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73 Mother Gaston Blvd zoning and development potential

73 Mother Gaston Blvd, Brooklyn 11233 is a 11,875 square foot lot zoned R6A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 46,312 sf (AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)), against 16,140 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-01543-0007
Block / lot
1543 / 7
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 16
Zoning
R6A
Lot area
11,875 sf
Frontage x depth
95 ft x 125 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
16,140 sf, 3 floors
Year built
2013
Built FAR
1.36

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today16,140 sf
Largest scheme with homes: AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)46,312 sf

That leaves 30,172 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 35,625 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 11,875 sf of land is 35,625 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 35,625 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

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

  • Wide street frontage
  • Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area
  • Opportunity Zone tract
  • FRESH food store 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 housing46,3123.9054
Max ApartmentsHousing35,6253.0052
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes35,6253.0028
Community FacilityCommunity facility35,6253.00None
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes35,6213.0029
Shared Housing (SRO)Shared housing (rooms)35,3542.98118 rooms

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 18, 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 73 Mother Gaston Blvd.

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