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1224 Broadway zoning and development potential

1224 Broadway, Brooklyn 11221 is a 8,633 square foot lot zoned C4-4L. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 43,198 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 8,633 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-01618-0022
Block / lot
1618 / 22
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 3
Zoning
C4-4L
Lot area
8,633 sf
Frontage x depth
161 ft x 50 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
8,633 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1938
Built FAR
1.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today8,633 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)43,198 sf

That leaves 34,565 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 34,532 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.00 for this lot, which at 8,633 sf of land is 34,532 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 34,532 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing43,1985.0048
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing43,1985.0048
Max ApartmentsHousing34,5324.0051
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes34,5324.0030
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes34,5324.0022
Max CommercialCommercial34,5324.00None

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 21, 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 1224 Broadway.

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