Public Ground

Plate 65 of 102BrooklynBrooklyn Community Board 8

Dean Park Edge

This site can hold about 110–141 homes under the zoning maximum for qualifying affordable housing. The top of that range is set by the dwelling unit limit (ZR 23-52); qualifying senior housing is exempt from it and could hold up to about 158. The City's LIFT tracker lists 152 homes. That is more than the 141 homes the dwelling unit limit (ZR 23-52) allows under current zoning on the lots shown here; qualifying senior housing, which the limit does not cover, could hold that many.

The tracker's 152 is the approved plan's about 151 homes for low-income seniors plus a superintendent's unit.

  • Index entry
  • Tracker status: Post Public Approval
  • Lead agency: HPD

View in ZoLa (lot 1 of 5)Checks and sources

Plate 65. Dean Park Edge: block 1136, lots 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, Brooklyn. The site is tinted pink; neighboring lots are outlined and other City-owned lots are hatched.113615374042445960616265676869712932333435Dean StreetN0100 ft

Block 1136, lots 29, 32, 33, 34, 35Tax lots from MapPLUTO; street names from the Digital City Map. Pink: this site. Hatched: other City-owned lots. Heavy lines: block edges.

What City documents say

Facts from City documents that bear on the figures below. Each is quoted in the sources, and each speaks as of its document's date.

  • Lots used to park HPD vehicles

    In March 2025 the City Planning Commission described the five vacant lots as used for parking HPD vehicles involved with emergency outreach, housing maintenance complaints and violations, and community outreach.

  • Approved 2025: senior housing disposition (C 250016 HAK)

    On March 19, 2025 the City Planning Commission approved the site's designation as an Urban Development Action Area and its disposition to an HPD-selected developer for an 11-story building with about 151 income-restricted homes, community facility space and public open space (C 250016 HAK).

  • Rezoned to R7D under the Atlantic Avenue plan (2025)

    The site was rezoned to R7D as part of the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan (C 250014 ZMK), which the City Planning Commission said would help facilitate the affordable development at 542 Dean Street (March 2025).

  • Low-income senior housing under HPD's SARA program

    HPD's April 2025 disposition notice describes about 151 homes for low-income seniors plus a superintendent's unit, under HPD's Senior Affordable Rental Apartments program, whose projects must set aside 30% of units for homeless seniors referred by a City or State agency.

  • Plan includes about 3,300 sq ft of public open space

    The approved plan includes about 3,297 square feet of outdoor public open space on the site, next to Dean Playground, alongside the building (City Planning Commission, March 2025).

  • Not yet closed as of HPD's August 2026 report

    HPD's Local Law 125 report (August 2026) lists a disposition approval date of May 28, 2025, shows the project as not closed, and gives the closing date as 'To be determined'.

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

Lot area
17,145 sq ft
Zoning district
R7D
Maximum residential floor area
79,896 sq ft17,145 sq ft × 4.66 FAR
With qualifying affordable or senior housing
96,012 sq ft17,145 sq ft × 5.60 FAR
Maximum community facility floor area
79,896 sq ft17,145 sq ft × 4.66 FAR

Homes, as a range

CaseHomesHow
Low11296,012 sq ft × 0.7 ÷ 599 sq ft
Base13896,012 sq ft × 0.8 ÷ 553 sq ft
High14196,012 sq ft × 0.85 ÷ 514 sq ft = 158, capped at 96,012 ÷ 680 (ZR 23-52)

Floor area × efficiency ÷ average home size. Efficiency 0.7–0.85; average home 514–599 sq ft. Assumptions and their basis.

What binds first

Dwelling unit limit

The dwelling unit limit (ZR 23-52) holds the site to at most 141 homes, fewer than its floor area could hold at the smaller home sizes in the range. Floor area still limits the size of the building.

What the neighborhood asked for

Brooklyn Community Board 8'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

    Provide more housing for special needs households, such as the formerly homeless

    “Seniors, the disabled, and homeless singles not in need of supportive services are often left out of housing conversations and forced to compete for scant …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 46 · priority 2 of 2 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

  • LibrariesExpense request to Brooklyn Public Library

    Extend library hours or expand and enhance library programs

    “We urge the restoration of funds to the Brooklyn Public Library system. In addition, encourage an increased budget for library operations, hours, and services so …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 50 · priority 1 of 2 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThis request has already been funded.

