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152 3 Street zoning and development potential

152 3 Street, Brooklyn 11231 is a 37,000 square foot lot zoned M1-4/R7-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 185,370 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 14,600 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00466-0019
Block / lot
466 / 19
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 6
Zoning
M1-4 / R7-2
Lot area
37,000 sf
Frontage x depth
199 ft x 214 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
14,600 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1931
Built FAR
0.39

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today14,600 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)185,370 sf

That leaves 170,770 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 148,000 sf (Shared Housing (SRO)).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.44 for this lot, which at 37,000 sf of land is 127,280 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 148,000 sf, 16% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R7-2 on a wide street: 85 ft (115 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Flood zone AE (special flood hazard area)
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing185,3705.01233
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)148,0004.00502 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing148,0004.00217
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes148,0004.00143
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes148,0004.00143
Community FacilityCommunity facility148,0004.00None

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 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 152 3 Street.

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