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2038 Bedford Avenue zoning and development potential

2038 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn 11226 is a 28,000 square foot lot zoned R7A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 140,280 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 26,400 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-05064-0053
Block / lot
5064 / 53
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 14
Zoning
R7A
Lot area
28,000 sf
Frontage x depth
140 ft x 200 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
26,400 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1970
Built FAR
0.94

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today26,400 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)140,280 sf

That leaves 113,880 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 112,000 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.00 for this lot, which at 28,000 sf of land is 112,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 112,000 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7A on a wide street: 85 ft (115 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 housing140,2805.01175
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing140,2805.01175
Max ApartmentsHousing112,0004.00164
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes112,0004.00107
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 100 units)Housing112,0004.00100
Community FacilityCommunity facility112,0004.00None

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 2038 Bedford Avenue.

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