Restaurant space for lease 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.
- Retail stock
- 4.4M SF
- Retail properties
- 1,196
- Largest retail
- 193 Berry Street
- 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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NYC Department of Finance filings
Rent collected per square foot: retail buildings in Brooklyn
In 2024, 2,856 Brooklyn retail properties filed income statements with the city. Their median gross income was $33.16 per square foot, and the middle half collected between $22.30 and $48.57. The typical property's income was up 1.7% 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
Brooklyn retail buildings
- Median gross income
- $33.16/SF
- Middle half
- $22.30 to $48.57
- Typical change on 2023
- +1.68%
- Citywide median
- $36.07/SF
- Filings
- 2,856
Turn a price per square foot into monthly rentWhat tenants pay on top of rent
Source: NYC Department of Finance, FY 2027 RPIE 2024 Income and Expense Distributions (FY 2027 assessment roll, published January 2026), page 16. 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 restaurant inspections
Restaurants in Williamsburg
How many restaurants the city's Health Department has on file here, how many are new, what they serve and which streets they line: the neighbors and the competition a new restaurant in Williamsburg would have.
- Open restaurants
- 497
- with an inspection on file
- New permits, 12 months
- 88
- 18% of those open
- Awaiting inspection
- 92
- applied for a permit
- Most common
- American
- 97 places, 20%
Streets with the most restaurants in Williamsburg
What restaurants in Williamsburg serve
Restaurants across New York City
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Restaurant Inspection Results, records as of October 23, 2026, pulled 2026-10-24. Counted by permit; business names are not shown. Neighborhood figures count places near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the building figures on this page. Counts are food service permits in an active status: restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars that serve food and similar places. A new permit is either a new restaurant or a new operator taking over an existing one.
NY State Liquor Authority
Liquor licenses in Williamsburg
How many places in Williamsburg can serve drinks, how many are waiting on a license, and whether a new full liquor license here would face the 500-foot rule: the first thing to check before leasing a space for a bar or a restaurant with a full bar.
- Full liquor licenses
- 265
- to drink on site
- Beer and wine licenses
- 75
- to drink on site
- Applications waiting
- 41
- 29 for full liquor
- Within 500 ft of 3+
- 95%
- 251 of 264 full-liquor places
The 500-foot rule in Williamsburg
A new full liquor license for drinking on site cannot be issued within 500 feet of three or more places that already hold one, unless the State Liquor Authority finds at a hearing that it is in the public interest (ABC Law, section 64). Here 251 of 264 full-liquor places have three or more others within 500 feet, so almost any new full liquor license here would need that hearing. Beer and wine licenses are not subject to the rule.
Streets with the most liquor licenses in Williamsburg
Liquor licenses across New York City
Source: New York State Liquor Authority, Current Liquor Authority Active Licenses and Current SLA Pending Licenses, as of October 23, 2026, pulled 2026-10-24. Counted by license; business names are not shown. Neighborhood figures count places near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the restaurant figures above. Only licenses to drink on site count: full liquor for restaurants, bars, hotels, clubs and similar places, and beer and wine. Stores, boats and second bars of a licensed place are left out. The 500-foot figures count each place once (one holding two licenses is one place) and only places with a map point; distances run between those points, while the law measures from the nearest entrances, so treat them as an estimate.
NYC storefront registry
Storefronts in Williamsburg
How many shopfronts the city's registry counts here and how many stood empty at the end of 2025: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has.
- Registered storefronts
- 945
- Vacant on Dec 31, 2025
- 81
- Vacancy rate
- 8.6%
- NYC 9.2%
- A year earlier
- 9.3%
- fewer empty now
Streets with the most storefronts in Williamsburg
Large buildings with a vacant storefront
Owners of 2 of the 6 large buildings we track in Williamsburg with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2025. Each links to the building's filings by year. Not listings: the registry records no size, rent or asking terms.
| Building | Vacant storefronts | Reported vacant |
|---|---|---|
| 242 Broadway | 1 of 1 | End of 2025 |
| 55 Lombardy Street | 1 of 5 | End of 2025 |
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NYC storefront vacancy report: every borough, neighborhood and street, by year
Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-16. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Neighborhood figures count storefronts near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the building figures on this page. 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.
NYC tax lot records
Retail 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.
- Retail space
- 4.4M SF
- Properties with retail space
- 1,196
- All commercial space
- 12.9M SF
- Built before 1940
- 69%
Largest retail buildings
All 20 large commercial buildings in WilliamsburgAge, 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 Av
- Marcy Av
- Metropolitan Av
- Hewes St
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.
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Questions about restaurant space in Williamsburg
Is there restaurant space for lease in Williamsburg right now?
No restaurant space for lease 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.
How much does restaurant space cost in Williamsburg?
Leasemark has no asking rents posted here yet, so here are the city's own numbers. Retail buildings in Brooklyn collected a median $33.16 per square foot in 2024, and the middle half between $22.30 and $48.57, according to the income and expense statements owners file with the NYC Department of Finance (FY 2027 distributions, 2,856 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.
How do I find restaurant space in Williamsburg that is not publicly listed?
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How much retail space is there in Williamsburg?
New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 4.4 million square feet of retail floor area across 1,196 properties in the part of Williamsburg Leasemark covers. The largest by that measure is 193 Berry Street, at about 93,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently for lease.
How many restaurants are there in Williamsburg?
The NYC Health Department had 497 restaurants and other food service places with an inspection on file in the part of Williamsburg Leasemark covers as of October 2026, and 92 more had applied for a permit and were waiting for their first inspection. The most common kinds are American (97), coffee and tea (64) and Japanese (27). The streets with the most are Bedford Avenue (78), Grand Street (57) and Metropolitan Avenue (37).
How many new restaurants opened in Williamsburg in the last year?
88 food service places in the part of Williamsburg Leasemark covers had their first pre-permit health inspection in the 12 months to October 23, 2026, 18% of the 497 open there. Counts are food service permits in an active status: restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars that serve food and similar places. A new permit is either a new restaurant or a new operator taking over an existing one. Places that opened and closed again within the year are not counted.
How many bars and restaurants have a liquor license in Williamsburg?
The New York State Liquor Authority listed 265 active full liquor licenses and 75 beer and wine licenses for drinking on site in the part of Williamsburg Leasemark covers as of October 23, 2026. 41 more applications for on-site licenses were waiting for a decision, 29 of them for full liquor.
Does the 500-foot rule apply to a new liquor license in Williamsburg?
New York's 500-foot rule (Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, section 64) bars a new full liquor license for on-site drinking within 500 feet of three or more places that already hold one, unless the State Liquor Authority finds at a hearing that it is in the public interest. In the part of Williamsburg Leasemark covers, 251 of the 264 places with a full liquor license (95%) have three or more others within 500 feet, so almost any new full liquor license here would need that hearing. A beer and wine license is not subject to the rule and does not count toward it. Distances here are between map points, so check the exact address before you sign a lease.
How many storefronts are vacant in Williamsburg?
Owners registered 945 ground- and second-floor storefronts in the part of Williamsburg Leasemark covers for the end of 2025, and 81 of them (8.6%) stood vacant on December 31, 2025, against 9.2% citywide and 9.3% here a year earlier. The most storefronts are on Broadway (85) and Grand Street (82). 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.
Which large buildings in Williamsburg have a vacant storefront?
Owners of 2 of the 6 large buildings Leasemark tracks in Williamsburg with registered storefronts reported at least one vacant on December 31, 2025. The most vacant: 242 Broadway (1 of 1 storefronts) and 55 Lombardy Street (1 of 5 storefronts). Each building's page shows its filings by year. 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.
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.
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.