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319 Ralph Avenue zoning and development potential

319 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn 11233 is a 44,500 square foot lot zoned R7D. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 249,200 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 19,700 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-01548-0001
Block / lot
1548 / 1
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 3
Zoning
R7D
Lot area
44,500 sf
Frontage x depth
300 ft x 200 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
19,700 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1999
Built FAR
0.44

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today19,700 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)249,200 sf

That leaves 229,500 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 207,370 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.66 for this lot, which at 44,500 sf of land is 207,370 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 207,370 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7D on a wide street: 105 ft (125 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • FRESH food store zone
  • 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 housing249,2005.60304
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing249,2005.60304
Max ApartmentsHousing207,3704.66305
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes207,3704.66199
Community FacilityCommunity facility207,3704.66None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes207,3674.66198

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 319 Ralph Avenue.

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