Public Ground

Plate 76 of 102BrooklynBrooklyn Community Board 16

Lebechi East

This site can hold about 60–79 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 88. The City's LIFT tracker lists 95 homes. That is more than the dwelling unit limit (ZR 23-52) allows on these lots alone. In December 2025 NYCHA transferred 38,000 sq ft of development rights from Howard Houses to the project's developers, which the figures here do not include.

NYCHA said in December 2025 the building will have 95 homes, using development rights transferred from Howard Houses.

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

View in ZoLa (lot 1 of 2)Checks and sources

Plate 76. Lebechi East: block 3489, lots 121, 130, Brooklyn. The site is tinted pink; neighboring lots are outlined and other City-owned lots are hatched.3489349989134373937381091121131141171207501121130East New York AvenueProspect PlaceRockaway AvenueN0150 ft

Block 3489, lots 121, 130Tax 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.

  • Uses floor area transferred from NYCHA's Howard Houses

    NYCHA's board approved in March 2025 the sale of about 47,000 sq ft of unused floor area and a 6,200 sq ft parcel from Howard Houses (Block 3489, Lot 1) for this project. At the closing on December 19, 2025, NYCHA said 38,000 sq ft of development rights and 6,200 sq ft of land were transferred, so the building can be larger than its own lots alone allow.

  • Former NYPD station house demolished for the project

    The project replaces a vacant 1930s NYPD station house at 1542-1546 East New York Avenue. The Department of Buildings signed off the full demolition of the three-story building on March 24, 2026; City tax-lot data still shows the old building.

  • Under construction: building permit issued April 2026

    A Department of Buildings permit for a new 12-story supportive housing and community facility building on the lot was first issued on April 10, 2026. NYCHA describes the project as an 11-story, 95-unit building with a 5,000 sq ft health facility.

  • Land conveyed by NYCHA to the project's nonprofit owner

    NYCHA deeded Block 3489, Lot 130 to 1546 ENY Housing Development Fund Company and 1546 ENY Owner LLC on December 19, 2025 (recorded January 12, 2026). MapPLUTO now records both lots under the housing development fund company.

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

Lot area
13,732 sq ft
Zoning district
R6; commercial overlay C2-3 on part of the site
Maximum residential floor area
37,098–40,990 sq ft7,437 sq ft R6 × (0.797 × 3.00 + 0.203 × 2.20)–3.00 + 6,295 sq ft R6 × (0.426 × 3.00 + 0.574 × 2.20)–(0.959 × 3.00 + 0.041 × 2.20)
With qualifying affordable or senior housing
53,555 sq ft13,732 sq ft × 3.90 FAR
Maximum community facility floor area
65,914 sq ft12,763 sq ft R6 × 4.80 + 969 sq ft R6 under a C2-3 overlay × 4.80

Homes, as a range

CaseHomesHow
Low6253,555 sq ft × 0.7 ÷ 599 sq ft
Base7753,555 sq ft × 0.8 ÷ 553 sq ft
High7953,555 sq ft × 0.85 ÷ 514 sq ft = 88, capped at 53,555 ÷ 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.

Some figures are shown as a span because the Zoning Resolution sets different limits depending on a condition public data do not settle: whether part of the site is within 100 feet of a wide street (75 feet or more), which depends on the mapped width of Prospect Place, East New York Avenue and Rockaway Avenue: the Digital City Map records each as “Unknown” next to the site, and the part of the site within 100 feet of those streets is counted both ways.

What binds first

Dwelling unit limit

The dwelling unit limit (ZR 23-52) holds the site to at most 79 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 16'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.

Other requests in these categories

  • LibrariesCapital request to Brooklyn Public Library

    Create a new, or renovate or upgrade an existing public library

    “Repointing and rehabilitation of the limestone are needed to prevent further deterioration of exterior of the Stone Avenue Library Branch which is also in need …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 43 · priority 1 of 1 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThis project was funded in a prior fiscal year and the final design contract has been let.

