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713 Brighton Beach Ave zoning and development potential

713 Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn 11235 is a 17,540 square foot lot zoned R6. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 68,406 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 15,745 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-08678-0002
Block / lot
8678 / 2
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 13
Zoning
R6
Lot area
17,540 sf
Frontage x depth
97 ft x 129 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
15,745 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1929
Built FAR
0.90

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today15,745 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)68,406 sf

That leaves 52,661 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 52,620 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 2.43 for this lot, which at 17,540 sf of land is 42,622 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 52,620 sf, 23% more than that simple multiplication suggests.

Quality Housing height limit in R6 on a wide street: 75 ft (95 ft with the affordability preference). From the district’s rule set.

  • Wide street frontage
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • 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
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing68,4063.9082
UAP (City of Yes)Income-restricted housing68,4063.9078
Max ApartmentsHousing52,6203.0077
Split Lot (2 Buildings)Housing52,6203.0058
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes52,6203.0047
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes52,6203.0046

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 23, 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 713 Brighton Beach Ave.

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