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.
- 98-116 2nd AvenueMain address: 124 9th Street
- 509-519 2nd AvenueMain address: 850 3rd Avenue
- 561-579 2nd AvenueMain address: 88 33rd Street
- Industry City Building 2627 2nd Avenue
- Industry City Building 1639 2nd Avenue
- 641-657 2nd AvenueMain address: 990 3rd Avenue
- 4101-4123 2nd AvenueMain address: 201 42nd Street
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.
By year built
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.
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
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.
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 Sts
- 36 St
- 45 St
- 53 St
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.