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401 Euclid Avenue zoning and development potential

401 Euclid Avenue, Brooklyn 11208 is a 11,391 square foot lot zoned R7A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 57,069 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 1,584 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-04195-0006
Block / lot
4195 / 6
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 5
Zoning
R7A
Lot area
11,391 sf
Frontage x depth
155 ft x 81 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
1,584 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1925
Built FAR
0.14

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today1,584 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)57,069 sf

That leaves 55,485 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 45,564 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.00 for this lot, which at 11,391 sf of land is 45,564 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 45,564 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R7A on a narrow street: 85 ft (115 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow 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 housing57,0695.0168
Max ApartmentsHousing45,5644.0067
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes45,5644.0043
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes45,5644.0039
Community FacilityCommunity facility45,5644.00None
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)45,1963.97154 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 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 401 Euclid Avenue.

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