Office space for sublease in Williamsburg

Williamsburg has become a full commercial market, with new waterfront office, converted warehouses, and some of the strongest retail streets in Brooklyn on Bedford Avenue and North 6th Street. East of the BQE, the East Williamsburg industrial blocks on Morgan Avenue and Frost Street hold warehouse and light manufacturing buildings.

Office stock
2.7M SF
Office properties
275
Largest office
292 Kent Avenue
Transit
L at Bedford Av

Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.

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Want · Office / Flex / Creative

Design studio seeking 4,000 SF loft

Posted by the tenant · Architecture

Where
Dumbo, Chelsea +1
Size
3,000 to 5,500 SF
Budget
to $70/SF
Move in
Dec 2026
Exposed brickHigh ceilings
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NYC Department of Finance filings

Rent collected per square foot: office buildings in Brooklyn

In 2024, 720 Brooklyn office properties filed income statements with the city. Their median gross income was $31.54 per square foot, and the middle half collected between $21.69 and $44.76. The typical property's income was up 1% on 2023. The city publishes these figures by borough, not by neighborhood, so they cover Brooklyn as a whole.

Gross income per square foot, 2024

  • Manhattan$52.08Middle half $38.22 to $74.58 · 1,506 filings
  • Brooklyn$31.54Middle half $21.69 to $44.76 · 720 filings · this page
  • Queens$31.30Middle half $21.15 to $42.74 · 669 filings
  • Bronx$31.39Middle half $21.56 to $43.88 · 286 filings
  • Staten Island$26.23Middle half $17.77 to $36.50 · 233 filings

Bar: the middle half of properties. Tick: the median.

Brooklyn office buildings

Median gross income
$31.54/SF
Middle half
$21.69 to $44.76
Typical change on 2023
+1%
Citywide median
$39.05/SF
Filings
720

Source: NYC Department of Finance, FY 2027 RPIE 2024 Income and Expense Distributions (FY 2027 assessment roll, published January 2026), page 8. Owners of income-producing properties file a Real Property Income and Expense statement each year; gross income is everything a property collected in 2024 per square foot, as filed, with outlier and partial-year filers left out. It includes vacant space, concessions and older leases, so it is not an asking rent.

NYC tax lot records

Office buildings in Williamsburg

What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.

Office space
2.7M SF
Properties with office space
275
All commercial space
12.9M SF
Built before 1940
69%

Largest office buildings

  1. 14 floors · built 1885
  2. 6 floors · built 1903
  3. 6 floors · built 1905
  4. 2 floors · built 1949
  5. 4 floors · built 1910
All 20 large commercial buildings in Williamsburg

Age, height and zoning

  • Median year built: 1920.
  • Median height: 3 floors.
  • Most common zoning districts: R6 (549), M1-2/R6A (336), R6B (336). 34% of these lots are zoned for manufacturing.
  • Historic districts: Fillmore Place Historic District (7 lots).
  • 12 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 Williamsburg'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 Williamsburg

Every station within about 0.7 mi of Williamsburg's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.

Stations
4
Subway lines
5
Fully accessible
3 of 4
Closest
Bedford Av, 7 min walk

The 4 stations

  • Bedford Av7 min walk · Accessible station
  • Marcy Av9 min walk · Accessible station
  • Metropolitan Av11 min walk · Accessible station · connects to Lorimer St
  • Hewes St13 min walk · Not accessible

Lines

The G, J, L, M and Z trains stop within about 0.7 mi of Williamsburg's core.

Step-free access

  • Bedford Av (L) is fully accessible.
  • Marcy Av (J M Z) is fully accessible.
  • Metropolitan Av (G) 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 Williamsburg'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 Department of Buildings permits

Office build-outs in Williamsburg

In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 6 interior build-outs in 4 of the 7 office buildings Leasemark tracks in Williamsburg, with work permitted on 9 floors in all. Their filed cost estimates add up to about $8.9 million.

