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2940 Cropsey Avenue zoning and development potential

2940 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn 11214 is a 19,958 square foot lot zoned R4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 38,253 sf (Residential + Community Facility), against 3,288 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-06949-0037
Block / lot
6949 / 37
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 13
Zoning
R4
Lot area
19,958 sf
Frontage x depth
201 ft x 92 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
3,288 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1974
Built FAR
0.16

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today3,288 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Residential + Community Facility38,253 sf

That leaves 34,965 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 1.00 for this lot, which at 19,958 sf of land is 19,958 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 29,937 sf, 50% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store zone
  • Coastal zone

Development scenarios

The largest 5 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 homes38,2531.9225
Community FacilityCommunity facility35,0361.76None
Max ApartmentsHousing29,9371.5044
Baseline: Standard Residences (As-of-Right)Baseline29,9371.5021
Walk-Up (3 Stories, No Elevator)Housing29,9361.5035

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 2940 Cropsey Avenue.

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