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101 Pennsylvania Avenue zoning and development potential

101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn 11207 is a 37,015 square foot lot zoned C4-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 239,590 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 116,523 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-03687-0012
Block / lot
3687 / 12
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 5
Zoning
C4-4
Lot area
37,015 sf
Frontage x depth
250 ft x 210 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
116,523 sf, 7 floors
Year built
2015
Built FAR
3.15

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today116,523 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility239,590 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility240,598 sf

That leaves 123,067 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 37,015 sf of land is 127,332 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 148,060 sf, 16% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Irregular lot shape

Development scenarios

The largest 6 as-of-right schemes RunEnvelope’s engine produced for this lot, by zoning floor area. A full study also models the building itself: floor plates, heights, setbacks, unit mix and parking.

SchemeTypeFloor areaFARHomes
Community FacilityCommunity facility240,5986.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes239,5906.47187
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing185,4455.01231
Max ApartmentsHousing148,0604.00217
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing148,0604.00174
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes148,0604.00151

Floor area is zoning floor area in square feet. Highlighted: the largest scheme with homes. Income-restricted schemes (Universal Affordability Preference, AIRS senior housing) require a share or all of the homes to be affordable. Shared housing counts rooms, not apartments. Schemes that need a landmark transfer of development rights, the FRESH food store bonus or a stack of every program are left off this page; the full study shows them.

What these numbers are

As-of-right only: what the Zoning Resolution allows without a variance, special permit or rezoning. Computed by RunEnvelope’s zoning engine on October 24, 2026 from PLUTO 26v2 lot data, in screening mode: the engine uses the City’s recorded lot area and dimensions, not a surveyed lot outline.

This is not a professional opinion, an appraisal or a statement that anything will or should be built here. Existing tenants, leases and the owner’s plans are not part of it.

What a full study checks

  • ■The actual lot outline, street frontages and yards, not PLUTO's recorded dimensions
  • ■Easements, restrictive declarations and zoning lot agreements on record
  • ■Landmark, waterfront and flood rules that apply to the specific building
  • ■Height, setback and floor-by-floor massing, with floor plans
  • ■Unit count, parking and the affordability program terms

Why this lot has a page: we publish pages only for lots that clear a set of data quality and headroom tests.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 101 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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