The urban sprawl and its consequences have given rise to a range of approaches for inner-city development. One of these approaches is the urban infill development. Due to their nature, deteriorated urban fabrics are a suitable ground for this type of development, which not only alleviates inner-city areas, but also hinders urban sprawl, and promotes internal development in cities. However, it is necessary to look at the potential of the cities for such development. Accordingly, this paper aims to study the capacity of Some’e Bijār neighborhood in‌ Rasht as one of the deteriorated urban fabrics in terms of its infill development. It is a descriptive-analytical study. The data were analyzed using document analysis and field study (land uses). A sample size of 347 households was determined by the Cochran formula. In the end, analysis was conducted using a nonparametric sign test, the AHP model, and the gray analysis. The results revealed that the study area, except for the economic dimension, has the potential for implementation of inner-city development in all social, environmental and physical dimensions from the infill development approach. However, this is worth noting that this potential varies in different blocks of the neighborhood under study Moreover, contrary to the expectation, Some’e Bijār neighborhood is relatively well prepared for the infill development. However, it seems that one of the most important issues, which calls for serious attention, is building trust among the residents of Some’e Bijār neighborhood about the optimal implementation of projects such as urban development.