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8801 4 Avenue zoning and development potential

8801 4 Avenue, Brooklyn 11209 is a 10,300 square foot lot zoned C4-2A. RunEnvelope’s engine finds an as-of-right scheme with homes of 40,170 sf (UAP (City of Yes)), against 8,300 sf built on the lot today.

The lot

BBL
3-06065-0006
Block / lot
6065 / 6
Community district
Brooklyn Community District 10
Zoning
C4-2A
Lot area
10,300 sf
Frontage x depth
87 ft x 104 ft
Lot type
Corner
Current use
Commercial and office
Built today
8,300 sf, 1 floor
Year built
1953
Built FAR
0.81

Permitted floor area against what is built

Built on the lot today8,300 sf
Largest scheme with homes: UAP (City of Yes)40,170 sf

That leaves 31,870 sf more floor area than stands here now, if the existing building were replaced. The largest scheme with homes and no affordability obligation holds 30,900 sf (Max Apartments).

City Planning’s PLUTO file lists a residential FAR of 3.00 for this lot, which at 10,300 sf of land is 30,900 sf. The engine’s largest residential-only scheme without an affordability obligation (Max Apartments) holds 30,900 sf, close to that simple multiplication.

  • Wide street frontage
  • 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 housing40,1703.9046
AIRS Senior Housing (100% Affordable)Income-restricted housing40,1703.9046
Max ApartmentsHousing30,9003.0045
Residential + Community FacilityMixed use with homes30,9003.0027
Commercial OverlayMixed use with homes30,9003.0022
Max CommercialCommercial30,9003.00None

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 8801 4 Avenue.

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