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2101 Church Avenue zoning and development potential

2101 Church Avenue, Brooklyn 11226 is a 25,587 square foot lot zoned C4-4A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 128,191 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 52,169 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-05082-0055
Block / lot
5082 / 55
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 14
Zoning
C4-4A
Lot area
25,587 sf
Frontage x depth
184 ft x 143 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
52,169 sf, 4 floors
Year built
1928
Built FAR
2.04

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today52,169 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)128,191 sf

That leaves 76,022 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 102,348 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.00 for this lot, which at 25,587 sf of land is 102,348 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 102,348 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow 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 housing128,1915.01159
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing128,1915.01159
Max ApartmentsHousing102,3484.00150
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing102,3484.00118
Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 100 units)Housing102,3484.00100
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes102,3484.0091

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 23, 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 2101 Church Avenue.

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