  • LibrariesCapital request to Brooklyn Public Library

    Create a new, or renovate or upgrade an existing public library

    “Renovation of the interior of the Saratoga Library Branch is needed to include the heating and cooling system and safety and security enhancements.”

    FY2027 statement, p. 49 · priority CS within the agency · awaiting a person's review

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

  • Community spaceExpense request to Department of Youth & Community Development

    Provide, expand, or enhance Cornerstone and Beacon programs (all ages, including young adults)

    “Many of our impoverished families lack financial resources to provide structured activities for their children. …”

    FY2027 statement, p. 56 · priority 1 of 1 within the agency · awaiting a person's review

    ResponseThis request has already been completed. Explanation: DYCD is funded to continue support of Beacon and Cornerstone community centers.

3 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.

  • Hazard

    Stormwater flooding in an extreme storm (2080s)

    DEP's Stormwater Flood Map (extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise) shows nuisance flooding (4 in to 1 ft) on about 4% of the site (560 sq ft).

  • Caution

    Floor area depends on a condition public data do not settle

    The Zoning Resolution sets different limits depending on a condition that public data do not settle here, so some figures are shown as a span. The note under the floor area figures says which condition, and why.

  • Caution

    Not recorded as City-owned

    MapPLUTO records both lots with no ownership type, not as City property (owner recorded as “1546 ENY HOUSING DEVELOPEMENT FUND COMPA NY, INC” and “1546 ENY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN Y, INC.”).

  • Note

    A building still on record is gone

    MapPLUTO still reports that block 3489 lot 121 has a building on record with 11,250 sq ft of gross building area, completed around 1930. The Department of Buildings signed off the full demolition of the three-story building at 1542 East New York Avenue (Lot 121) on March 24, 2026, and MapPLUTO records Lot 130 as vacant land with no buildings. The figures are for the land.

  • Note

    An optional building form allows a little more

    Beyond 100 feet of a wide street in R6, ZR 23-22 allows standard residences 2.20 FAR. A building using the optional sky exposure plane rules (ZR 23-73) may reach up to 2.43 FAR, depending on how tall it is and how much open space it keeps, but that ratio then applies to all its homes, affordable ones included, so the affordable figure does not rise.

Nearest subway station: Rockaway Av (C), 0.4 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 (2)
3-03489-0121, 3-03489-0130Confirmed against NYCHA Board Meeting Minutes, March 26, 2025 (item 16, continued) and ACRIS (City Register) legals record, document 2026010900593004 (DEED): property conveyed
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 both 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 both lots and their area (13,732 sq ft), the zoning portions, the floor area (standard 37,098–40,990; with qualifying affordable or senior housing 53,555; community facility 65,914 sq ft), the homes (low 62, base 77, high 79), and the flags and what limits the site first.

Open data issues for this site are listed on the method page.

