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6 Box Street zoning and development potential

6 Box Street, Brooklyn 11222 is a 10,018 square foot lot zoned M1-2/R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 39,070 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 9,300 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-02482-0021
Block / lot
2482 / 21
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 1
Zoning
M1-2 / R6A
Lot area
10,018 sf
Frontage x depth
72 ft x 139 ft
Lot type
Through
Current use
Industrial and manufacturing
Built today
9,300 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1953
Built FAR
0.93

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today9,300 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)39,070 sf

That leaves 29,770 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 30,054 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 10,018 sf of land is 30,054 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 30,054 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

Quality Housing height limit in R6A on a narrow street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Narrow street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • E-designation on the lot
  • Coastal zone

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 housing39,0703.9043
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing39,0703.9043
Max ApartmentsHousing30,0543.0044
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes30,0543.0023
Mixed-UseMixed use with homes30,0543.0021
Community FacilityCommunity facility30,0543.00None

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.

This is the screening number. Get the study for 6 Box Street.

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