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442 Fulton Street zoning and development potential

442 Fulton Street, Brooklyn 11201 is a 6,027 square foot lot zoned C5-4. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 60,265 sf (Mixed-Use), against 18,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00156-0024
Block / lot
156 / 24
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 2
Zoning
C5-4
Lot area
6,027 sf
Frontage x depth
38 ft x 100 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
18,000 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
2.99

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today18,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: Mixed-Use60,265 sf

That leaves 42,265 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced.

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 6,027 sf of land is 60,270 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Shared Housing (SRO)) holds 51,092 sf, 15% less than that simple multiplication suggests. On this lot the building rules, not the FAR, set the limit; the full study shows which one binds.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes60,26510.0057
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes51,1768.4949
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)51,0928.48180 rooms
Max ApartmentsHousing51,0928.48123
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing51,0928.4852
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing51,0928.4852

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 442 Fulton Street.

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