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. NYCHA Board Meeting Minutes, March 26, 2025 (item 16, continued), PDF page 12 (printed page 11), item 16Document · New York City Housing Authority · as of March 26, 2025
  3. ACRIS (City Register) legals record, document 2026010900593004 (DEED): property conveyed, Legals record (only property on this deed)Document · NYC Department of Finance, Office of the City Register (ACRIS Real Property Legals, NYC Open Data 8h5j-fqxa) · as of December 19, 2025
  4. NYCHA press release, December 19, 2025 (building program), First paragraphDocument · New York City Housing Authority · as of December 19, 2025
  5. NYCHA press release: NYCHA Closes on Transfer of Development Rights for Lebechi East Building at 1546 East New York Avenue in Brownsville, First paragraphDocument · New York City Housing Authority · as of December 19, 2025
  6. DOB NOW job filing B01078903-I1 (Full Demolition), 1542 East New York Avenue, job_description; filing_status; signoff_dateDocument · NYC Department of Buildings (DOB NOW Build job application filings, NYC Open Data w9ak-ipjd) · as of March 24, 2026
  7. DOB NOW job filing B01167866-I1 (New Building), 1546 East New York Avenue, job_description (first_permit_date 2026-04-10, filing_status Permit Entire)Document · NYC Department of Buildings (DOB NOW Build job application filings, NYC Open Data w9ak-ipjd) · as of April 10, 2026
  8. MapPLUTO 26v2 (live) record, BBL 3034890130, features[0].attributes (retrieved 2026-09-25)Document · NYC Department of City Planning (MAPPLUTO feature service) · as of September 25, 2026
  9. MapPLUTO 26v2 (live) record, BBL 3034890121, features[0].attributes (retrieved 2026-09-25)Document · NYC Department of City Planning (MAPPLUTO feature service) · as of September 25, 2026
  10. MapPLUTO 26v2Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 9, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  11. Zoning Resolution § 23-22, R6; Not within 100 ft of a wide street: 2.20 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  12. Zoning Resolution § 23-22, R6; Within 100 ft of a wide street: 3.00 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  13. Zoning Resolution § 23-22, R6, qualifying affordable housing or qualifying senior housing: 3.90 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  14. Zoning Resolution § 24-11, R6: 4.80 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  15. Zoning Resolution § 33-121, C2-3; C2-3 mapped within R6 or R6-1 or R7-1 Districts (suffixed variants included per ZR 11-25) — zoning lot containing only community facility use (Column B); a zoning lot with both commercial and community facility uses: 4.80 total (Column C): 4.80 FARZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  16. Declared assumption: building efficiency, low 0.7, base 0.8, high 0.85Declared assumption · as of September 23, 2026
  17. Declared assumption: average home size (net), low 514, base 553, high 599 sq ftDeclared assumption · as of September 23, 2026
  18. Zoning Resolution § 23-52, Dwelling unit factor 680Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
  19. Zoning Resolution rules pack, 248 districts, every value cited to a ZR sectionZoning Resolution · Public Ground, from the NYC Zoning Resolution
  20. NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level riseDataset · NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 8, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  21. NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise: area of each lot in each categoryDataset · NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 8, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  22. Zoning Resolution § 23-731, Sky exposure plane buildings: applicabilityZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  23. Zoning Resolution § 23-732, Sky exposure plane buildings: maximum floor area ratio by height factorZoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning · as of September 10, 2026
  24. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027, PDF p. 43Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  25. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027 Adopted, Agency responseDocument · NYC Office of Management and Budget · as of June 30, 2026
  26. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027, PDF p. 49Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  27. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027, PDF p. 56Document · NYC Department of City Planning · retrieved September 23, 2026
  28. MTA Subway StationsDataset · Metropolitan Transportation Authority · as of September 25, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  29. Digital City Map street centerlinesDataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of December 1, 2025 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  30. New York City Charter Sec. 197-c (Uniform land use review procedure), Sec. 197-c(a)(8) and (a)(10)Document
  31. NYC Charter Sec. 384 (Disposal of property of the city), Sec. 384(a)Document
  32. CEQR Technical Manual, Chapter 2 (December 2025 edition), PDF p. 1 (printed p. 2-1)Document
  33. Zoning Resolution 11-15 (Environmental Requirements), ZR 11-15(a); last amended 2012-03-28Document
  34. HPD Design Guidelines for New Construction 2026, PDF p. 13, Secs. 1.1.1 and 1.1.4Document
  35. Deed Restriction Database (NYC Open Data rfu7-paqe), dataset descriptionDocument
  36. Handbook on the Alienation and Conversion of Municipal Parkland (NYS OPRHP, revised 2017-09-01), PDF p. 3, 'Parkland Alienation'Document
  37. City Owned and Leased Property (COLP), NYC Open Data fn4k-qyk2, dataset description (version 20260430)Document
  38. NY General City Law Sec. 35, GCL 35Document
  39. NY General City Law Sec. 36, GCL 36Document
  40. LPC - Applications page, page textDocument
  41. 2022 NYC Building Code, Appendix G (as amended by Local Law 77 of 2023), PDF p. 1, Sec. G102.1Document
  42. 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
  43. HPD ELLA Term Sheet (updated 2020-03-10), PDF p. 4Document
  44. CPC report C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue), PDF p. 8Document
  45. Zoning districts (NYZD)Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning · as of August 17, 2026 · retrieved September 25, 2026
  46. Commercial Overlay Districts (NYCO) 202607Dataset · 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. NYCHA Board Meeting Minutes, March 26, 2025 (item 16, continued)
Document · New York City Housing Authority
Where
PDF page 12 (printed page 11), item 16
As of
March 26, 2025

