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131 Flatbush Avenue Ext zoning and development potential

131 Flatbush Avenue Ext, Brooklyn 11201 is a 19,391 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 232,692 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 51,750 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00133-0005
Block / lot
133 / 5
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 2
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
19,391 sf
Frontage x depth
129 ft x 189 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
51,750 sf, 6 floors
Year built
1924
Built FAR
2.67

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today51,750 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)232,692 sf

That leaves 180,942 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 205,932 sf (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 19,391 sf of land is 193,910 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus) holds 205,932 sf, 6% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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 housing232,69212.00272
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing232,69212.00272
Max Res + Public Plaza BonusHousing205,93210.62247
Max ApartmentsHousing193,91010.00407
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing193,91010.00269
Tower-on-BaseHousing193,91010.00244

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.

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