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Plate 41 of 102BrooklynBrooklyn Community Board 1

27 Hooper

Current zoning does not allow homes on this site, so the housing floor area is zero until the land is rezoned. The 97 homes the City's LIFT tracker lists here depend on a rezoning or other land-use approval.

  • Index entry
  • Tracker status: Developer Selected/Pre-Public Approval
  • Lead agency: HPD

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Plate 41. 27 Hooper: block 2197, lot 33, Brooklyn. The site is tinted pink; neighboring lots are outlined and other City-owned lots are hatched.2197152033Hooper StreetWythe AvenueN0100 ft

Block 2197, lot 33Tax lots from MapPLUTO; street names from the Digital City Map. Pink: this site. Hatched: other City-owned lots. Heavy lines: block edges.

Floor area follows exactly from the Zoning Resolution. Homes are a range, because unit size and building efficiency are choices.

Lot area
8,240 sq ft
Zoning district
M1-2
Maximum community facility floor area
39,552 sq ft8,240 sq ft × 4.80 FAR

What binds first

Needs a rezoning

Current zoning (M1-2) does not allow homes, so no homes can be built here until the land is rezoned or another land-use approval allows them. The floor area figures above show what current zoning allows for other uses.

What the neighborhood asked for

Brooklyn Community Board 1's formal requests to the City, from its annual Statement of Community District Needs and Budget Requests.

Each quotation below was found word for word on the cited page by script. None reviewed by a person yet.

Housing the board asked for

  • HousingCapital request to Department of Housing Preservation & Development

    Fund construction & rehabilitation of subsidized/affordable housing, including waterfront and upland areas in the CB#1 area.

    “Fund Construction and Rehabilitation of Subsidized/Affordable Housing. The neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg have critical housing needs. …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 94 · priority 1 of 3 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThe Executive Budget includes a city-wide allocation for this work. Specific locations are determined by the Agency.

  • HousingCapital request to Department of Housing Preservation & Development

    Provide more housing for medium income households

    The board filed this under a housing request type; its text asks for funding for a tenant legal fund.

    “Reinstate funding for the Greenpoint - Williamsburg Tenant Legal Fund ($2 million), including anti-harassment provisions per the Administration's Points of Agreement regarding the Greenpoint- Williamsburg …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 94 · priority 2 of 3 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThis item is not eligible for capital funding.

  • HousingCapital request to Department of Housing Preservation & Development

    Provide more housing for medium income households

    “Request: Fund Constructions and Rehabilitation of Subsidized/Affordable Housing, Including Waterfront and Upland Areas, in the Community District #1 Area. Explanation: …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 95 · priority 3 of 3 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThe Executive Budget includes a city-wide allocation for this work. Specific locations are determined by the Agency.

Other requests in these categories

  • Older adultsExpense request to Department for the Aging

    Funding for a new senior center program

    “Request: Establish a Senior Center to Serve South West Area of Williamsburg, Central to Division Avenue and Clymer Street/Continued Funding. Explanation: …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 98 · priority 2 of 2 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseFurther study by the agency of this request is needed.

  • LibrariesExpense request to Brooklyn Public Library

    Extend library hours or expand and enhance library programs

    “Expand Funding for Library Operations - Brooklyn Public Library Branches with CD#1; (Fund Extended Days/Hours; Fund Computer Catalogue and Increase Book Budget). …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 96 · priority 1 of 1 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseRestoring and/or increasing funding is needed for this request. It is recommended that this request be brought to the attention of your elected officials i.e. Borough President and/or City Council Member.

  • Community spaceCapital request to Housing Authority

    Renovate or upgrade NYCHA community facilities or open space

    “Redevelop NYCHA Playground on Roebling Street and South 9th Street. This park is well-used by the community. …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 95 · priority 1 of 2 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseIt is recommended that this request be brought to the attention of your Elected Officials.

