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559 Fulton Street zoning and development potential

559 Fulton Street, Brooklyn 11201 is a 3,570 square foot lot zoned C6-4.5. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 42,840 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 12,351 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-00149-0028
Block / lot
149 / 28
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 2
Zoning
C6-4.5
Lot area
3,570 sf
Frontage x depth
25 ft x 120 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Mixed residential and commercial
Built today
12,351 sf, 4 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
3.46

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today12,351 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)42,840 sf

That leaves 30,489 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 41,640 sf (Residential + Community Facility).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 10.00 for this lot, which at 3,570 sf of land is 35,700 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation holds 35,700 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing42,84012.0037
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing42,84012.0037
Community FacilityCommunity facility42,84012.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes41,64011.6632
Max CommercialCommercial39,95411.19None
Existing Building: Retain & Enlarge (ZR 54-31)Keeps existing building35,70310.0049

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 21, 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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