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488 Rockaway Ave, Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, NY, 11212
- Bedrooms
- Studio
- Size
- 6,480 ft² (602 m²)
- Available
- Now
- Year built
- 1930: Building details
About this home
House for sale in Brownsville, Brooklyn: 6 bathrooms, 6,480 ft². Asking price $2,495,000. Built in 1930.
From the original listing · Realtor.comShowHide
A distinctive institutional property offering an established community-use layout and potential for its next chapter. 488 Rockaway Avenue is a three-story, approximately 6,500-square-foot religious facility situated on a 25-by-100-foot lot in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Currently home to Grace Gospel Light Tabernacle in Christ, the property has served as a place of worship and community gathering. The building offers a functional layout across three floors plus a full basement, with a sanctuary, flexible gathering space, offices, kitchen/food preparation area, restrooms, and supporting mechanical and utility areas. A brand-new boiler provides updated mechanical infrastructure. For an owner-user, the existing configuration offers a substantial institutional footprint that may be adaptable to the needs of another congregation, nonprofit, community organization, school, or similar user. The property may also appeal to buyers evaluating future development or adaptive-reuse possibilities. Its C4-3 zoning, 25-by-100-foot lot, existing improvements, and location within a neighborhood experiencing continued investment create an opportunity worth exploring from both an operational and development perspective. 488 Rockaway Avenue offers the rare combination of an existing, functional institutional building and the potential for a new owner to define its next use. All zoning, development potential, permitted uses, building measurements, and other property information should be independently verified by the purchaser and their professional advisors.
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Roofy listing score
Grade C, 63/100 · Fairly complete
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Details14/20
- Full points: Price stated3/3
- No points: Bedrooms not stated0/2
- Full points: Bathrooms stated2/2
- Full points: Size stated2/2
- Does not apply: Move-in date: does not apply2/2
- Does not apply: Lease length: does not apply1/1
- No points: No pet policy0/1
- No points: Laundry not mentioned0/1
- Full points: Heat or utilities mentioned1/1
- No points: No amenities listed0/2
- Full points: Description of 223 words3/3
True cost8/15
- Some points: Taxes not stated4/8
- Cannot check yet: Not enough similar homes nearby to compare the price4/7
Accuracy10/15
- Nothing to compare: Listed on one site, nothing to compare3/6
- Problem: Differs from city records (built 1930)3/5
- Full points: Confirmed on its source site 3 days ago4/4
Legal6/10
- Full points: No fair-housing problems found in the wording6/6
- Problem: The agent’s license is not active0/4
Trust0/15
- No points: Not claimed on Roofy by the agent or owner0/10
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Buying costs
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Location
- NeighborhoodBrownsvilleHousing records and complaints
- BoroughBrooklynHousing records
- ZIP codeZIP 11212Buildings and sales
- ListingsHomes for sale in 1121220 homes for sale
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Nearby transit
- Rockaway Av2 3 410 min walk
- Sutter AvL12 min walk
- Junius St2 3 413 min walk
Nearby public schools · District 23
- P.S. 327 Dr. Rose B. Englishelementary, grades K-5100 m
- Mott Hall Bridges Academymiddle, grades 6-8170 m
- Frederick Douglass Academy VII High Schoolhigh, grades 9-12260 m
Distance only, not school zones. Check the zoned school with NYC Public Schools.
The building
1 unit · 3 floors · built 1930
Building record (NYC)
NYC records as of Nov 1 (weekly)488 Rockaway Avenue · BBL 3-03521-0063 · built 1930
- Building type
- Religious facility
- Open HPD violations
- None
- Heat complaints
- 0 this season
- Complaints, last 12 months
- 0
- Rent stabilization
- None in 2018–2024 tax bills
- Last sale (12-month file)
- No sales in our 12-month file
No open immediately hazardous (Class C) violations.
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Added to Roofy Oct 29, 2026Last checked on Realtor.com Oct 29, 2026Roofy doesn’t verify listings. Never send money before seeing a home.























