2901 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn 11224 is a 58,693 square foot lot zoned R5. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 117,386 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 21,875 sf built on the lot today.
That leaves 95,511 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.
City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 1.50 for this lot, which at 58,693 sf of land is 88,040 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 88,040 sf, close to that simple multiplication.
Quality Housing height limit in R5 on a wide street: 45 ft. From the district’s rule set.
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.
| Scheme | Type | Floor area | FAR | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential + Community Facility | Mixed use with homes | 117,386 | 2.00 | 90 |
| Commercial Overlay | Mixed use with homes | 117,386 | 2.00 | 71 |
| Community Facility | Community facility | 114,509 | 1.95 | None |
| Max Apartments | Housing | 88,040 | 1.50 | 129 |
| Max Residential (Standard Housing) (Parking Waiver: 10 units) | Housing | 88,040 | 1.50 | 10 |
| Max Commercial | Commercial | 65,657 | 1.12 | None |
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.
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.
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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