  • LibrariesExpense request to Brooklyn Public Library

    Greater funding for book and digital library purchases

    “Brooklyn Public Library and the greater library system across the city is a gem and cultural and recreational necessity. …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 51 · priority 2 of 2 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 spaceExpense request to Department of Youth & Community Development

    Increase resources for youth crime prevention programs

    The board's title names another request type; it filed this with Department of Youth & Community Development as “Provide, expand, or enhance Cornerstone and Beacon programs (all ages, including young adults)”.

    “There is certainty that kids without productive and stimulating activities will engage in illegal activities not out of malice, but rather out of boredom. The midnight basketball program implemented in the 1990s was effective in reducing youth crime by offering alternative activities and stimulation. …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 59 · priority 5 of 5 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThis request has already been completed. Explanation: DYCD funds three community centers in the district in addition to 2 Saturday Night Lights sports programs and many COMPASS afterschool programs.

  • Open spaceCapital request to Department of Parks and Recreation

    Dog run/park

    “Create a dog park/run in District 8. As more and more people become pet owners, they need a place to take their pets for socializing …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 45 · priority 22 of 22 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.

4 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

    (E) designation E-810

    An environmental requirement (hazardous materials) must be satisfied before the Department of Buildings issues permits for new development.

  • Note

    In a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area

    MIH option 1 applies, so new housing here must include permanently affordable homes (ZR 27-131).

Nearest subway station: Bergen St (2 3), 660 ft 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 (5)
3-01136-0029, 3-01136-0032, 3-01136-0033, 3-01136-0034, 3-01136-0035Confirmed against CPC report C 250016 HAK (542 Dean Street UDAAP and disposition)
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 all 5 of its lots; 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 5 lots and their area (17,145 sq ft), the zoning portions, the floor area (standard 79,896; with qualifying affordable or senior housing 96,012; community facility 79,896 sq ft), the homes (low 112, base 138, high 141), and the flags and what limits the site first.

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. CPC report C 250016 HAK (542 Dean Street UDAAP and disposition), p.1, captionDocument · NYC City Planning Commission · as of March 19, 2025“the designation of property located at 542 Dean Street (Block 1136, Lot …”
  3. HPD notice of public hearing on disposition, 'Dean Park Edge' (City Record), City Record request_id 20250403003, hearing May 14, 2025Document · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, The City Record · as of April 9, 2025“The completed project will provide approximately 151 units for occupancy by low-income …”
  4. CPC report C 250014 ZMK (Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan), p.14, 'HPD Parcels on Dean and Bergen Streets'Document · NYC City Planning Commission · as of March 19, 2025
  5. CPC report C 250016 HAK (542 Dean Street UDAAP and disposition), p.1, captionDocument · NYC City Planning Commission · as of March 19, 2025“to facilitate the development of an 11-story building containing approximately 151 income-restricted …”
  6. CPC report C 250014 ZMK (Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan), p.30, 'Proposed R7D (Existing R6B District)'Document · NYC City Planning Commission · as of March 19, 2025
  7. HPD notice of public hearing on disposition, 'Dean Park Edge' (City Record), City Record request_id 20250403003, hearing May 14, 2025Document · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, The City Record · as of April 9, 2025“Projects developed with SARA funding must also set aside 30% of units …”
  8. CPC report C 250014 ZMK (Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan), p.37, '542 Dean Street (Dean Park Edge Development)'Document · NYC City Planning Commission · as of March 19, 2025
  9. HPD Local Law 125 report (LL-125-report.pdf), PDF p.1, row 'JOBE-MEGA-ICL. 542 DEAN ST / Dean Park Edge'. Columns: name; Borough; BBLs; Designation Date; Dispo Approval Date (CC/Mayoral); Includes Private Parcels; Project Closed; Closing Date. PDF created 2026-07-31, modified 2026-08-25.Document · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development · as of August 25, 2026
  10. MapPLUTO 26v2Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 9, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  11. Zoning Resolution § 23-22, R7D: 4.66 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  12. Zoning Resolution § 23-22, R7D, qualifying affordable housing or qualifying senior housing: 5.60 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  13. Zoning Resolution § 24-11, R7D: 4.66 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  14. Declared assumption: building efficiency, low 0.7, base 0.8, high 0.85Declared assumption · as of September 23, 2026
  15. Declared assumption: average home size (net), low 514, base 553, high 599 sq ftDeclared assumption · as of September 23, 2026
  16. Zoning Resolution § 23-52, Dwelling unit factor 680Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
  17. Zoning Resolution rules pack, 248 districts, every value cited to a ZR sectionZoning Resolution · Public Ground, from the NYC Zoning Resolution
  18. (E) Designations 20260707Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of August 12, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  19. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027, PDF p. 46Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  20. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027 Adopted, Agency responseDocument · NYC Office of Management and Budget · as of June 30, 2026
  21. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027, PDF p. 50Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  22. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027, PDF p. 51Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  23. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027, PDF p. 59Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  24. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027, PDF p. 45Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  25. MTA Subway StationsDataset · Metropolitan Transportation Authority · as of September 25, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  26. Digital City Map street centerlinesDataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of December 1, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  27. New York City Charter Sec. 197-c (Uniform land use review procedure), Sec. 197-c(a)(8) and (a)(10)Document
  28. NYC Charter Sec. 384 (Disposal of property of the city), Sec. 384(a)Document
  29. CEQR Technical Manual, Chapter 2 (December 2025 edition), PDF p. 1 (printed p. 2-1)Document
  30. Zoning Resolution 11-15 (Environmental Requirements), ZR 11-15(a); last amended 2012-03-28Document
  31. HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 13, Secs. 1.1.1 and 1.1.4Document
  32. Deed Restriction Database (NYC Open Data rfu7-paqe), dataset descriptionDocument
  33. Handbook on the Alienation and Conversion of Municipal Parkland (NYS OPRHP, revised 2017-09-01), PDF p. 3, 'Parkland Alienation'Document
  34. City Owned and Leased Property (COLP), NYC Open Data fn4k-qyk2, dataset description (version 20260430)Document
  35. NY General City Law Sec. 35, GCL 35Document
  36. NY General City Law Sec. 36, GCL 36Document
  37. LPC - Applications page, page textDocument
  38. 2022 NYC Building Code, Appendix G (as amended by Local Law 77 of 2023), PDF p. 1, Sec. G102.1Document
  39. 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
  40. HPD ELLA Term Sheet (updated 2020-03-10), PDF p. 4Document
  41. CPC report C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue), PDF p. 8Document
  42. Zoning districts (NYZD)Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of August 17, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
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. CPC report C 250016 HAK (542 Dean Street UDAAP and disposition)
Document · NYC City Planning Commission
Where
p.1, caption
As of
March 19, 2025

