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550 Gateway Drive zoning and development potential

550 Gateway Drive, Brooklyn 11239 is a 66,738 square foot lot zoned C4-2. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 260,278 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 87,072 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-04452-0590
Block / lot
4452 / 590
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 5
Zoning
C4-2
Lot area
66,738 sf
Frontage x depth
388 ft x 257 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
87,072 sf
Year built
2013
Built FAR
1.30

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today87,072 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)260,278 sf
Largest scheme, any use: Community Facility310,730 sf

That leaves 173,206 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 239,325 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 66,738 sf of land is 162,173 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)) holds 162,173 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • FRESH food store zone
  • Coastal zone
  • 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 facility310,7304.66None
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing260,2783.90326
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing260,2783.90321
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes239,3253.59203
Max CommercialCommercial226,9093.40None
Max Residential (Sky Exposure Plane)Housing162,1732.43216

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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