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1700 Coney Island Avenue zoning and development potential

1700 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn 11230 is a 14,700 square foot lot zoned R6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 40,301 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 12,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-06573-0032
Block / lot
6573 / 32
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 12
Zoning
R6
Lot area
14,700 sf
Frontage x depth
163 ft x 105 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
12,000 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1946
Built FAR
0.82

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today12,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)40,301 sf

That leaves 28,301 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 35,721 sf (Sky Exposure Plane Option).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 14,700 sf of land is 35,721 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Sky Exposure Plane Option) holds 35,721 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6 on a wide street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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 housing40,3012.7448
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing40,3012.7448
Sky Exposure Plane OptionHousing35,7212.4332
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes29,4002.0014
Max CommercialCommercial26,8671.83None
Max ApartmentsHousing22,0501.5032

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 14, 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 1700 Coney Island Avenue.

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