Guides

NYC zoning, explained clearly

Practical guides to the questions every NYC feasibility study has to answer — written plainly, and backed by a tool that computes the numbers for you.

How to run an as-of-right zoning study in NYC

The full workflow: find the district, read the bulk rules, compute buildable square footage, and build the massing.

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How to calculate buildable square footage & max FAR

The FAR formula, why height and setback rules cap it, and the bonuses and air rights that raise it.

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City of Yes: what changed for development capacity

Added units, parking reform, transit-oriented development — and how to check a specific lot.

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Air rights & assemblages: how to analyze them

Transferable development rights, zoning-lot mergers, and sizing the unused FAR next door.

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Comparing tools instead? See the NYC zoning software buyer’s guide.