nd Avenue. 5 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their 2nd Avenue address.

  1. Gowanus · Factory and industrial building · 72K SF industrial and storage · 2 floors · built 1954
  2. Gowanus · Warehouse · 354K SF industrial and storage · 2 floors · built 1954
  3. 98-116 2nd AvenueMain address: 124 9th Street
    Gowanus · Office building with commercial space · 100K SF office · 4 floors · built 1925
  4. Gowanus · Big-box retail building · 85K SF retail · 1 floor · built 2003
  5. 509-519 2nd AvenueMain address: 850 3rd Avenue
    Sunset Park · Warehouse · 587K SF industrial and storage · 8 floors · built 1920
  6. 561-579 2nd AvenueMain address: 88 33rd Street
    Sunset Park · Office condominium · 567K SF office · 6 floors · built 1907
  7. Sunset Park · Warehouse · 690K SF industrial and storage · 6 floors · built 1910
  8. Sunset Park · Office building with commercial space · 229K SF office · 6 floors · built 1907
  9. Sunset Park · Office building with commercial space · 105K SF office · 6 floors · built 1907
  10. 641-657 2nd AvenueMain address: 990 3rd Avenue
    Sunset Park · Big-box retail building · 144K SF retail · 2 floors · built 1996
  11. Sunset Park · Warehouse · 128K SF industrial and storage · 5 floors · built 1927
  12. 4101-4123 2nd AvenueMain address: 201 42nd Street
    Sunset Park · Factory and industrial building · 103K SF industrial and storage · 3 floors · built 1910sold July 2007, $8.76 million
  13. Sunset Park · Warehouse · 581K SF industrial and storage · 6 floors · built 1917
  14. Sunset Park · Self-storage building · 139K SF industrial and storage · 3 floors · built 2017sold February 2020, $48.8 million

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-27, with other addresses on each lot from the city's Property Address Directory and sales from ACRIS. Buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers; floor areas are the city's estimates for whole buildings, not available space.

Largest and oldest on 2nd Avenue

Largest by commercial space

Buildings with their main address on 2nd Avenue.

  1. 6 floors · built 1910
  2. 6 floors · built 1917
  3. 2 floors · built 1954
  4. 639 2nd Avenue · 6 floors · built 1907
  5. 627 2nd Avenue · 6 floors · built 1907
  6. 3 floors · built 2017
  7. 5 floors · built 1927
  8. 1 floor · built 2003

By year built

  1. Before 19000 buildings
    none on the list
  2. 1900 to 19299 buildings
    3.9M SF commercial
  3. 1930 to 19592 buildings
    442K SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19890 buildings
    none on the list
  5. 1990 and later3 buildings
    368K SF commercial

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Building sales on 2nd Avenue

One sale of the large buildings on 2nd Avenue has been recorded since 2016, $48.8 million in all.

  1. 5002 2nd Avenue$48.8 million
    February 2020 · $350 a SF · to PS NORTHEAST, LLC
Recent building sales across NYC

Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-09-29; prices as the deeds state them, buyers named only when they are companies. Condo buildings (sold unit by unit), partial interests and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.

NYC Department of Finance

Property tax on 2nd Avenue

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 13 taxed large buildings on 2nd Avenue, from the 2026/27 assessment roll: taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate, before abatements.

Largest estimated bills

  1. 607 2nd Avenue$4.03 million
    $5.85 a SF a year
  2. 4312 2nd Avenue$3.14 million
    $5.39 a SF a year
  3. $10.87 a SF a year
  4. 88 33rd Street$2.61 million
    $4.61 a SF a year
  5. $5.14 a SF a year

On 2nd Avenue

  • Median: $5.39 a square foot a year; middle half $4.13 to $6.32.
  • Brooklyn median across every tracked building: $7.17 a square foot.
  • One building is fully exempt on the roll: 850 3rd Avenue.
Property tax by neighborhood across NYC

MTA station data

Subway along 2nd Avenue

The closest station to each building on the list, in the order the street reaches them. Walks are straight-line estimates.

  • Smith-9 StsClosest station to 4 buildings here · 2 min walk from the nearest
  • 36 StClosest station to 7 buildings here · 5 min walk from the nearest
  • 45 StClosest station to 2 buildings here · 7 min walk from the nearest
  • 53 StClosest station to 1 building here · 7 min walk from the nearest

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-09-26.

Questions about 2nd Avenue

How many commercial buildings are on 2nd Avenue?

Leasemark tracks 14 large commercial buildings on 2nd Avenue in Brooklyn: 9 with their main address on 2nd Avenue and 5 corner or through-block buildings with a 2nd Avenue address as well. Together they hold about 4.8 million square feet of commercial space, from 48 2nd Avenue to 5002 2nd Avenue, through Gowanus and Sunset Park. The list counts buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhoods Leasemark covers.

What is the largest commercial building on 2nd Avenue?

The largest is 607 2nd Avenue, with 689,850 square feet of commercial space on 6 floors, built in 1910. Next come 4312 2nd Avenue (581K SF) and 56 2nd Avenue (370K SF).

How old are the buildings on 2nd Avenue?

The median commercial building on 2nd Avenue was built in 1920. The oldest with its main address here is the Industry City Building 2 at 627 2nd Avenue (1907) and the newest 5002 2nd Avenue (2017). 9 date from 1900 to 1929, 2 date from 1930 to 1959 and 3 went up in 1990 or later.

When did a building on 2nd Avenue last sell?

The newest sale on record is 5002 2nd Avenue, which sold in February 2020 for $48.8 million to PS NORTHEAST, LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. It is the only sale of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on 2nd Avenue since 2016.

How much property tax do buildings on 2nd Avenue pay?

The median estimated tax across the 13 taxed large buildings on 2nd Avenue is about $5.39 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $4.13 to $6.32), against $7.17 across Brooklyn. The largest estimated bill, about $4.03 million a year, is for 607 2nd Avenue. One building is fully exempt. Estimates are before abatements, and tenants usually pay their share through the lease.

What subway lines are near 2nd Avenue?

The closest stations to the large buildings on 2nd Avenue, in the order the street reaches them, are Smith-9 Sts (F G), 36 St (D N R), 45 St (R) and 53 St (R). Together they serve the D, F, G, N and R lines, per MTA station data.

Is there commercial space for lease on 2nd Avenue?

No space on 2nd Avenue is listed on Leasemark right now. Owners and brokers can list space here for free and it is matched against every active requirement the day it goes up; tenants can post a requirement to be matched when space opens up.