Most build-outs, last 12 months

  1. 7 floors with work
  2. 1 floor with work
  3. 1 floor with work
  4. Named parts only
  • 57% of the office buildings tracked here had a build-out, against 35% across Brooklyn.

Build-outs by quarter

  • Q1 20250
  • Q2 20251
  • Q3 20250
  • Q4 20252
  • Q1 20262
  • Q2 20261
  • Q3 20261
  • Q4 2026 to Oct 220

Newest

  • 185 Marcy AvenueJul 2026Floors 1 to 6, cellar, roof, sub-cellar; construction, structural; est. $1,000
  • 185 Marcy AvenueJun 2026Floors 1 to 7, cellar, roof, sub-cellar; construction, mechanical, plumbing, sprinklers, standpipe; est. $8.3 million
  • 185 Marcy AvenueFeb 2026Floors 1 to 6, cellar, roof, sub-cellar; construction, mechanical, plumbing, standpipe, structural; est. $1,000
  • 242 BroadwayJan 2026Floor 1, cellar; construction; est. $405,000

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.

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Questions about office space in Williamsburg

Is there office space for sublease in Williamsburg right now?

No office space for sublease in Williamsburg is listed on Leasemark right now. Post what you need and Leasemark matches you the day a space that fits is listed; your contact details stay private until you accept an intro. Owners and brokers can list a space here for free.

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How much does office space cost in Williamsburg?

Leasemark has no asking rents posted here yet, so here are the city's own numbers. Office buildings in Brooklyn collected a median $31.54 per square foot in 2024, and the middle half between $21.69 and $44.76, according to the income and expense statements owners file with the NYC Department of Finance (FY 2027 distributions, 720 filings). The city publishes these figures by borough, so this is Brooklyn as a whole, not Williamsburg alone. That is what buildings actually collected, with vacant space, concessions and leases signed years ago in the mix, so it is a baseline rather than a quote: a specific space's price depends on the building's class, floor, condition and the length of the lease.

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How do I find office space in Williamsburg that is not publicly listed?

Post a requirement on Leasemark. Owners and listing brokers see what you need (without your contact details) and can respond with spaces, including ones that are not on the market yet. You choose who gets an intro.

How is an office sublease in Williamsburg different from a direct lease?

You rent the space from the company that leases it now rather than from the landlord, for part of that company's remaining term. Subleases often come built out and furnished, run shorter than a direct lease and usually ask less than comparable direct space. The landlord has to consent in writing before anyone moves in, and the sublease ends when the lease above it does. Leasemark matches sublease listings with tenants looking to lease or sublease.

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Can I sublease my office space in Williamsburg?

Usually, with your landlord's written consent: most New York office leases require it, and many let the landlord take the space back instead (recapture) or claim a share of any rent above what you pay. You stay liable under your own lease while the subtenant is in. Read the subletting clause first, then list the space for free on Leasemark, where it is matched against every active requirement for this kind of space.

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How much office space is there in Williamsburg?

New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 2.7 million square feet of office floor area across 275 properties in the part of Williamsburg Leasemark covers. The largest by that measure is 292 Kent Avenue, at about 400,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently for sublease.

What subway lines serve Williamsburg?

Four subway stations sit within about 0.7 mi of Williamsburg's commercial core, served by the G, J, L, M and Z trains. The closest is Bedford Av (L), roughly 7 minutes on foot; then Marcy Av (J M Z), Metropolitan Av (G L) and Hewes St (J M). Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.

Are offices being built out in Williamsburg?

In the 12 months to October 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 6 interior build-outs in 4 of the 7 office buildings Leasemark tracks in Williamsburg, with work permitted on 9 floors in all. Their filed cost estimates add up to about $8.9 million. The most were at 185 Marcy Avenue (3 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.

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Yes. Posting a space or a requirement is free. Contact details are only shared when both sides accept an intro.