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3156 Atlantic Avenue zoning and development potential

3156 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn 11208 is a 15,138 square foot lot zoned C4-4D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 108,994 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 45,437 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-03976-0035
Block / lot
3976 / 35
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 5
Zoning
C4-4D
Lot area
15,138 sf
Frontage x depth
101 ft x 160 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
45,437 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1930
Built FAR
3.00

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today45,437 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)108,994 sf

That leaves 63,557 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 98,396 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 6.02 for this lot, which at 15,138 sf of land is 91,131 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 91,131 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • FRESH food store zone
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing108,9947.20131
Community FacilityCommunity facility98,3976.50None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes98,3966.50103
Max ApartmentsHousing91,1316.02134
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes91,1316.0291
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)90,4545.98309 rooms

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 3156 Atlantic Avenue.

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