  • Community spaceCapital request to Housing Authority

    Taylor White Houses Playground

    “Upgrade the playground for the Taylor White Houses. The heavily used community playground is old and needs new equipment and infrastructure. …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 95 · priority 2 of 2 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseAgency supports but cannot accommodate Explanation: NYCHA can work with our partners to see if this is a possibility and provide a cost estimate

  • Open spaceCapital request to Department of Parks and Recreation

    Provide a new or expanded park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)

    “Construct new Pickleball Courts Explanation: Parks and Recreation will identify available space to construct pickleball courts to meet the increasing demand form the community for …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 93 · priority 7 of 12 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThe agency recommends funding this budget request, but at this time the availability of funds is uncertain. OMB supports the agency's position.

  • Open spaceCapital request to Department of Parks and Recreation

    Frances Steinberg Park Playground

    “The outdoor play/exercise equipment needs complete renovation to bring the space up to modern industry safelty and design standards.”

    FY2027 statement, p. 94 · priority 11 of 12 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThe agency recommends funding this budget request, but at this time the availability of funds is uncertain. OMB supports the agency's position.

6 other requests in these categories are listed on the web page.

What gets in the way

Flags are flags, not verdicts. Each comes from a public layer, named in the sources.

  • Caution

    Placed by the tracker's address only

    The tracker's map point falls on a privately owned lot at 712 Wythe Avenue. The tracker's own address and owner, 27 Hooper Street and HPD, match Block 2197, Lot 33, which City tax lot data list at 27 Hooper Street under HPD; none of the City documents checked names the project's lots. The tracker gives no tax lots, so this lot may be only part of the project's land, or more than it. The figures are for the lot shown.

  • Caution

    The lot has a building on it

    The lot has a building on record with 8,272 sq ft of gross building area, completed around 1920 (MapPLUTO; gross area includes space zoning does not count). Zoning counts floor area already on a lot toward its maximum, so the figures above are the most the land could hold in total, not what could be added while that building stands.

  • Note

    Most community facilities here need a special permit

    In M1-2, only houses of worship, licensed outpatient health care facilities, and some hospitals and museums are allowed as of right (ZR 42-131, 42-132). Schools need a special permit from the Board of Standards and Appeals; libraries, community centers, non-profit institutions and most other community facilities need one from the City Planning Commission (ZR 42-133). The community facility floor area shown is what the zoning allows once a use is permitted.

Nearest subway station: Marcy Av (J M Z), 0.5 mi in a straight line.

What this doesn't account for

Public data and the zoning text answer the questions above. These need information that is not public, or a decision that belongs to the City.

  • Public land use review (ULURP). Selling or leasing City land, or approving a housing project on it, generally goes through ULURP (community board, borough president, City Planning Commission, City Council), and this estimate does not presume the outcome.
  • Disposition of City property (Charter 384 / UDAAP). Transferring the land needs Mayoral approval under Charter Sec. 384 and, for HPD projects, usually Urban Development Action Area designation and project approval under NY General Municipal Law Article 16.
  • Environmental review (CEQR/SEQRA). Any discretionary approval, disposition or City funding triggers CEQR/SEQRA review, which can require mitigation (e.g. for hazardous materials, noise or historic resources) or reshape the project.
  • (E) designations. A lot with an (E) designation or environmental restrictive declaration for hazardous materials, air quality or noise cannot receive building permits until the Office of Environmental Remediation signs off.
  • Subsurface and site conditions. Unknown soil, rock, groundwater and contamination can shrink or eliminate cellars and add foundation and cleanup costs, and HPD requires every project to investigate and, if needed, remediate contamination.
  • Deed restrictions and reverter clauses. Land the City bought or sold may carry deed restrictions or reverter clauses limiting its use, which must be checked in title records (ACRIS) and DCAS's deed-restriction database.
  • Parkland alienation. If a site is municipal parkland, it cannot be sold or used for housing without an act of the State Legislature signed by the Governor.
  • Current occupants, uses and agency plans. Many City-owned lots are in active use or assigned to an agency, or have funded capital projects, and this estimate does not reflect relocation needs or agency plans (check COLP and the Capital Commitment Plan).
  • Mapped streets, easements and utilities. Mapped-but-unbuilt ('paper') streets, sewer and water easements and utility lines can take land out of the buildable area, and no permit may be issued for a building in the bed of a mapped street.
  • Street access. A lot with no frontage on a mapped street cannot get a building permit on its own and must be combined with a neighboring lot or have access mapped.
  • Landmarks review. Sites that are individual landmarks or inside historic districts need Landmarks Preservation Commission approval, which can limit demolition, height and bulk.
  • Flood-resistant construction. Sites in the 1% annual chance floodplain (or the 0.2% shaded X-Zone for critical facilities) must meet Building Code Appendix G, whose elevation and floodproofing rules can cost usable ground-floor and cellar space.
  • Airport height limits. Near JFK, LaGuardia and Floyd Bennett Field, zoning flight-obstruction surfaces cap building height, and tall structures anywhere need FAA notice.
  • State and federal funding conditions. Federal or State money brings its own requirements (e.g. HUD environmental review under 24 CFR Part 58, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, Section 3 hiring) that can change cost, timing and program.
  • Zoning capacity is a ceiling, not a plan. The figures show what zoning allows, and actual HPD projects often build less, for example to fit neighborhood context, a community facility or funding limits.

