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Posted by the buyer · Food production
- Where
- Bushwick, Sunset Park +1
- Size
- 5,000 to 12,000 SF
- Budget
- to $5M
- Move in
- Apr 2027
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Brooklyn
Commercial space in Sunset Park
Sunset Park holds some of the largest industrial and flex inventory in the city, including Industry City and the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Distribution, manufacturing, and food production dominate. North of Industry City, warehouse and large retail buildings line 18th to 21st Streets near Hamilton Avenue.
- Commercial properties
- 1,430
- Industrial stock
- 8.2M SF
- Median year built
- 1931
- Known for
- Industrial, Flex / Creative
Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.
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Nothing listed in Sunset Park yet
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What a requirement here looks like
No live requirements in Sunset Park yet. These labeled examples show what tenants post.
Content studio, flex space with freight
Posted by the tenant · Media
- Where
- Sunset Park, Garment District +1
- Size
- 5,000 to 10,000 SF
- Budget
- to $45/SF
- Move in
- Dec 2026
Freight elevatorHigh ceilings
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NYC tax lot records
The building stock in Sunset Park
What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.
- Commercial properties
- 1,430
- Office space
- 4.0M SF
- Retail space
- 2.4M SF
- Built before 1940
- 64%
Largest industrial and storage buildings
All 41 large commercial buildings in Sunset ParkAge, height and zoning
- Median year built: 1931.
- Median height: 2 floors.
- Most common zoning districts: M1-2D (364), M1-2 (234), R7A (227). 60% of these lots are zoned for manufacturing.
- Historic districts: Sunset Park South Historic District (3 lots), Central Sunset Park Historic District (1 lot), Sunset Park 50th Street Historic District (1 lot).
- 6 lots are designated city landmarks.
Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-16. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.7 mi of Sunset Park'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 Sunset Park
Every station within about 0.7 mi of Sunset Park's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.
- Stations
- 6
- Subway lines
- 3
- Fully accessible
- 1 of 6
- Closest
- 36 St, 1 min walk
The 6 stations
- 36 St
- Prospect Av
- 59 St
- 53 St
- 25 St
- 45 St
Lines
The D, N and R trains stop within about 0.7 mi of Sunset Park's core.
Step-free access
- 59 St (N R) is fully accessible.
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-16. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Sunset Park'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.
NYC property records (ACRIS)
Recent building sales in Sunset Park
6 sales of the large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Sunset Park have been recorded since 2016, $298.3 million in all.
Newest sales
Since 2016
- Largest: 5112 2nd Avenue, $85 million in December 2021.
- Median price: about $301 a square foot of floor area, across 6 one-building sales.
- Newest deed on record: April 2024. The city's open data runs about a month behind.
Source: NYC Department of Finance, ACRIS, Real Property Master, Legals and Parties, pulled 2026-10-16; prices as the deeds state them, buyers named only when they are companies. These are sales of the large buildings Leasemark tracks, not every sale here: condo buildings (sold unit by unit), partial interests and sales of the company that owns a building are left out.
NYC Department of Finance
Commercial property taxes in Sunset Park
Of the 41 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Sunset Park, 37 carry property tax on the city's 2026/27 assessment roll. Their median estimated tax is about $5.13 per square foot of floor area a year, before abatements.
Largest estimated bills
Across 37 taxed buildings
- The middle half pay between $4.05 and $6.32 a square foot of floor area a year.
- Brooklyn median: $6.14 a square foot, across 450 large buildings Leasemark tracks.
- Median market value on the roll: about $124 a square foot. That is the city's valuation for tax, not a sale price.
- 4 buildings are fully exempt, including 850 3rd Avenue and 5600 1st Avenue. Exemptions like these are common for government, nonprofit and PILOT properties.
61st highest of 73 NYC neighborhoods by tax per SFHow taxes show up in a lease
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data, 2026/27 roll, pulled 2026-10-16. Estimates are the taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest the city lists), divided by the building's floor area in PLUTO. They leave out abatements such as ICAP, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so actual bills differ. Large buildings only (35,000 SF and up in Brooklyn).
NYC Department of Buildings permits
Interior build-outs in Sunset Park
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 25 interior build-outs in 14 of the 41 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Sunset Park, with work permitted on 31 floors in all. Their filed cost estimates add up to about $3.3 million.
Most build-outs, last 12 months
- 34% of the buildings tracked here had a build-out, against 21% across Brooklyn.
Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-24 (permits issued through 2026-10-22). A build-out groups interior jobs (construction, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers and the like) on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other, dated by its first permit. Only the large buildings Leasemark tracks count (35,000 SF and up), not every permit in the neighborhood. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. A permit does not say who the work is for.
Before you sign
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How much is commercial rent in NYC? Per square foot, by borough
What NYC office, retail and industrial buildings collect per square foot in each borough, from the city's own filings, with the monthly math and the costs on top of rent.
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Questions about Sunset Park
How much commercial space is there in Sunset Park?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 25.8 million square feet of commercial floor area across 1,430 properties in the part of Sunset Park Leasemark covers, including about 4 million square feet of office and about 2.4 million square feet of retail. The largest industrial and storage building by that measure is 607 2nd Avenue, at about 690,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently available.
What subway lines serve Sunset Park?
Six subway stations sit within about 0.7 mi of Sunset Park's commercial core, served by the D, N and R trains. The closest is 36 St (D N R), roughly 1 minute on foot; then Prospect Av (R), 59 St (N R), 53 St (R), 25 St (R) and 45 St (R). Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.
Which subway stations in Sunset Park are accessible?
One of the six stations within about 0.7 mi of Sunset Park's commercial core is fully accessible, per the MTA: 59 St (N R).
When did a large commercial building in Sunset Park last sell?
The newest sale on record is 73 20th Street, which sold in April 2024 for $13.5 million to GG MASTER REALTY LLC, per the deed recorded with the city. 6 sales, $298.3 million in all, have been recorded of the large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Sunset Park since 2016.
How much are commercial property taxes in Sunset Park?
On the Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll, the 37 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Sunset Park that pay property tax come to a median of about $5.13 per square foot of floor area a year, with the middle half between $4.05 and $6.32. That is the taxable value after exemptions times the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest the city lists), before abatements such as ICAP. The largest estimated bill is 607 2nd Avenue, about $4.03 million a year. 4 more buildings are fully exempt. Many office leases pass a tenant's share of increases over a base year through as additional rent.
How much build-out work is happening in Sunset Park?
In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 25 interior build-outs in 14 of the 41 large commercial buildings Leasemark tracks in Sunset Park, with work permitted on 31 floors in all. Their filed cost estimates add up to about $3.3 million. The most were at 850 3rd Avenue (4 build-outs). A build-out here is interior work on the same floors (construction, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers and the like) first permitted within 120 days. New interior work usually follows a lease, so it is a rough sign of where tenants are moving in, but a permit does not say who the work is for.
Do tenants in Sunset Park pay the NYC Commercial Rent Tax?
No. The Commercial Rent Tax only applies to space in Manhattan below 96th Street. It was repealed for Brooklyn, so a commercial lease in Sunset Park does not pay it at any rent.
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
- D N R at 36 St
- R at 45 St
- NYC Ferry at Sunset Park