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1600 Sheepshead Bay Road zoning and development potential

1600 Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn 11235 is a 13,335 square foot lot zoned C4-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 52,006 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 11,654 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-07459-0102
Block / lot
7459 / 102
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 15
Zoning
C4-2
Lot area
13,335 sf
Frontage x depth
99 ft x 136 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
11,654 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1927
Built FAR
0.87

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today11,654 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)52,006 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility62,086 sf

That leaves 40,352 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 50,384 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 13,335 sf of land is 32,404 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 40,005 sf, 23% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility62,0864.66None
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing52,0063.9060
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing52,0063.9057
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes50,3843.7849
Max CommercialCommercial44,1813.31None
Max ApartmentsHousing40,0053.0059

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 25, 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 1600 Sheepshead Bay Road.

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