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1515 Sheepshead Bay Road zoning and development potential

1515 Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn 11235 is a 14,526 square foot lot zoned C4-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 69,725 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 23,500 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-07460-0012
Block / lot
7460 / 12
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 15
Zoning
C4-2
Lot area
14,526 sf
Frontage x depth
144 ft x 140 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
23,500 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1952
Built FAR
1.62

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today23,500 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility69,725 sf

That leaves 46,225 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 14,526 sf of land is 35,298 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 35,298 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • 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
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes69,7254.8038
Community FacilityCommunity facility69,7254.80None
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing56,6513.9065
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing56,6513.9064
Max CommercialCommercial49,3883.40None
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing35,2982.4338

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 23, 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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