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485 Fulton Street zoning and development potential

485 Fulton Street, Brooklyn 11201 is a 30,108 square foot lot zoned C6-4.5. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 361,295 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 130,450 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00152-0006
Block / lot
152 / 6
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 2
Zoning
C6-4.5
Lot area
30,108 sf
Frontage x depth
135 ft x 142 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
130,450 sf, 5 floors
Year built
1921
Built FAR
4.33

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today130,450 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)361,295 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility361,296 sf

That leaves 230,845 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 357,028 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 30,108 sf of land is 301,080 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 301,080 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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
Community FacilityCommunity facility361,29612.00None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing361,29512.00438
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing361,29512.00438
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes357,02811.86356
Max ApartmentsHousing301,08010.00632
Tower-on-BaseHousing301,08010.00386

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 485 Fulton Street.

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