Checks

What has been verified on this page, and by what.

Tax lots (1)
3-02197-0033Resolved from the tracker's address (see method)
Lot and zoning records compared with DCP's live data
Agrees
Figures reproduced by a separate calculation
Agrees
Notes
On September 25, 2026, the MapPLUTO records and zoning district map behind this page were compared with DCP's live MapPLUTO (26v2) and zoning district layers for its lot; every compared field and district boundary matched. A separate calculation, written from the method page and run on the same downloaded City data on September 25, 2026, reproduced the lot area (8,240 sq ft), the zoning portions, the floor area (community facility 39,552 sq ft), and the flags and what limits the site first. It also finds that current zoning does not allow homes on this site.

Sources

Superscript numbers next to figures refer to this list. Select one to see the source.

  1. LIFT Tracker (Land Inventory Fast Track), ArcGIS layer LIFT_Tracker/FeatureServer/0Dataset · NYC Mayor's Office · as of July 30, 2026 · retrieved September 23, 2026
  2. MapPLUTO 26v2Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 9, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  3. Zoning Resolution § 43-122, M1-2: 4.80 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  4. Zoning Resolution rules pack, 248 districts, every value cited to a ZR sectionZoning Resolution · Public Ground, from the NYC Zoning Resolution
  5. Zoning Resolution § 42-12, M1-2: residences not allowedZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  6. Zoning districts (NYZD)Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of August 17, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  7. Zoning Resolution § 42-131, Use Group III(B) table, M1 columnZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  8. Zoning Resolution § 42-132, Use Group III: hospitals and museums in Manufacturing DistrictsZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 25, 2026
  9. Zoning Resolution § 42-133, Use Group III: uses permitted by special permitZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  10. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027, PDF p. 94Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  11. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027 Adopted, Agency responseDocument · NYC Office of Management and Budget · as of June 30, 2026
  12. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027, PDF p. 95Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  13. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027, PDF p. 98Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  14. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027, PDF p. 96Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  15. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027, PDF p. 93Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  16. MTA Subway StationsDataset · Metropolitan Transportation Authority · as of September 25, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  17. Digital City Map street centerlinesDataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of December 1, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  18. New York City Charter Sec. 197-c (Uniform land use review procedure), Sec. 197-c(a)(8) and (a)(10)Document
  19. NYC Charter Sec. 384 (Disposal of property of the city), Sec. 384(a)Document
  20. CEQR Technical Manual, Chapter 2 (December 2025 edition), PDF p. 1 (printed p. 2-1)Document
  21. Zoning Resolution 11-15 (Environmental Requirements), ZR 11-15(a); last amended 2012-03-28Document
  22. HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 13, Secs. 1.1.1 and 1.1.4Document
  23. Deed Restriction Database (NYC Open Data rfu7-paqe), dataset descriptionDocument
  24. Handbook on the Alienation and Conversion of Municipal Parkland (NYS OPRHP, revised 2017-09-01), PDF p. 3, 'Parkland Alienation'Document
  25. City Owned and Leased Property (COLP), NYC Open Data fn4k-qyk2, dataset description (version 20260430)Document
  26. NY General City Law Sec. 35, GCL 35Document
  27. NY General City Law Sec. 36, GCL 36Document
  28. LPC - Applications page, page textDocument
  29. 2022 NYC Building Code, Appendix G (as amended by Local Law 77 of 2023), PDF p. 1, Sec. G102.1Document
  30. Zoning Resolution 61-21 (Restriction on Highest Projection of Building or Structure), ZR 61-21; 61-11 designates JFK, LaGuardia and U.S. Naval Air Station (Floyd Bennett Field)Document
  31. HPD ELLA Term Sheet (updated 2020-03-10), PDF p. 4Document
  32. CPC report C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue), PDF p. 8Document
1. LIFT Tracker (Land Inventory Fast Track)
Dataset · NYC Mayor's Office
Where
ArcGIS layer LIFT_Tracker/FeatureServer/0
As of
July 30, 2026
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

