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790 Broadway zoning and development potential

790 Broadway, Brooklyn 11206 is a 10,280 square foot lot zoned C4-4L. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 49,065 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 17,144 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-01578-0014
Block / lot
1578 / 14
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 3
Zoning
C4-4L
Lot area
10,280 sf
Frontage x depth
73 ft x 99 ft
Lot type
Inside
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
17,144 sf, 2 floors
Year built
1920
Built FAR
1.67

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today17,144 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)49,065 sf

That leaves 31,921 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 41,120 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 4.00 for this lot, which at 10,280 sf of land is 41,120 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 41,120 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • FRESH food store zone
  • 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 housing49,0654.7755
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing48,8304.7556
Max ApartmentsHousing41,1204.0060
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes41,1204.0038
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes41,1204.0038
Community FacilityCommunity facility41,1204.00None

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 790 Broadway.

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