the designation of property located at 542 Dean Street (Block 1136, Lot 29, 32, 33, 34, 35) as an Urban Development Action Area; and

Open source

3. HPD notice of public hearing on disposition, 'Dean Park Edge' (City Record)
Document · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, The City Record
Where
City Record request_id 20250403003, hearing May 14, 2025
As of
April 9, 2025

The completed project will provide approximately 151 units for occupancy by low-income seniors, plus one unit for a superintendent and approximately 1,600 square feet of community facility space.

Open source

4. CPC report C 250014 ZMK (Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan)
Document · NYC City Planning Commission
Where
p.14, 'HPD Parcels on Dean and Bergen Streets'
As of
March 19, 2025

The first HPD site is 542 Dean Street, a 17,145 square-foot parcel located on the south side of Dean Street between 6th Avenue and Carlton Avenue, consisting of five vacant lots (Block 1136, Lots 29, 32, 33, 34, 35) used for parking HPD vehicles involved with emergency outreach, housing maintenance complaints and violations, and community outreach.

Open source

5. CPC report C 250016 HAK (542 Dean Street UDAAP and disposition)
Document · NYC City Planning Commission
Where
p.1, caption
As of
March 19, 2025

to facilitate the development of an 11-story building containing approximately 151 income-restricted housing units, community facility, and public open space, Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 8.

Open source

6. CPC report C 250014 ZMK (Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan)
Document · NYC City Planning Commission
Where
p.30, 'Proposed R7D (Existing R6B District)'
As of
March 19, 2025

The proposed district would also help facilitate two fully affordable developments at 516 Bergen Street and 542 Dean Street on two HPD parcels, in conjunction with site-specific land use actions.

Open source

7. HPD notice of public hearing on disposition, 'Dean Park Edge' (City Record)
Document · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, The City Record
Where
City Record request_id 20250403003, hearing May 14, 2025
As of
April 9, 2025

Projects developed with SARA funding must also set aside 30% of units for homeless seniors referred by a City or State agency, typically the New York City Department of Homeless Services.