One point per project. BBLs resolved by point-in-lot against MapPLUTO, HPD's Local Law 125 report, or address geocoding; see the method page.

Open source

2. MapPLUTO 26v2
Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning
As of
September 9, 2026
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

Open source

3. Zoning Resolution § 43-122
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
M1-2: 4.80 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

M1-2 | 4.80

Open source

4. Zoning Resolution rules pack
Zoning Resolution · Public Ground, from the NYC Zoning Resolution
Where
248 districts, every value cited to a ZR section

ZR text: ZR site home page: "All text changes approved by the city council as of Sep 10, 2026". Every Article II section cited here (21-14, 23-xx, 24-xx, 27-xx) and 62-32x, 74-79, 75-24, 75-42x shows "Last Amended 12/5/2024" (City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, N 240290 ZRY); exceptions among cited sections: 11-122 (8/14/2025, Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan), 11-25 (6/29/1994), 12-10 page (3/26/2026), 62-361 (7/16/2026); no citywide (ZRY) text amendment has been adopted since (Recently Adopted list, 12/5/2024-9/10/2026, contains only site-specific and neighborhood amendments). 12-10 "wide street" last amended 3/26/2026 (Allen Street Mall, N 250307 ZRM - adds Allen Street roadways in Manhattan CD 3).

Open source

5. Zoning Resolution § 42-12
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
M1-2: residences not allowed
As of
September 10, 2026

Use Group II consists of residences of various types. In Manufacturing Districts, residences shall be allowed as follows:

Open source

6. Zoning districts (NYZD)
Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning
As of
August 17, 2026
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

Open source

7. Zoning Resolution § 42-131
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
Use Group III(B) table, M1 column
As of
September 10, 2026

● = Permitted ♦ = Permitted with limitations ○ = Special permit required … Schools | ○ | – | – | G … Houses of worship | ● | – | – | N/A … Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities | ● P | – | – | A3 … Libraries | ○ | – | – | G … Community centers or settlement houses without sleeping accommodations | ○ | – | – | B3

Open source

8. Zoning Resolution § 42-132
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
Use Group III: hospitals and museums in Manufacturing Districts
As of
September 25, 2026

Non-profit, voluntary or proprietary hospitals and related facilities in M1 Districts, except animal hospitals, shall be limited to facilities requiring approval under Article 28 of the Public Health Law of the State of New York that, prior to July 10, 1974, have received approval of Part I of the required application from the Commissioner of Health. Museums in all Manufacturing Districts are permitted provided that they are ancillary to existing motion picture production studios or radio or television studios …

Open source

9. Zoning Resolution § 42-133
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
Use Group III: uses permitted by special permit
As of
September 10, 2026

Schools may be permitted in M1 Districts by special permit of the Board of Standards and Appeals, in accordance with Section 73-133 (Schools). Uses listed in Use Group III(B), except for educational institutions, may be permitted in M1 Districts by special permit of the City Planning Commission, in accordance with Section 74-134 (Other community facility uses in M1 Districts).

Open source

10. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 94
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

11. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027 Adopted
Document · NYC Office of Management and Budget
Where
Agency response
As of
June 30, 2026

Open source

12. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 95
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

13. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 98
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

14. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 96
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

15. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 1 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 93
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

16. MTA Subway Stations
Dataset · Metropolitan Transportation Authority
As of
September 25, 2026
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

Open source

17. Digital City Map street centerlines
Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning
As of
December 1, 2025
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

Open source

18. New York City Charter Sec. 197-c (Uniform land use review procedure)
Document
Where
Sec. 197-c(a)(8) and (a)(10)

(8) Housing and urban renewal plans and projects pursuant to city, state and federal housing laws; ... (10) Sale, lease (other than the lease of office space), exchange, or other disposition of the real property of the city

Open source

19. NYC Charter Sec. 384 (Disposal of property of the city)
Document
Where
Sec. 384(a)

No real property of the city may be sold, leased, exchanged or otherwise disposed of except with the approval of the mayor and as may be provided by law unless such power is expressly vested by law in another agency.

