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523 Fulton Street zoning and development potential

523 Fulton Street, Brooklyn 11201 is a 28,042 square foot lot zoned C6-4.5. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 336,504 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 114,000 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00146-0053
Block / lot
146 / 53
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 2
Zoning
C6-4.5
Lot area
28,042 sf
Frontage x depth
195 ft x 116 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
114,000 sf, 3 floors
Year built
1924
Built FAR
4.07

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today114,000 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)336,504 sf

That leaves 222,504 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 325,970 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 28,042 sf of land is 280,420 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 280,421 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing336,50412.00416
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing336,50412.00416
Community FacilityCommunity facility336,50412.00None
Max CommercialCommercial334,07611.91None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes325,97011.62350
Max ApartmentsHousing280,42110.00588

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.

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