| Parcel | Built / allowed | Upside | Actions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
REMSEN STREETVacant lot BBL 3002550014 · 13,311 sq ft lot C5-2A · Brooklyn | C5-2A Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
33 NEVINS STREETVacant lot BBL 3001670002 · 1,365 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
HERKIMER STREET BBL 3015550019 · 4,900 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
380 FULTON STREETVacant lot BBL 3001540019 · 11,246 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
360 FULTON STREETVacant lot BBL 3001540011 · 5,727 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
198 ASHLAND PLACE BBL 3020950039 · 2,111 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
370 FULTON STREETVacant lot BBL 3001540015 · 3,353 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
FULTON STREETVacant lot BBL 3001490030 · 8,837 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
366 FULTON STREETVacant lot BBL 3001540014 · 2,571 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
356 FULTON STREETVacant lot BBL 3001540005 · 8,644 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
55 SMITH STREET BBL 3001640001 · 13,587 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
362 FULTON STREETVacant lot BBL 3001540012 · 2,380 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
130 ST FELIX STREET BBL 3021110040 · 12,519 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
95 ROCKWELL PLACEVacant lot BBL 3021070002 · 6,030 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
20 SMITH STREET BBL 3001540026 · 5,000 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
315 JAY STREETVacant lot BBL 3001420050 · 27,312 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
2514 FULTON STREET BBL 3015770026 · 9,375 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
2488 FULTON STREET BBL 3015770017 · 13,319 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
REMSEN STREETVacant lot BBL 3002550012 · 6,658 sq ft lot C5-2A · Brooklyn | C5-2A Brooklyn | 0.00 / 10.00 | +10.00unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
1821 EAST NEW YORK AVENUE BBL 3015770053 · 11,287 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.08 / 10.00 | +9.92unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
45 VAN SINDEREN AVENUE BBL 3015760001 · 13,110 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.61 / 10.00 | +9.39unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
161 PRINCE STREET BBL 3020620103 · 6,290 sq ft lot C6-4 · Brooklyn | C6-4 Brooklyn | 0.66 / 10.00 | +9.34unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
156 LAWRENCE STREET BBL 3001510040 · 1,760 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.88 / 10.00 | +9.12unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
139 LAWRENCE STREET BBL 3001520122 · 2,687 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.93 / 10.00 | +9.07unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
395 JAY STREET BBL 3001510015 · 13,180 sq ft lot C6-4.5 · Brooklyn | C6-4.5 Brooklyn | 0.95 / 10.00 | +9.05unused FAR View on the map | View on the map |
Showing the top 25 parcels by unused FAR. Source: NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO, via NYC Open Data.
How to read this
Floor area ratio is the multiple of the lot area a building may cover. A 2,500 sq ft lot zoned for 6.0 FAR permits roughly 15,000 sq ft of building.
Unused FAR is what zoning allows minus what stands there now. A lot at 0.00 built against 6.02 allowed is vacant or near-vacant in a district zoned for an apartment building.
Vacant lot marks a parcel PLUTO records as vacant land, with no building area and no units. A reading of 0.00 built FAR on one of these is the lot being empty, not the data being missing.
City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, adopted December 2024, was the largest zoning change in NYC since 1961. It added density in residential and commercial districts across all five boroughs.
What is excluded. Parkland, transit and utility parcels, and public institutions are filtered out — they carry unused FAR on paper but cannot be privately developed. Lots under 1,000 sq ft are excluded as too small to build on.
A large gap is a starting point, not a verdict. Lot shape, landmark status, flood zone, and existing tenancy all decide whether it can be built. Read the methodology.