Brooklyn · Gowanus and Sunset Park

Industrial buildings on 3rd Avenue

8 large industrial buildings on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn, from 300 3rd Avenue to 990 3rd Avenue, with about 1.9 million square feet of industrial and storage 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
8
Industrial and storage space
1.9M SF
Median year built
1931
Tallest
850 3rd Avenue, 8 floors

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NYC tax lot records

Every large building on 3rd Avenue, in address order

From 300 3rd Avenue to 990 3rd Avenue. 3 corner or through-block buildings have a main address on another street and are listed at their 3rd Avenue address.

  1. Gowanus · Self-storage building · 79K SF industrial and storage · 4 floors · built 1959sold December 2020, $77 million
  2. Gowanus · Self-storage building · 90K SF industrial and storage · 4 floors · built 2003sold October 2008, $23.6 million
  3. Gowanus · Industrial condominium · 160K SF industrial and storage · 6 floors · built 1931
  4. 389-395 3rd AvenueMain address: 213 6th Street
    Gowanus · Self-storage building · 307K SF industrial and storage · 4 floors · built 1950
  5. Sunset Park · Warehouse · 587K SF industrial and storage · 8 floors · built 1920
  6. 892-910 3rd AvenueMain address: 88 33rd Street
    Sunset Park · Office condominium · 567K SF office · 6 floors · built 1907
  7. 934 3rd AvenueMain address: 607 2nd Avenue
    Sunset Park · Warehouse · 690K SF industrial and storage · 6 floors · built 1910
  8. Sunset Park · Big-box retail building · 144K SF retail · 2 floors · built 1996

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 3rd Avenue

Largest by industrial and storage space

Buildings with their main address on 3rd Avenue.

  1. 8 floors · built 1920
  2. 322 Third Avenue · 6 floors · built 1931
  3. 4 floors · built 2003
  4. 4 floors · built 1959
  5. 2 floors · built 1996

By year built

  1. Before 19000 buildings
    none on the list
  2. 1900 to 19293 buildings
    2.4M SF commercial
  3. 1930 to 19593 buildings
    547K SF commercial
  4. 1960 to 19890 buildings
    none on the list
  5. 1990 and later2 buildings
    234K SF commercial

NYC property records (ACRIS)

Building sales on 3rd Avenue

One sale of the large buildings on 3rd Avenue has been recorded since 2016, $77 million in all.

  1. 300 3rd Avenue$77 million
    December 2020 · $972 a SF · to CUBESMART 338 3RD AVENUE, 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 3rd Avenue

Estimated yearly tax per square foot of floor area across the 7 taxed large buildings on 3rd 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. 88 33rd Street$2.61 million
    $4.61 a SF a year
  3. 213 6th Street$2.43 million
    $7.92 a SF a year
  4. $10.12 a SF a year
  5. 990 3rd Avenue$1.07 million
    $7.44 a SF a year

On 3rd Avenue

  • Median: $7.44 a square foot a year; middle half $6.40 to $7.81.
  • 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 3rd Avenue

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

  • Union StClosest station to 3 buildings here · 5 min walk from the nearest
  • 4 Av-9 StClosest station to 1 building here · 3 min walk from the nearest
  • 36 StClosest station to 4 buildings here · 5 min walk from the nearest

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

Questions about 3rd Avenue

How many industrial buildings are on 3rd Avenue?

Leasemark tracks 8 large industrial buildings on 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn: 5 with their main address on 3rd Avenue and 3 corner or through-block buildings with a 3rd Avenue address as well. Together they hold about 1.9 million square feet of industrial and storage space, from 300 3rd Avenue to 990 3rd 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 industrial building on 3rd Avenue?

The largest is 850 3rd Avenue, with 587,059 square feet of industrial and storage space on 8 floors, built in 1920. Next come the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Central Power Station Engine House at 322 Third Avenue (160K SF) and 312 3rd Avenue (90K SF).

How old are the buildings on 3rd Avenue?

The median industrial building on 3rd Avenue was built in 1931. The oldest with its main address here is 850 3rd Avenue (1920) and the newest 312 3rd Avenue (2003). 3 date from 1900 to 1929, 3 date from 1930 to 1959 and 2 went up in 1990 or later.

When did a building on 3rd Avenue last sell?

The newest sale on record is 300 3rd Avenue, which sold in December 2020 for $77 million to CUBESMART 338 3RD AVENUE, LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. It is the only sale of the large buildings Leasemark tracks on 3rd Avenue since 2016.

How much property tax do buildings on 3rd Avenue pay?

The median estimated tax across the 7 taxed large buildings on 3rd Avenue is about $7.44 a square foot of floor area a year on the Department of Finance's 2026/27 roll (middle half $6.40 to $7.81), 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 3rd Avenue?

The closest stations to the large buildings on 3rd Avenue, in the order the street reaches them, are Union St (R), 4 Av-9 St (F G R) and 36 St (D N R). Together they serve the D, F, G, N and R lines, per MTA station data.

Is there industrial and storage space for lease on 3rd Avenue?

No space on 3rd 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.