Well, the seller lived up to its name

Out of town builder Flippin’ CT listed its project at 14 Sinoway Road in Cos Cob for $1,499,777 (cute) and has sold it for $1.560 million. It couldn’t have sold without a C/O, so I guess this passed muster, but I’m curious how an 0.11-acre lot in the R-7 Zone could be built out to 2,111 sq.ft. The FAR ratio in this R-7 zone is 0.36m ), this lot comprises 4,792 sq.ft, yielding a maximum footage of 1,724 sq,ft. I assume the finished third floor was put into the calculation by the builder, but when did that become legal? Understand, I think the entire FAR scheme was/is a huge error, and I don’t like it, but these houses built to exceed the limits intrigue me.