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263 Livingston Street zoning and development potential

263 Livingston Street, Brooklyn 11201 is a 12,000 square foot lot zoned C6-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 144,000 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 60,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00160-0029
Block / lot
160 / 29
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 2
Zoning
C6-4
Lot area
12,000 sf
Frontage x depth
120 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
60,000 sf, 4 floors
Year built
1928
Built FAR
5.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today60,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)144,000 sf

That leaves 84,000 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 132,000 sf (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 12,000 sf of land is 120,000 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Res + Public Plaza Bonus) holds 132,000 sf, 10% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • E-designation on the lot

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 housing144,00012.00169
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing144,00012.00169
Max Res + Public Plaza BonusHousing132,00011.00154
Max ApartmentsHousing120,00010.00252
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing120,00010.00151
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes120,00010.00132

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 25, 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.

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