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Floyd Bennett Field

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedRetrofit builtNew York City, NY

Park retrofit complete; no active development opportunity. Nearby projects proposed/under construction. Housing market stable. · summary, model-written

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Floyd Bennett Field — Abandoned brick building with overgrown vegetation under cloudy sky. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Place

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 9,789 units, Kings County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,858/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Regreened

This site: …part of the Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay Unit, and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS) record · all sites with this

New use

Park and open space

This site: …ion Area's Jamaica Bay Unit, and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS) newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RegreenedWikipedia no source
New uses	parkWikipedia no source
What is there now	part of the Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay Unit, and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS)newtypes-extraction reported

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Official records (3)

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Kings County (36047) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
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EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

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Wikipedia articlefrom en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata item Q1430350from wikidata.org
Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
New York City on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

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USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov

Market (1)

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LoopNet: for sale in New York City, NY (search)from city search

News (2)

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History and original facts

County	Kings County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Floyd Bennett Field was an airport that opened in 1931 and was converted into a park as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area in 1974.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Kings County (NY), 2024	9,789 units in 5+ unit buildings, 249 in 2–4, 25 single-family; 2023: 14,851 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 33 within 25 km: Industry City (8.5 km); Gowanus Canal (8.5 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	72,203 jobs in 9,032 establishments; average annual pay $48,397; employment location quotient 0.79; employment +0.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	475 jobs; 105 in retail trade, 18 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36047070202)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 57% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 0.0%; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	New York City Department Of Education (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation	13 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	74 county-logged events: 35 thunderstorm wind, 31 flash flood, 5 lightning, 2 hail; $60,267,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 11234, 2026-09	median list price $826,167 (+3.4% on the year); 193 active listings; median 82 days on market; 11% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	10,114 establishments (+2%); 76,133 jobs (+15%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $962,988 (+5% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $3,858/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	986 vehicles a day (local road, 2 lanes); 44 trucks; 2 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Floyd Bennett Field, originally an airport, is now a park managed by the National Park Service as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay Unit. The retrofit is complete (status: built).

Why. Strategy is 'regreen' (converting to park). Opp score 0.0 due to 'retrofit already built' and 'median rent $1,784' (no active development opportunity).

Where it stands. No active deals or planning. Nearby projects: Industry City (proposed, 8.5km), Gowanus Canal (under construction, 8.5km).

For a planner

Park is operational (NPS-managed)
Housing market: ZHVI $962,988 (up 5.3% YoY)
Traffic: low-volume local road (max ADT 986)

For a developer

No active development opportunity (retrofit complete)
Peer projects: 5 similar 'regreen' conversions (all in NY/CO/FL)

What we do not know yet

No details on park usage or visitor metrics
Median rent figure not contextualized
No active permits or deals listed
Traffic data not linked to park demand

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retrofit already built
median rent $1,784

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Background

Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay. The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station. Floyd Bennett Field is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay Unit, and is managed by the National Park Service (NPS).

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Sources

Floyd Bennett Field · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Floyd Bennett Field

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Floyd Bennett Field, New York City, NY." Record n-0f5856bbf1, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ny/new-york-city-floyd-bennett-field/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_newyorkcityfloydbennettfield,
  title = {Floyd Bennett Field, New York City, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ny/new-york-city-floyd-bennett-field/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-0f5856bbf1, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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