Brooklyn · Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope and 2 more
Retail space on 5th Avenue, Brooklyn
One of the city's busiest shopping streets: owners registered 497 storefronts on 5th Avenue for the end of 2024, and 28 of them (5.6%) stood empty, below 8.0% across Brooklyn. Where they are, the subway along it, and free listings matched to tenants.
- Storefronts
- 497
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 28
- Vacancy rate
- 5.6%
- Listed on Leasemark
- 0
No storefront on 5th Avenue is listed on Leasemark yet. Own or broker one? List it free and it is matched against every retail and restaurant requirement the day it goes up.
NYC storefront registry
Storefronts on 5th Avenue
How many shopfronts owners registered along 5th Avenue for the end of 2024 and how many stood empty: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has on the street.
- Registered storefronts
- 497
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
- 28
- Vacancy rate
- 5.6%
- Brooklyn 8.0%
- A year earlier
- 6.8%
- fewer empty now
Where the storefronts on 5th Avenue are
Storefront vacancy across New York City
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-09. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Counts are the storefronts whose owners typed 5th Avenue in the registration, so a few with misspelled addresses are missing; each is placed in a neighborhood by its map point. The year before is shown only when both filings count about as many storefronts on the street. 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.
MTA subway stations
Subway along 5th Avenue
Stations with the most 5th Avenue storefronts within about 250 meters of an entrance, a three minute walk.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, with storefront locations from the city's storefront registry.
Questions about 5th Avenue
How many storefronts are vacant on 5th Avenue?
Owners registered 497 ground- and second-floor storefronts on 5th Avenue in Brooklyn with the NYC Department of Finance for the end of 2024, and 28 of them (5.6%) stood vacant on December 31, 2024, against 8.0% across Brooklyn and 6.8% on 5th Avenue a year earlier. The most are in Bay Ridge (102), Sunset Park (81) and Park Slope (70). 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.
Where are the storefronts on 5th Avenue?
Of the 497 storefronts registered on 5th Avenue, 102 are in Bay Ridge, 81 are in Sunset Park, 70 are in Park Slope, 13 are in Downtown Brooklyn and 13 are in Gowanus, and 218 more are along parts of 5th Avenue outside the neighborhoods Leasemark maps.
Which subway stations are on 5th Avenue?
The stations with the most 5th Avenue storefronts within about 250 meters (a three minute walk) of an entrance are 53 St (R, 17 storefronts), Bergen St (2, 3, 13 storefronts), 86 St (R, 11 storefronts), 59 St (N, R, 10 storefronts), Union St (R, 8 storefronts) and Prospect Av (R, 8 storefronts).
How do I find a storefront for lease on 5th Avenue?
Post what you need on Leasemark (size, budget and the neighborhoods along 5th Avenue) and owners and brokers with a fitting space are matched to you; nothing is shared until both sides accept the introduction. A storefront that stood vacant at the end of 2024 may since have leased, so walk the street too: many owners still put a sign in the window first.