an approximately 6,200 square-foot parcel of land, a portion of Tax Lot 1 ... and approximately 47,000 square feet of zoning floor area ... at Howard Houses, located at Kings County, Block 3489, Tax Lot 1 ... for the development of an adjacent affordable supportive housing project at 1546 East New York Avenue, at Kings County (Block 3489 Lot 121)

Open source

3. ACRIS (City Register) legals record, document 2026010900593004 (DEED): property conveyed
Document · NYC Department of Finance, Office of the City Register (ACRIS Real Property Legals, NYC Open Data 8h5j-fqxa)
Where
Legals record (only property on this deed)
As of
December 19, 2025

Record excerpt"document_id":"2026010900593004","record_type":"L","borough":"3","block":"3489","lot":"130"

Open source

4. NYCHA press release, December 19, 2025 (building program)
Document · New York City Housing Authority
Where
First paragraph
As of
December 19, 2025

Once built, the 11-story, 95-unit building will offer affordable units to households earning between 30 to 60 percent Area Median Income (AMI) in addition to health services in a 5,000-square-foot community space.

Open source

5. NYCHA press release: NYCHA Closes on Transfer of Development Rights for Lebechi East Building at 1546 East New York Avenue in Brownsville
Document · New York City Housing Authority
Where
First paragraph
As of
December 19, 2025

The closing follows NYCHA Board approval of the transaction in March 2025, with the transfer of 38,000 square feet of development rights and 6,200 square feet of underutilized land adjacent to the Howard Houses campus to Xenolith Partners LLC and Family Services Network of New York, Inc., to facilitate the creation of new affordable housing.

Open source

6. DOB NOW job filing B01078903-I1 (Full Demolition), 1542 East New York Avenue
Document · NYC Department of Buildings (DOB NOW Build job application filings, NYC Open Data w9ak-ipjd)
Where
job_description; filing_status; signoff_date
As of
March 24, 2026

Record excerpt"job_description":"full demolition of three story structure using hand held and mechanical means to assist from exterior." | "job_type":"Full Demolition" | "bbl":"3034890121" | "signoff_date":"2026-03-24T00:00:00.000"

Open source

7. DOB NOW job filing B01167866-I1 (New Building), 1546 East New York Avenue
Document · NYC Department of Buildings (DOB NOW Build job application filings, NYC Open Data w9ak-ipjd)
Where
job_description (first_permit_date 2026-04-10, filing_status Permit Entire)
As of
April 10, 2026

Record excerpt"job_description":"Construct a new building - 12 stories in height supportive housing and community facility."

Open source

8. MapPLUTO 26v2 (live) record, BBL 3034890130
Document · NYC Department of City Planning (MAPPLUTO feature service)
Where
features[0].attributes (retrieved 2026-09-25)
As of
September 25, 2026

Record excerpt"BBL":3034890130,"Address":" EAST NEW YORK AVENUE","LotArea":6295,"LotFront":19.28,"LotDepth":145.86,"OwnerName":"1546 ENY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPAN Y, INC.","OwnerType":null,"ZoneDist1":"R6","ZoneDist2":null,"SPDist1":null,"BldgClass":"V1","BldgArea":0,"NumBldgs":0

