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2231 Ralph Avenue zoning and development potential

2231 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn 11234 is a 82,650 square foot lot zoned R3-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 131,380 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 46,562 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-08352-0001
Block / lot
8352 / 1
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 18
Zoning
R3-2
Lot area
82,650 sf
Frontage x depth
517 ft x 246 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
46,562 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1969
Built FAR
0.56

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today46,562 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility131,380 sf

That leaves 84,818 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 0.75 for this lot, which at 82,650 sf of land is 61,988 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 61,988 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Coastal zone
  • 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
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes131,3801.5955
Community FacilityCommunity facility131,3791.59None
Max CommercialCommercial129,9521.57None
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes129,7601.5755
Max ApartmentsHousing61,9880.7591
Max Residential (Parking Waiver: 2 units)Housing61,9880.752

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 2231 Ralph Avenue.

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