Open source

8. CPC report C 250014 ZMK (Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan)
Document · NYC City Planning Commission
Where
p.37, '542 Dean Street (Dean Park Edge Development)'
As of
March 19, 2025

approximately 151 affordable rental units for older adults, 1,876 square feet of community facility space on the ground floor, and 3,297 square feet of outdoor public open space, which is intended to create a physical and visual connection to Dean Playground

Open source

9. HPD Local Law 125 report (LL-125-report.pdf)
Document · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Where
PDF p.1, row 'JOBE-MEGA-ICL. 542 DEAN ST / Dean Park Edge'. Columns: name; Borough; BBLs; Designation Date; Dispo Approval Date (CC/Mayoral); Includes Private Parcels; Project Closed; Closing Date. PDF created 2026-07-31, modified 2026-08-25.
As of
August 25, 2026

JOBE-MEGA-ICL. 542 DEAN ST / Dean Park Edge Brooklyn 3011360029, 3011360032, 3011360033, 3011360034, 3011360035 8/8/2023 5/28/2025 No No To be determined

Open source

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

Open source

11. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
R7D: 4.66 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R7D | 4.66 | 5.60

Open source

12. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
R7D, qualifying affordable housing or qualifying senior housing: 5.60 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R7D | 4.66 | 5.60

Open source

13. Zoning Resolution § 24-11
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
R7D: 4.66 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R7D | 4.66 | 80 | 65

Open source

14. Declared assumption: building efficiency
Declared assumption
Where
low 0.7, base 0.8, high 0.85
As of
September 23, 2026

Net home area as a share of residential floor area. Basis: 2025 HCR Design Guidelines, PDF p. 40, Sec. 3.4.1a 'Overall Building Efficiency', Table 3.4.1; 2025 HCR Design Guidelines, PDF p. 40, Sec. 3.4.1; Market & Financial Study: NYC Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (BAE Urban Economics, BJH Advisors, James Lima Planning + Development), PDF p. 68 (printed p. 64), Appendix C, Table C-1 'Developer Interview Summary'; Market & Financial Study: NYC Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, PDF p. 41 (printed p. 37), 'Zoning and Floor Area Ratio'; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 28, 'Unit Area Calculation'. A declared assumption; no City agency publishes this ratio.

Open source

15. Declared assumption: average home size (net)
Declared assumption
Where
low 514, base 553, high 599 sq ft
As of
September 23, 2026

HPD target net areas by bedroom count, weighted by HPD's observed bedroom mix. Basis: HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 31, Sec. 4.4.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 33, Sec. 4.5.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 36, Sec. 4.6.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 39, Sec. 4.7.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 42, Sec. 4.8.1; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 6, 'Applicability'; HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction, Version 2.02 (edition in force before 2026-10-01), PDF pp. 42-58 (e.g. p. 44 for 0-BR, p. 58 for 4-BR), Secs. 5.3-5.8 tables 'TARGET NET'; HPD ELLA Term Sheet (Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability), PDF p. 5, 'Design and Construction Requirements'; Affordable Housing Production by Building (NYC Open Data hg8x-zxpr), fields studio_units, _1_br_units ... _6_br_units; filter reporting_construction_type='New Construction' AND all_counted_units >= total_units - 1.

Open source

16. Zoning Resolution § 23-52
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
Dwelling unit factor 680

In the districts indicated, for buildings containing multiple dwelling residences, the maximum number of dwelling units permitted shall be determined by dividing the maximum residential floor area permitted on the zoning lot by the applicable dwelling unit factor. ... For all other types of multiple dwelling residences, the applicable dwelling unit factor shall be 680. Fractions equal to or greater than three-quarters resulting from this calculation shall be considered to be one dwelling unit.

Open source

17. 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

18. (E) Designations 20260707
Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning
As of
August 12, 2026
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

Open source

19. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 46
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

20. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027 Adopted
Document · NYC Office of Management and Budget
Where
Agency response
As of
June 30, 2026

Open source

21. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 50
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

22. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 51
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

23. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 59
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

24. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 8 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 45
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

Open source

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

Open source

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

Open source

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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.

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34. 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.

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35. NY General City Law Sec. 35
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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

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36. 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

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37. LPC - Applications page
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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.

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38. 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

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39. 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

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40. 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.

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41. 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.

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

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