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Zoning in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

What is Sunset Park zoned?

Sunset Park is mostly R6B: 6,063 of its 9,892 tax lots (61.3%) are in R6B, based on PLUTO 26v2 lots inside the 2020 NTA boundaries. R6B allows a standard residential FAR of 2.00 and a maximum height of 55 ft for standard buildings (ZR 23-22, ZR 23-432). Check any Sunset Park address free on Zohgo.

Sunset Park pairs R6B residential blocks with a large manufacturing district.

Tax lots
9,892PLUTO 26v2
Most common
R6B61.3% of lots
Commercial overlay
1,335lots (13.5%)
Median lot
2,003 sq ftlot area

Sunset Park has two zoning personalities. The residential blocks are overwhelmingly contextual: 6,063 of the 9,892 tax lots (61.3%) are R6B, with R6A (756) and R7A (647) on the remaining residential blocks. The other personality is industrial: 1,884 lots (19.0%) carry a manufacturing district, led by M1-2D (1,003), M1-2 (422) and M3-1 (242).

This page combines the 2020 NTAs Sunset Park (West) and Sunset Park (Central). The NTA called Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) is not included. For an R6B rowhouse lot the limits are the same as in Park Slope or Bed-Stuy; for a manufacturing lot, the first question is whether residential use is allowed at all, so check the exact district before running numbers.

Zoning districts in Sunset Park by tax lot

Zoning district (zonedist1)Tax lotsShareStandard residential FARMax height (standard residences)
R6B6,06361.3%2.00base 30-45 ft, max 55 ft
M1-2D (manufacturing)1,00310.1%manufacturing district
R6A7567.6%3.00base 40-65 ft, max 75 ft
R7A6476.5%4.00base 40-75 ft, max 85 ft
M1-2 (manufacturing)4224.3%manufacturing district
M3-1 (manufacturing)2422.4%manufacturing district
R62392.4%2.20 (3.00 within 100 ft of a wide street)base 30-45 ft, max 55 ft (40-65 ft base, 75 ft max within 100 ft of a wide street)
C4-3A (commercial)1571.6%3.00 (as R6A, its residential equivalent)
M1-1D (manufacturing)1251.3%manufacturing district
M1-1 (manufacturing)860.9%manufacturing district
R8A350.4%6.02base 60-95 ft, max 125 ft
R4-1320.3%1.0025 ft perimeter wall, 35 ft ridge (pitched-roof envelope)
All other districts (8)850.9%
Total9,892100%

Source: PLUTO 26v2, field zonedist1 (the district covering the largest part of each lot), lots inside the 2020 NTA boundaries BK0702, BK0703. FAR and heights are the ZR 23-21 / 23-22 and ZR 23-421 / 23-422 / 23-432 limits for standard residences; qualifying affordable or senior housing can go higher. Commercial districts use their residential equivalent from ZR 34-112.

What the main districts allow

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Commercial overlays

1,335 lots (13.5%) carry a commercial overlay: C2-4 on 1,293 lots, C1-3 on 42 lots. An overlay sits on top of a residence district and allows local retail and services, usually on the ground floor of avenue and corridor buildings, while the residential rules of the underlying district still apply. For a zoning lot with only commercial use, the overlay FAR is 1.00 where the overlay is mapped in R1, R2, R3-1, R3A or R3X, 1.60 in R3-2, and 2.00 in R4 and every higher residence district (ZR 33-121).

Special districts

Historic districts

530 lots (5.4%) sit in a designated historic district according to PLUTO, led by Sunset Park South Historic District (286), Central Sunset Park Historic District (140), Sunset Park North Historic District (54), Sunset Park 50th Street Historic District (50). Zoning still sets the envelope, but exterior work on these lots also goes through the Landmarks Preservation Commission, so a lot that zones for more floor area may not be able to use it.

258 lots (2.6%) are split by a district boundary (PLUTO splitzone). On those, each portion follows its own district; see split zoning lots.

Worked example

Take a 2,000 sq ft lot in R6B, close to the neighborhood's median lot size. At the standard FAR of 2.00, the maximum residential floor area is 2,000 x 2.00 = 4,000 sq ft (ZR 23-22). With qualifying affordable or senior housing rules the FAR is 2.40, so 2,000 x 2.40 = 4,800 sq ft. For a standard multiple dwelling outside special density areas, the unit cap divides floor area by the dwelling unit factor of 680: 4,000 / 680 = 5.88, which allows 6 units because fractions of 0.75 or more count as a unit (ZR 23-52).

How we counted

We took every tax lot in PLUTO 26v2 (NYC Department of City Planning, August 2026), kept lots whose latitude and longitude fall inside the 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Area polygons for Sunset Park (BK0702, BK0703), and counted the zoning district PLUTO lists first (zonedist1). Lot counts are not land area: one large lot counts the same as a 20-foot rowhouse lot. Zoning maps change through rezonings, so always confirm the district for a specific address.

Sunset Park zoning FAQ

What is the most common zoning district in Sunset Park?

R6B. In PLUTO 26v2, 6,063 of the 9,892 tax lots inside the 2020 Sunset Park NTA boundary (61.3%) have R6B as their main district.

What FAR does R6B allow?

R6B allows a standard residential FAR of 2.00 and 2.40 for qualifying affordable or senior housing (ZR 23-22).

How tall can a building be in R6B?

For standard residences: base 30-45 ft, max 55 ft. Qualifying affordable or senior housing: base up to 45 ft, max 65 ft (ZR 23-432).

How many apartments fit on a 2,000 sq ft R6B lot?

At FAR 2.00 the lot allows 4,000 sq ft of residential floor area. Divided by the dwelling unit factor of 680 that is 5.88, so 6 units for a standard building outside special density areas, since fractions of 0.75 or more count as a unit (ZR 23-52).

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Sources

Lot counts are our own tabulation of PLUTO 26v2 inside the 2020 NTA boundary, pulled October 27, 2026. PLUTO is updated a few times a year, so counts will drift.