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11 Franklin Street zoning and development potential

11 Franklin Street, Brooklyn 11222 is a 24,000 square foot lot zoned R6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 93,600 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 15,480 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-02590-0215
Block / lot
2590 / 215
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 1
Zoning
R6
Lot area
24,000 sf
Frontage x depth
141 ft x 148 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
15,480 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.65

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today15,480 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)93,600 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility110,502 sf

That leaves 78,120 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 76,448 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 24,000 sf of land is 58,320 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 58,320 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6 on a narrow street: 55 ft (85 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal zone
  • 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 facility110,5024.60None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing93,6003.90110
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing93,6003.90110
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes76,4483.1974
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing58,3202.4372
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)52,8002.20179 rooms

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 11 Franklin Street.

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