Open source

20. CEQR Technical Manual, Chapter 2 (December 2025 edition)
Document
Where
PDF p. 1 (printed p. 2-1)

CEQR requires all city agencies to determine whether discretionary actions they directly approve, fund, or undertake may significantly and adversely affect the environment.

Open source

21. Zoning Resolution 11-15 (Environmental Requirements)
Document
Where
ZR 11-15(a); last amended 2012-03-28

Prior to issuing a building permit or temporary or final certificate of occupancy ... on a tax lot that has an (E) designation or an environmental restrictive declaration related to hazardous materials, noise or air quality, the Department of Buildings (DOB) shall be furnished with a notice issued by OER stating that OER does not object

Open source

22. HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026
Document
Where
PDF p. 13, Secs. 1.1.1 and 1.1.4

1.1.1 Avoid excessive excavation. Particularly in areas with unknown subsurface conditions, and where rock or high-water tables are prevalent, proposed cellars may have to be reduced, relocated, or even eliminated.

Open source

23. Deed Restriction Database (NYC Open Data rfu7-paqe)
Document
Where
dataset description

A searchable electronic database of all real property upon which a deed restriction was imposed by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, pursuant to Local Law 176 of 2016.

Open source

24. Handbook on the Alienation and Conversion of Municipal Parkland (NYS OPRHP, revised 2017-09-01)
Document
Where
PDF p. 3, 'Parkland Alienation'

In order to convey parkland away, or to use parkland for another purpose, a municipality must receive prior authorization from the State in the form of legislation enacted by the New York State Legislature and approved by the Governor.

Open source

25. City Owned and Leased Property (COLP), NYC Open Data fn4k-qyk2
Document
Where
dataset description (version 20260430)

City Owned and Leased Properties (COLP) is published by the Department of City Planning (DCP) as required by chapter 204 of the City Charter. It includes the location and current use of all City-owned and leased properties.

Open source

26. NY General City Law Sec. 35
Document
Where
GCL 35

For the purpose of preserving the integrity of such official map or plan no permit shall hereafter be issued for any building in the bed of any street or highway shown or laid out on such map or plan

Open source

27. NY General City Law Sec. 36
Document
Where
GCL 36

No permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless a street or highway giving access to such proposed structure has been duly placed on the official map or plan

Open source

28. LPC - Applications page
Document
Where
page text

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) helps preserve the City's designated landmark properties by regulating changes made to these buildings and sites.

Open source

29. 2022 NYC Building Code, Appendix G (as amended by Local Law 77 of 2023)
Document
Where
PDF p. 1, Sec. G102.1

This appendix, in conjunction with the New York City Construction Codes, provides minimum requirements for development located, in whole or in part, in special flood hazard areas and shaded X-Zones within the jurisdiction of New York City

Open source

30. Zoning Resolution 61-21 (Restriction on Highest Projection of Building or Structure)
Document
Where
ZR 61-21; 61-11 designates JFK, LaGuardia and U.S. Naval Air Station (Floyd Bennett Field)

the highest projection of any building or other structure hereafter constructed ... shall not penetrate: (a) the approach surfaces, the transitional surfaces, the horizontal surface, or the conical surface, whichever is more restrictive, within the Airport Approach District of the flight obstruction area

Open source

31. HPD ELLA Term Sheet (updated 2020-03-10)
Document
Where
PDF p. 4

Projects funded with Federal funds require compliance with Section 3 new hires and Davis Bacon prevailing wages, as applicable.

Open source

32. CPC report C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue)
Document
Where
PDF p. 8

while CHO increased the maximum floor area permitted on the project site, the project sponsor does not intend to take advantage of the additional floor area.

Open source