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166 Livingston Street zoning and development potential

166 Livingston Street, Brooklyn 11201 is a 20,263 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 243,156 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 83,572 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00164-0013
Block / lot
164 / 13
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 2
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
20,263 sf
Frontage x depth
126 ft x 144 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
83,572 sf, 4 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
4.12

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today83,572 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)243,156 sf

That leaves 159,584 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 202,630 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 20,263 sf of land is 202,630 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 202,630 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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 housing243,15612.00299
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing243,15612.00299
Max ApartmentsHousing202,63010.00425
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing202,63010.00274
Tower-on-BaseHousing202,63010.00256
Tower-on-Base (Ground-Floor Retail)Housing202,63010.00237

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 166 Livingston Street.

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