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1871 Rockaway Parkway zoning and development potential

1871 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn 11236 is a 88,000 square foot lot zoned R4-1. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 167,616 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 44,936 sf built on the lot today.

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The lot

BBL
3-08281-0024
Block / lot
8281 / 24
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 18
Zoning
R4-1
Lot area
88,000 sf
Frontage x depth
400 ft x 220 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
44,936 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1961
Built FAR
0.51

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today44,936 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility167,616 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility170,720 sf

That leaves 122,680 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 1.00 for this lot, which at 88,000 sf of land is 88,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential) holds 88,000 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Coastal zone

Development scenarios

The largest 5 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 facility170,7201.94None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes167,6161.9074
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes150,9731.7255
Max CommercialCommercial136,5761.55None
Max ResidentialHousing88,0001.0074

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.

Nearby lots with similar potential

1772 Rockaway ParkwayR4-1 · 0.16 mi away75,866 sf of room to build970 East 92 StreetR4-1 · 1.06 mi away29,587 sf of room to build9704 Seaview AvenueR5 · 0.29 mi away136,794 sf of room to build2002 Rockaway ParkwayR5 · 0.31 mi away126,166 sf of room to build

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