Open source

9. MapPLUTO 26v2 (live) record, BBL 3034890121
Document · NYC Department of City Planning (MAPPLUTO feature service)
Where
features[0].attributes (retrieved 2026-09-25)
As of
September 25, 2026

Record excerpt"BBL":3034890121,"Address":"1542 EAST NEW YORK AVENUE","LotArea":7437,"LotFront":91.75,"LotDepth":100,"OwnerName":"1546 ENY HOUSING DEVELOPEMENT FUND COMPA NY, INC","OwnerType":null

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
R6; Not within 100 ft of a wide street: 2.20 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R6 | 2.20 | 3.90

Open source

12. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
R6; Within 100 ft of a wide street: 3.00 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R6A R6¹ R6-1 R7B | 3.00 | 3.90 ... ¹ For zoning lots, or portions thereof, located within 100 feet of a wide street

Open source

13. Zoning Resolution § 23-22
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
R6, qualifying affordable housing or qualifying senior housing: 3.90 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R6A R6¹ R6-1 R7B | 3.00 | 3.90 ... R6 | 2.20 | 3.90

Open source

14. Zoning Resolution § 24-11
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
R6: 4.80 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R6 R6-1 | 4.80 | 70 | 65

Open source

15. Zoning Resolution § 33-121
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
C2-3; C2-3 mapped within R6 or R6-1 or R7-1 Districts (suffixed variants included per ZR 11-25) — zoning lot containing only community facility use (Column B); a zoning lot with both commercial and community facility uses: 4.80 total (Column C): 4.80 FAR
As of
September 10, 2026

R6 R6-1 R7-1 | 2.00 | 4.80 | 4.80

Open source

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise
Dataset · NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via NYC Department of City Planning
As of
September 8, 2025
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

Open source

21. NYC Stormwater Flood Map: Extreme stormwater flood with 2080 sea level rise: area of each lot in each category
Dataset · NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via NYC Department of City Planning
As of
September 8, 2025
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

Open source

22. Zoning Resolution § 23-731
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
Sky exposure plane buildings: applicability
As of
September 10, 2026

The optional provisions for sky exposure plane buildings set forth in Section 23-73, inclusive, may be applied to zoning lots in R6 through R10 Districts without a letter suffix, except that such alternative provisions shall not apply to: zoning lots in R6-1, R6-2, R7-3 and R9-1 Districts; zoning lots in R8 Districts without a letter suffix in the portion of Community District 9 in the Borough of Manhattan located north of West 125th Street; or zoning lots located in the Limited Height Districts.

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23. Zoning Resolution § 23-732
Zoning Resolution · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
Sky exposure plane buildings: maximum floor area ratio by height factor
As of
September 10, 2026

Where elected, such floor area ratio shall supersede the floor area ratio provisions of Section 23-22, and apply to all residences, including qualifying affordable housing or qualifying senior housing. … 14 | 34.0 | 2.43 | 22.0 | 3.44 | 9.8 | 5.92 | 6.2 | 7.52 … 17 | 35.5 | 2.42 | 23.5 | 3.40 | 10.7 | 6.02 | 7.4 | 7.52

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24. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 43
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

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25. FY2027 Register of Community Board Budget Requests (Adopted Budget), Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027 Adopted
Document · NYC Office of Management and Budget
Where
Agency response
As of
June 30, 2026

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26. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 49
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

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27. FY2027 Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Brooklyn Community Board 16 FY2027
Document · NYC Department of City Planning
Where
PDF p. 56
Retrieved
September 23, 2026

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

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

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30. 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

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31. 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.

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32. 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.

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33. 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

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34. 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.

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35. 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.

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36. 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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37. 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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38. 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

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39. 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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40. 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.

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41. 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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42. 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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43. 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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44. 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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45. Zoning districts (NYZD)
Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning
As of
August 17, 2026
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

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46. Commercial Overlay Districts (NYCO) 202607
Dataset · NYC Department of City Planning
As of
August 17, 2026
Retrieved
September 25, 2026

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